Perfect Pita Bread

Name: Perfect Pita Bread
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1/2 cup warm water; 1 tsp agave; 1 Tbsp baker's yeast; 1/2 cup water; 1 cup flour; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 1/4 cup flour, gradually added; 1/4 cup flour, add as needed

1 step

450F / 232c use 1 Tbsp baker's yeast or 1.2 tsp active dry yeast or 1 tsp instant dry yeast

Updated at: Fri, 08 Mar 2024 06:02:30 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

High

Nutrition per recipe

Calories1191.8 kcal (60%)

Total Fat4 g (6%)

Carbs247.2 g (95%)

Sugars4.6 g (5%)

Protein37.1 g (74%)

Sodium1175.3 mg (59%)

Fiber11.7 g (42%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

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½ cupwater

warm

1 tspagave

1 Tbspbaker's yeast

½ cupwater

1 cupflour

½ tspsalt

1 ¼ cupflour

gradually added

¼ cupflour

add as needed

Instructions

Step 1

Knead 5 minutes. Let rise Punch down. Form 10 balls, 2 inches (2 ounces) each. Roll each to 5 inch diameter Sprint kle ungreased cookie sheets with flour and place pita on sheets. Let rise second time for 20 to 30 minutes and in mean- time, gently flip each pita every 5 minutes and especially just before baking so the soft side is up. Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes at 450 degrees. A pocket will form during baking.

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Leah Davey· last year

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