Pita Breads

homemade pita bread...soft and fluffy...the exact middle eastern recipe....

lukewarm water-110F-1Cup
flour-3Cup
yeast-1 1/2teaspoon
oil-1Teaspoon
salt-1teaspoon
sugar-2teaspoon

add oil,
salt and sugar to the water.
mix yeast in one cup of flour and add this to the water mixture.
add the rest of the flour and knead into a soft dough.
keep the dough in a lightly oiled bowl,cover with a cling wrap and keep in a warm place until it doubles in volume.

punch the dough down and divide into 8 equal balls.rolls the balls into 6-7 inch round circles and keep them on a floured surface covering them loosely with a kitchen towel for 35 mins.

meanwhile preheat the oven to 500F and bake 2 pitas at a time for 5 mins.
the pitas will puff up on their own...

when taken out from the oven place the pitas in a damp towel and cool.

fluffy soft pitas are ready..these are perfect as sandwich pockets....i loved the recipe..