Pita Bread

Pita Bread (Bread machine version)Yield: 8 Pitas

1 1/4 cup Water, warm
2 TBL Oil
1 TBL Honey
1 tea Salt
1 1/2 cup Whole Wheat Flour
1 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour
2 1/2 tea Yeast

Place the inexpedience in the bread mixer in the order listed. Run the bread machine on the "dough" setting.

Once the dough is done and has risen, turn it out on a flour board and knead for a minute or two. Divide the dough into 8 equal segments. Roll each one out and place on a cookie sheet that has been dusted with cornmeal. Cover the pita with a tea towel and allow them rise a slight bit (30 minutes).

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Be sure to have a rack in the lower third of the oven. Removing the other rack before preheating the oven will be helpful. Use tongs to place the pitas directly onto the lower rack. Bake for 2 minutes, then flip and bake for 1 more minute. This makes lovely, soft pitas. For pita chips simple bake on one side for 3 minutes and two on the reverse side.

Allow them to cool and then cover them with a tea towel or plastic wrap.

We used those pitas to make gyros. I tried the recipe below with ground beef and enjoyed it, but the lamb version cannot be beat!