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Traditional Pita Breads

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Traditional Pita Breads

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Time

0 min

Serving

12 persons

Calories

172

Rating

4.00★ (43)

Cuisine

Author: Victoria Buriak
This is a great pita bread recipe I got from a friend who works at a great Greek restaurant here in my town. Slice pita in half and fill pockets with your favorite filling, or for dipping, cut into wedges and pan fry in a little olive oil.

Ingredients

  • active dry yeast: 1 pack
  • ¼ cups warm water (100 to 110 degrees F/40 to 45 degrees C): 1 piece
  • ½ cups all-purpose flour: 3 piece (or as needed, divided)
  • ½ teaspoons salt: 1 piece
  • vegetable shortening: 0.25 cup

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Stages of cooking

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  1. Sprinkle yeast over warm water in a mixing bowl and allow to stand until the yeast forms a creamy foam, about 5 minutes. Mix in 2 cups of flour, salt, and shortening; beat for 2 minutes with a fork. Stir in as much of the remaining 1 1/2 cup flour as needed.
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  2. Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, kneading in more flour if dough is sticky. Form into a ball, cover with a kitchen towel, and let rest in a warm area for 15 minutes.
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  3. Preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
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  4. Divide dough into 12 equal portions; flour your hands and roll each piece into a ball. Cover dough balls with a kitchen towel and let rest for 10 minutes. Flatten the balls into rounds on a floured surface, cover with kitchen towel, and let rest 10 more minutes. Gently roll each dough ball into a circle about 6 inches in diameter on a floured surface. Place pita breads in a single layer on ungreased baking sheets.
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  5. Bake in preheated oven until the pita breads puff up, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip breads over with a spatula, return to oven, and bake 2 more minutes. Let cool on wire racks before cutting pita breads in half and gently separating tops and bottoms to form pockets for filling.
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