Thursday, April 10, 2008

Pita Bread(Desert Cuisine)


Ingredients:
2 tsp dry yeast, 1 cup warm water, 3 cups flour, 1 tsp salt.

Method:
Dissolve the yeast in 1 cup warm water.Sift together the flour and salt and mix the yeast and water.Work the mixture into a dough and knead for several minutes.Cover the dough with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place for 3 hours.Preheat the oven.Divide the dough into 6 equal portions and roll into balls.With either your hand or a rolling pin, pat and press each ball of dough into a 5" circle about 1/2" thick.Place on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes,or until the pita are very light golden brown.

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