Whole Wheat Pita Bread

Total Time: 36 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups warm water (110 degrees)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 cups wheat flour
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast in warm water. add honey and stir until dissolved. let sit for 10-15 minutes until water is frothy.
• 2 combine flour, wheat flour, and salt in large bowl.
• 3 make a small depression in the middle of flour and pour yeast water in depression.
• 4 slowly add warm yeast water, and stir with wooden spoon or rubber spatula until dough becomes elastic.
• 5 you can also do step 1-4 using the knead function in a kitchen aid.
• 6 place dough on floured surface and knead for 10-15 minutes. when the dough is no longer sticky and is smooth and elastic, it has been successfully kneaded.
• 7 coat large bowl with vegetable oil and place dough in bowl. turn dough upside down so all of the dough is coated with oil. allow to sit, covered, in a warm place for about 3 hours or until it has doubled in size.
• 8 once doubled, roll out in a rope, and pinch off 10-12 small pieces. place balls on floured surface. let sit covered for 10 minutes.
• 9 preheat oven to 500 deg f. and make sure rack is at the very bottom of oven. be sure to also preheat your baking sheet.
• 10 roll out each ball of dough with a rolling pin into circles. each should be about 5-6 inches across and 1/4 inch thick.
• 11 bake each circle for 4 minutes until the bread puffs up. turn over and bake for 2 minutes.
• 12 remove each pita with a spatula from the baking sheet and add additional pitas for baking.
• 13 take spatula and gently push down puff. immediately place in storage bags.