Simple Wholesome Pita - Part 2
Today is pita bread baking day!
Our dough from day 1 looks something like this:
Scrape it off the sides of the container into a ball shape:
Then flip it onto a clean work surface:
Fold it once on itself:
Then roll it by hand into a log shape:
Cut it in half:
Then cut the half in halves:
Repeat:
Until you have 8 roughly equal pieces in size:
One edge piece at a time, flatten:
First fold:
Second fold:
Third fold:
Fourth fold:
And place it back in the container:
One middle piece at a time, flatten:
Fold one:
Fold two:
Place it in the container:
Repeat until you do all eight:
Cover the container and let them rise while the oven preheats to 525 with a baking steel:
About an hour later:
Grab some fresh flour:
Place a dough ball in the flour:
Then flip it:
And gently deflate it on the work surface:
First by hand:
Then using a rolling pin:
Until it's very thin:
Flip it onto the peel:
And slide it onto the hot baking steel:
Watch it puff up like a balloon:
Then remove it and place it on a cooling rack:
Repeat for the rest of the dough balls:
Let them cool completely before bagging them. You may freeze them for long term enjoyment!
Enjoy!