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# :flatbread: Pita

![Pita][1]{ loading=lazy }

| :fork_and_knife_with_plate: Serves | :timer_clock: Total Time |
|:----------------------------------:|:-----------------------: |
| 8 | 1.53 hours |

## :salt: Ingredients

- :ear_of_rice: 360 g all-purpose flour
- :microbe: 2 tsp instant yeast
- :ear_of_rice: 2 tsp King Arthur Easy Roll Dough Improver (optional)
- :candy: 2 tsp granulated sugar
- :salt: 9 g salt
- :droplet: 227 g water
- :oil_drum: 25 g vegetable oil

## :cooking: Cookware

- 1 bowl
- 1 baking sheet
- 1 clean dishtowel
- 1 airtight container or plastic bag

## :pencil: Instructions

### Step 1

Weigh your flour; or measure it by gently spooning it into a cup, then sweeping off any excess. Combine all-purpose
flour, instant yeast, King Arthur Easy Roll Dough Improver (optional), granulated sugar, salt, water, vegetable oil,
mixing to form a shaggy/rough dough.

### Step 2

Knead the dough, by hand (10 minutes) or by mixer (5 minutes) or by bread machine (set on the dough cycle) until it's
smooth.

### Step 3

Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl, and allow it to rest for 1 hour; it'll become quite puffy, though it may not
double in bulk. If you've used a bread machine, simply let the machine complete its cycle.

### Step 4

Turn the dough onto a lightly oiled work surface and divide it into 8 pieces.

### Step 5

Roll two to four of the pieces into 6" circles (the number of pieces depends on how many rolled-out pieces at a time can
fit on your baking sheet).

### Step 6

Place the circles on a lightly greased baking sheet and allow them to rest, uncovered, for 15 minutes, while you preheat
your oven to 500°F. (Keep the unrolled pieces of dough covered. Roll out the next batch while the first batch bakes.)

### Step 7

Place the baking sheet on the lowest rack in your oven, and bake the pitas for 5 minutes; they should puff up. (If they
haven't puffed up, wait a minute or so longer. If they still haven't puffed, your oven isn't hot enough; raise the heat
for the next batch.)

### Step 8

Transfer the baking sheet to your oven's middle-to-top rack and bake for an additional 2 minutes, or until the pitas
have browned.

### Step 9

Remove the pitas from the oven, wrap them in a clean dishtowel (this keeps them soft), and repeat with the remaining
dough.

### Step 10

Store cooled pitas in an airtight container or plastic bag.

## :link: Source

- <https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/golden-pita-bread-recipe>

[1]: <../assets/images/pita.jpg>