Egyptian Onion Pita Bread

**Tinkerbell**'s Note:

After trying & studying several recipes for Egyptian breads I developed this version which is a combination of a few key elements of all the recipes, plus my spin as well. We thought these breads were a little dense for our taste so I don't think I'm done tweaking it quite yet. If you try it and have any suggestions please feel free to note them in your review. :)

• Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 4 hrs
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 2 teaspoons dry yeast
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 cups flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 large onion, finely diced
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds

Directions:

1. Dissolve the yeast in 1 cup warm water.
2. Sift together the flour and salt and mix the yeast and water.
3. Work the mixture into a dough and knead for several minutes.
4. Cover the dough with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place for 3 hours.
5. Preheat oven to 350°.
6. Divide the dough into 6 equal portions and roll into balls.
7. With either your hand or a rolling pin, pat and press each ball of dough into a 5-inch circle about 1/2-inch thick.
8. Place on an ungreased baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes, or until the pita are light golden brown.

Reviews

[metznerp]

I used bread flour and 2 1/2 t yeast. I also punched the dough down after an hour and let it rise a second time. It came out great!

[Nasseh]

Instead of making this into pitas I threw everything into my bread machine & made regular bread. I only used 1 tbsp of sugar & 1 tbsp of sesame seeds. the bread turned out light & airy not dense at all. Made for ZWT6 - No-Nonsense Nibblers