Pita Bread for the Breadmaker

Cilantro in Canada's Note:

I found this at the BHG website. The recipe calls for milk but I made them with water and they turned out fine. I also found that while the cooking time given was 5-7 minutes, it took mine an extra 2 minutes to brown.

• Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 10

Yield: 10.0 pita

• 1 1/4 cups milk (I used water)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 cups bread machine flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon bread machine yeast

Directions:

1. Place the ingredients in your breadmaker as follows: milk, oil, salt, sugar, flour and yeast. Or, follow the recommendations of the manufacturer.
2. Select the dough cycle.
3. Once the dough is made let it rest for 10 minutes. I let mine rest in the machine.
4. Divide dough into 10 balls.On a floured surface, roll each ball to approximately a 6 inch circle.
5. Place on a greased cookie sheet(s).
6. Brush each with a little oil and cover and let rise for about 30 minutes or until slightly risen.
7. Once risen lightly oil the top again.
8. Bake in a preheated oven at 450 degrees for approximately 5-7 minutes(mine took an extra 2 minutes).
9. The original recipe calls for the pita to be turned half way through baking, but I found this unnecessary.
10. Cool on a rack.
11. Makes ten pita.

Reviews

[Chef floWer]

Outstanding! I made this recipe for Menu #24612 and everyone loved it! I made two batches. The dough it didn't raise much in the bread machine, but the bread raised while it was cooking. I used lactose free milk but otherwise kept to the recipe. The bread itself was soft and perfect like thick pita bread should be. Thank you Cilantro in Canada

[mersaydees]

I did a search to see if this recipe was already here -- and voila! :) I make this all the time. This version is for a 1-1/2 pound machine. I usually remove my dough from the bread machine for the 10 minute rest in step 3. For a whole wheat version, substitute 1-1/2 cups bread flour and 1-1/2 cups whole wheat flour for the 3 cups bread flour. Thanks, Cilantro in Canada!

[apaperknife]

Very good. I used 1 cup water and 1/4 cup soy milk and sprinkled a little garlic powder on the dough before baking but other then that kept it the same. Delicious and pretty easy if you are hanging around the house anyway.