Whole Wheat Pita Bread for Bread Machine

Chef #351016's Note:

Delicious whole wheat pitas!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 45 mins
• Prep Time: 1 hrs 35 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield: 8.0 pitas

• 1 1/8 cups water, warm
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups bread flour
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Directions:

1. Place all ingredients in bread pan of your bread machine, select Dough setting and start. When dough has risen long enough, machine will beep.
2. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Gently roll and stretch dough into a 12 inch rope. With a sharp knife, divide dough into 8 pieces. Roll each into a smooth ball. With a rolling pin, roll each ball into a 6 to 7 inch circle. Set aside on a lightly floured countertop. cover with a towel. Let pitas rise about 30 minutes until slightly puffy.
3. Preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C). Place 2 or 3 pitas on a wire cake rack. Place cake rack directly on oven rack. Bake pitas 4 to 5 minutes until puffed and tops begin to brown. Remove from oven and immediately place pitas in a sealed brown paper bag or cover them with a damp kitchen towel until soft. Once pitas a softened, either cut in half or split top edge for half or whole pitas. They can be stored in a plastic bag in the refrigerator for several days or in the freezer for 1 or 2 months.

Reviews

[SpamGirl]

Easy and yummy. I cooked on a baking stone for around 7 minutes, because that is what I had.

[Chef #469444]

We loved these! So easy and delicious. I used 2 cups whole wheat flour and 1 cup of white flour. They were great right from the oven and cooled, but were even better warmed up the next day. Will be making them often.