Recipe - Pita Bread (Kmaj)

NORMA WRENN NPXR56B
2 One half cup Lukewarm water
1 teaspoon Sugar
3 One half teaspoon Active dry yeast
One half teaspoon Salt
5 One half cup Flour (white or whole wheat)

Place water and sugar in large bowl and stir. Add yeast and stir slightly.
Let rest for 5 minutes.

Mix in salt and flour gradually, starting with 3One half cups flour then adding
the rest. More or less water may be required, depending on the brand of the
flour. Use enough flour to prevent dough from clinging to bowl. Knead well
for 5 minutes. Place a little vegetable oil on palms of hands and smooth
all over to prevent crusting. Cover with plastic sheet then tea towel and
allow to rest for 2030 minutes.

Set oven at 500 degrees. Divide dough into 8 balls. Roll out each ball into
One fourth inch thickness. Let rest covered for 20 minutes on generously floured
table or counter top. Bake on greased cookie sheets for 58 minutes or
until lightly browned. The higher the oven temperature the better the
results. May be kept in plastic bag in the refrigerator for several days or
may be frozen. To warm Pita, place the round on the rack in the oven at 300
degrees for 12 minute. This bread adapts very well to any type of food. It
is served with every Lebanese meal. Tear bitesize piece from the Pita
round, and use it to pick up morsels of food from the plate. Source: A
Taste of Lebanon

Posted to JEWISHFOOD digest V97 #087 by Nancy Berry nlberry@prodigy.net
on Mar 15, 1997