Handmade Pita

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Place the yeast and sugar in a small bowl. Add the lukewarm water. Stir gently to mix. Allow to sit for 5 minutes.
2. In a mixer add the flours, olive oil, and salt. Add the yeast-water mixture and mix on low until dough comes together. Raise the mixer speed to medium and mix for 3 to 5 minutes. The dough should be firm, slightly shiny, and bounce back slightly when you touch it.
3. Allow dough to rise in a greased bowl for 2 hours with a towel draped on top or covered in plastic wrap.
4. Preheat oven to 500°F and place the pizza stone on the top rack of oven to heat. Leave pizza stone in heated oven for at least 30 minutes.
5. Divide the dough into 6 to 8 even pieces.
6. Roll each piece into a smooth ball and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or silicone baking mat. Drape a towel over the baking sheet and allow to sit for another 30 minutes.
7. Roll out each piece of dough into a flat, round disc around 3 inches wide and ½ inch thick, using a rolling pin. Keep remaining balls of dough covered while you are working.
8. In batches of one or two, place flattened disc on pizza stone at back of oven. Watching closely, bake for 3 minutes or until pita has puffed up. Flip onto other side and bake for another 30 to 60 seconds.
9. Using metal tongs, remove pita from oven and wrap immediately in a towel. Repeat with remaining dough until all the pitas have baked. Keep pita wrapped in a towel until it has completely cooled.