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Lebanese Pita Bread

Whip up your own warm, fluffy Lebanese pita bread at home! With just a few simple ingredients, you'll create delightful pockets perfect for dipping or stuffing. Enjoy the taste of freshly baked bread straight from your kitchen.

Original recipe via Henrys HowTos

Ingredients

• 1 sachet dry yeast
• 1 tsp white sugar
• 1 1/4 cup warm water
• pinch salt
• approx 3.5 cups plain flour

Instructions

1. Place one sachet of dry yeast into a bowl.
2. Add about one teaspoon of white sugar.
3. Add 1 1/4 cups of warm water.
4. Whisk to dissolve the yeast and sugar.
5. Let it sit for about 5 minutes for the yeast to activate (it should start to bubble).
6. Add a pinch of salt to the activated yeast mixture.
7. Add 2 cups of plain flour to the bowl.
8. Using your fingers, start to mix the flour into the wet ingredients.
9. Once the first two cups of flour are worked in, add another cup of plain flour and work it through.
10. Add another 1/4 cup of flour and keep mixing until you end up with a nice smooth dough ball that stops sticking to the bowl.
11. Place some flour on a board or work surface.
12. Bring the dough ball out onto the floured surface.
13. Knead the dough for about 5 minutes, folding it over, rolling it around, pushing and pulling it until it's smooth.
14. Place a bit of flour into the bowl and put the dough ball back into the center.
15. Cover the bowl with cling wrap and place it in a warm place for about 45 minutes, or until the dough has doubled in size (it may take between 30 minutes to an hour depending on the weather).
16. Take the proofed dough out of the bowl and place it onto a floured surface.
17. Quickly knead the dough again.
18. Divide the dough into 8 pieces by cutting it in half, then in half again, and then each piece in half again.
19. Ensure your surface is constantly floured.
20. Take one piece of dough and tuck, push, and roll it in your hands to form a nice round ball.
21. Flatten the dough ball down on the floured surface.
22. Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough as thin as you can. It doesn't need to be perfectly round.
23. Preheat your oven to about 260°C (500°F).
24. Place the rolled-out pita dough onto a round pizza tray.
25. Bake the pita bread in the preheated oven for about 5 minutes, or until it puffs up and forms air pockets and gets a nice brown color.
26. Remove the baked pita from the oven and set it aside.
27. Continue to roll out and bake the remaining dough pieces, flipping the tray over if needed for even baking.