Golden Pita Bread
"Pita bread is one of those things (like English muffins, like soft pretzels) that most people simply don't think of making. "It's too hard. It won't work. They won't puff up." Baloney. This is just a simple white bread recipe cooked in an unusual way. They will puff up; honest. And fresh, golden pita bread, hot from the oven, is a revelation; it makes those packaged pitas pale (literally) by comparison. Plus, pita bread is a key element in Fattoush, a delicious Lebanese salad — give it a try sometime...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 3 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
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1 2 teaspoons instant yeast
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1 *2 teaspoons King Arthur Easy-Roll Dough Improver
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1 2 teaspoons sugar
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1 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
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1 1 cup water
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1 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
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1 *Optional, but it relaxes the dough, allowing you to roll it into pita shapes much more easily. Also, the bit of baking powder in the Relaxer helps puff up the pitas.
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