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Pita Bread

• spelt (O type) or whole wheat flour (for other types)
• olive oil
• sea salt
• dry yeast
• water

• Making the sponge:
• 2 + cups WW or Spelt Flour
• 2 + cups warm water
• 1 teaspoon dry yeast
• In a bowl of warm water, sprinkle and dissolve the yeast.
• Slowly add the flour, stirring in the same direction for at least 100 hundred times until the batter is smooth and silky.
• Cover with plastic and place in a cozy corner for a minimum of 1 hour.
• You can let it sit for hours of more time, if necessary.
• The sponge is ready when it looks kinda like a mud pit in Yellowstone park, all bubbly and alive.
• Stirring in the same direction protects the gluten strands.
• Step 2: Ingredients: Making the dough- Sponge
• 1 Tablespoon Salt
• 1 Tablespoon Olive oil
• Flour-Whole wheat, all purpose or Spelt
• Add the salt and olive oil and stir gently in the same direction (protect those strands).
• Add enough flour, cup by cup until you have stiff enough dough to turn out on a floured surface to knead.
• Step 3: Kneading and raising the dough- Ingredients: Dough
• Add enough flour to your hands and the board to prevent sticking.
• Knead with your whole heart, slowly, purposely - using your body-rock-enjoy the process; add flour, when necessary.
• When you have smooth dough that you can pat like a baby's bottom, you've got good dough.
• Place in an oiled bowl, cover with plastic, place in that cozy place and let raise for 2 hours.
• Step 4: Shaping and cooking the pita- Ingredients: Raised Dough
• Preheat oven and baking stones to 450-475 degrees Fahrenheit.
• *Pampered Chef sells stone baking sheets or you can obtain 4 unglazed quarry tiles.
• Drop the dough out on a lightly floured surface and knead into a ball.
• With your bread knife, cut the dough in halves until you have sixteen sections.
• Roll the sections into balls and then flatten each one with a rolling pin etc.
• Open the oven and place the dough on the cooking stone/s.
• The Pampered Chef-baking sheet holds 2 to 3 uncooked pitas.
• Cook for 4 or 5 minutes on the 2nd to the lowest rung of the oven-(low-middle).
• They usually puff within 30 seconds.
• Voila!