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  Name: Pide or Pita Bread Popular
  Category: International
  Author: HS
  Date: 6/26/2006 3:28:00 AM
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Ingredients:
1/4 cup warm water

Active Dry Yeast 2 teaspoon
Sugar a pinch

Maida ( White refined flour ) 3 cups
Water 3/4 cups
Olive oil 1 tablespoon
Salt 1 teaspoon

Olive oil 1/4 cup
Instructions:
1. Mix yeast, sugar and 1/4 cup of warm water in a small glass bowl and leave aside for 10 minutes.
2. Take a large mixing bowl.
3. Pour in yeast mixture, then flour, olive oil and salt.
4. With a wooden spoon mix in about 1/2 cup of the remaining warm water.
5. Add water a tablespoon at a time as needed to make a firm dough. Knead by hand for about 8-10 minutes till smooth.
6. Wipe a large bowl with a little oil, add dough and cover with plastic.
7. Let the flour rise in a warm place until doubled in size in a bout 2 hours.
8. Punch down dough and knead briefly.
9. Cut into 6 equal pieces. Roll pieces into balls, place on a cookie sheet and cover with plastic wrap.
10. Let rise till doubled again, another 20-30 minutes.
11. Preheat oven to 400°. Roll out each ball into a 6-7" round, taking care not to pierce dough surface.(or it would not puff)
12. Place rounds on a cookie sheet, brush each generously with olive oil, and bake about 5-8 minutes till tops begin to brown and pitas puff.


VARIATIONS
Try a mixture of whole-wheat and white flour, or use all whole wheat. You may have to increase the amount of water.
Brush pitas with water and sprinkle with sesame seeds right before you pop them in the oven if you like.


NOTES
Pita bread is common throughout the eastern Mediterranean.
It is called pita in Greece, Arabs call it khoubz . In Turkey the name is pide.
Versions of pita can be found from Iran to as far east as northern India with its naan bread.
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