Healthy Whole Wheat Pita Bread

Healthy Whole Wheat Pita Bread- no oil or sugar

4 cups Whole Wheat Flour

1 Tbsp yeast

1 ¼ cups warm water

½ tsp salt optional

  1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees

  2. Sift together 2 cups of flour and yeast

  3. Add water and salt and mix well

  4. Gradually add in remaining flour just until the dough begins to clean the sides of bowl so you may not use all the flour the recipe calls for.

  5. Knead the dough for 4 - 5 minutes until dough is smooth and elastic. You can add herbs or spices at this step

  6. Form dough into 10 balls

  7. On floured surface, roll each ball into a 5-6 inch circle

  8. Place on a non stock baking sheet and allow to rise slightly for 30 minutes

  9. Just before you place in oven, flip each pita over on its other side

  10. Bake on bottom rack in oven for 5 minutes

  11. Pitas will be hard when they come out of oven and then will soften when cool

  12. Store in baggies or airtight container

  13. Cut in half crosswise to use.

  14. Pitas can be reheated in a 350 oven or microwave