Traditional Pita Breads

Name: Traditional Pita Breads
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 package active dry yeast; 2 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters vegetable shortening; 296 milliliters warm water (100 to 110 degrees F/40 to 45 degrees C)

Traditional Pita Breads is a gluten free, fodmap friendly, whole 30, and vegan recipe with 12 servings. One portion of this dish contains approximately 0g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 40 calories. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have warm water, salt, vegetable shortening, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Instructions

Sprinkle yeast over warm water in a mixing bowl and allow to stand until the yeast forms a creamy foam, about 5 minutes.

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Water

Yeast

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Mixing Bowl

Mix in 2 cups of flour, salt, and shortening; beat for 2 minutes with a fork. Stir in as much of the remaining 1 1/2 cup flour as needed.

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Shortening

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, kneading in more flour if dough is sticky. Form into a ball, cover with a kitchen towel, and let rest in a warm area for 15 minutes.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Kitchen Towels

Preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).

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Oven

Divide dough into 12 equal portions; flour your hands and roll each piece into a ball. Cover dough balls with a kitchen towel and let rest for 10 minutes. Flatten the balls into rounds on a floured surface, cover with kitchen towel, and let rest 10 more minutes. Gently roll each dough ball into a circle about 6 inches in diameter on a floured surface.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Roll