Side Items

Pita is for Sandwich.

Pita takes 75 minutes to prepare.

Pita takes 5 minutes to cook.

Pita makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Pita are:

1 cup warm (not hot) water
1 pkg (2 1/4tsp) yeast
3 c flour
1 tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 tsp salt

1/2 c flour to work with on surface

Here is how you make Pita:

Put yeast in the bottom of a mixing bowl. Add water and mix, let sit 5 or so minutes until yeast dissolves.Add flour gradually, add salt and olive oil. Add more flour, dough will be relatively sticky.Drop the dough onto a floured surface and knead, incorporating more flour until it is no longer sticky. Do not add too much flour. Knead about 5 minutes.Return to bowl covered with a little olive oil, cover with a cloth and let rest for 1 hour. Once dough has risen, place on lightly floured surface. Divide dough into 8 equal pieces. Heat skillet to med-high heat. Cover 7 dough balls with a damp paper towel or cheese cloth to prevent drying.Take the one remaining dough ball and flatted into a circle. Using a floured rolling pin, roll it out to about 1/4 inch thickness. Wipe excess flour.When water dropped on skillet sizzles (like when making pancakes), place flattened dough into pan. In about 45 seconds, bubbles will appear. Flip and cook 1-2 minutes. A large bubble may appear if pan is hot enough, great for making pita with a pocket.Flip and cook 1 minute more. Remove from pan and place aside. Repeat with remaining dough balls.Serving Size: Makes 8 6in pitasNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AGALATI12.

The nutritional information for Pita is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 215.3

• Total Fat: 2.2 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 438.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 42.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
• Protein: 5.7 g