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Pita Breads takes several minutes to prepare.

Pita Breads takes several minutes to cook.

Pita Breads makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Pita Breads are:

3 cups flour (I used a mixture of all-purpose and chapatti flours) plus more for dusting
1.5c warm water
1pkg active yeast
.75 tsp salt
.25tsp sugar

Here is how you make Pita Breads:

1. Dissolve yeast in .5c warm water then dissolve sugar as well. Let sit 10-15mins, until frothy.2. Mix flour and salt.3. Make a well in flour and added proofed yeast. In corporate.4. Slowly add remaining water. Knead until no longer sticky, but smooth and elastic.5. Place in a bowl sprayed with cooking spray and turn to coat. Let rise about 3 hours, until doubled in size.5. Preheat oven and baking sheet to 500 degrees.6. Roll out into a rope and cut into 12 pieces. Form each piece into a ball and cover. Let rest about ten minutes.7. Using a pin, roll each ball into about a 6inch round. Place rounds on warmed sheet, cooking for 4 minutes on one side and 2 on the other. Pitas should puff up.8. Remove to cooling rack. Using spatula, gently press out air. Store immediately.9. Good for about a week on the counter or in the refrigerator. Store in freezer up to a month.Serving Size: 12Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user EMC135.

The nutritional information for Pita Breads is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 116.7

• Total Fat: 0.4 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 150.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 23.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
• Protein: 3.6 g