Greek Pita Bread

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup warm water
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• cornmeal (for dusting)
• olive oil (for cooking)

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine the water, yeast and sugar and let stand until you see that the yeast is active.
• 2 add olive oil and, salt.
• 3 using your hands, gradually add the flour into the wet and knead until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
• 4 cover and leave in a warm area to rise and rest for about 30 minutes.
• 5 divide into six pieces and roll into an 8 or 10 inch circle, about 1/4 inch thick.
• 6 dust both sides lightly with cornmeal.
• 7 place a heavy cast-iron skillet, non-stick pan, or griddle and heat to medium-high.
• 8 wet a paper towel with olive oil and grease your hot skillet.
• 9 place your pita dough in the skillet and and fry the bread for a couple of minutes until they start to puff and bubble up (kind of like pancakes).
• 10 flip and fry the other side.
• 11 place cooked pita bread on to a large cotton kitchen towel and cover.
• 12 re-oil the skillet and repeat for each pita.
• 13 serve warm or allow to cool inside the kitchen towel until cooled.
• 14 store in a sealed plastic bag for up to a week or freeze.