Pita Bread

Ingredients

4 cups flour
1 Tbsp milk powder
1 Tbsp dry yeast
1 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp salt
2 Tbsps soft butter
1¾ cups water

Method

• Preheat the oven to 450 °C.
• Mix flour, sugar, salt, yeast and milk powder.
• Add butter and stir well and then knead with water.
• Cut the dough into rounded pieces and spread.
• Bake in the preheated oven on a hot stone for 8 minutes until it rises.


The dough can be filled in many ways:

1 - Spread the dough and shape like a circle.
   - Garnish the dough with yellow cheese, tomato, olive oil and thyme on a shape of a rose.
   - Place in a preheated oven to 450 °C until it is baked then serve hot.
 

2 - Cut the bread straight across into two pieces, top and bottom.
   - Put Mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, or layers of Mozzarella and chicken pieces and fold with   the crust.
   - Place on a hot greased pan and turn when browned.
   - Wrap in aluminum foil and place in a medium oven until warm.
 

3 - Garnish the bread with tomato rings, cheese, thyme and olive oil.
   - Bake in a medium oven until done.