INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

~---------------------FOR---------------------------  :          --
machines add 2  :          -- tablespoons  :          -- more water)  :
-- quick-rise) for all  :          -- machines
~-------------------EXCEPT-------------------------  :          --
Panasonic/National  :          -- machines  :          -- Welbilt/Dak
machines  ~--------------FOR 1 POUND LOAF--------------------  :      
-- add 1 tablespoon more  :          -- water)  :          --
quick-rise) for all  :          -- machines  Place all ingredients in
bread pan, select Dough setting, and press  Start. When dough has risen
long enough, the machine will beep. Turn  off bread machine, remove
bread pan, and turn out dough onto a  floured countertop or cutting
board. Gently roll and stretch dough  into a 12-inch rope.  FOR 1 1/2
POUND: With a sharp knife, divide dough into 8 pieces.  FOR 1 POUND:
With a sharp knife, divide dough into 6 pieces.  Roll each piece into a
smooth ball. With a rolling pin, roll each  ball into a 6- to 7-inch
circle. Set aside on lightly floured  countertop; cover with a towel.
Let pitas rise about 30 minutes until  slightly puffy. (I go a little
longer - they should look puffy or the  top & bottom won't separate in
baking, causing flatbread, not pockets  - great with hummus, though)
Position oven rack in middle of oven; preheat to 500 (yep - 500).
Place 2 or 3 pitas on wire cake rack. (This is tricky - you must be
VERY gentle so the dough doesn't fall. One technnique is to place one
hand over the dough, use the other hand to lift up one edge, bringing
it up to your other hand, then kinda roll your top hand over, picking
up the dough, then gently rolling the dough back onto the rack. What  I
do now is put the dough on floured brown paper to rise. I pull the
paper over the edge of the countertop so the dough comes gently off
the edge and into my waiting hand, then gently lay the dough on the
rack.) Place cake rack directly on oven rack; bake pitas 4 to 5
minutes until puffed and tops begin to brown. Remove from oven and
immediately place pitas in a sealed brown paper bag or cover them  with
a damp kitchen towel (the latter is preferred) until soft. Once  the
pitas are softened, either cut in half or split open the top edge  for
half or whole pitas. They can be stored in a plastic bag in the
refrigerator for several days or in the freezer for 1 to 2 months.
Posted to EAT-L Digest 04 Oct 96  From:    Matt Crapo
<olymatt@IX.NETCOM.COM>  Date:    Sat, 5 Oct 1996 02:41:32 -0700

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