Whole Wheat Pita Bread

Ingredients

• Wheat flour

  White, cake, enriched

  2 ¾ cup unsifted, dipped or 377g

• Yeast

  Leavening agents, baker's, active dry

  2 tsp or 8g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  1 cup or 237g

• Turbinado sugar

  1 tsp or 5g

• Salt

  Table

  1 ½ tsp or 9g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tsp or 9g

Directions

1. Add yeast and sugar to warm water (Between 105 and 115 degrees F) and stir well, let sit for 5 minutes to activate in a large bowl
2. Add salt, oil and 2 cups whole wheat flour and mix with hands until a ball of dough forms. It will feel slightly wet so you can add a little more flour until it comes together and you can knead it a few times. (This is why recipe calls for an extra 3/4 cup flour for kneading)
3. Cover bowl with a clean, damp dish towel. Put in a warm place and let sit for 2 hours to proof.
4. Preheat oven and sheet pan at 375 degrees.
5. Take dough ball and put on lightly floured cutting board or counter and divide in 8 smaller balls. Roll out flat with a rolling pin to about 1/2 inch thick and 3-4 inches in diameter.
6. Place pita breads on hot sheet pan in preheated oven for 12 mins. Flip once halfway.
7. Recipe by: Sara Tercero (source: https://www.mediterraneanliving.com/whole-wheat-pita-bread/#wprm-recipe-container-36468)