5 Ingredient Pitas
Michigan 2019 Teen “Chopped” Competition
Ingredients
- ½ cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1¼ tsp instant yeast
- ⅓ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ¾ cup lukewarm water
Instructions
- Add all the dry ingredients to a large bowl, keeping the yeast on the opposite side to the salt.
- Add 1 ½ tsp olive oil and enough of the water to make a firm dough. You might not need all of it or you might need a few drops more.
- Stir well with a spatula until the flour is absorbed and you have a shaggy dough.If the mixture is too dry, add a few more drops of water very gradually.
- Scrape mixture onto a clean, dry surface and knead for 7-10 minutes.
- Divide dough into 4 pieces and roll each piece out into a circle or oval shape about 3mm thick.
- Place on a lightly floured baking sheet and cover gently with clean, damp dish towels.
- Leave to rest for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 500 degrees F while you wait.
- Uncover pitas and flip them over.
- Cook in oven for 5-6 minutes.
- Brush with olive oil.
- Brown in saute pan.