Pita Bread -- Using the Master Recipe #309834

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Pita Bread -- Using the Master Recipe #309834
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Ingredients
6
Count
Nutrition
537
Calories
Total time
12
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups beer , 12 oz. bottle, room temperature lager such as budweiser (note water can be substituted however it will somewhat effect the flavor)
  • 1 1/2 tbsp instant yeast
  • 1 1/2 tbsp coarse salt
  • 6 1/2 cups unsifted unbleached all-purpose flour (29.25 oz)

Directions:

  1. Refer to Artisan Boule Bread for instructions to prepare the dough necessary to make the pitas.
  2. TO BAKE: (Dough should be refrigerated for at least 24 hours).
  3. Twenty minutes before baking, preheat the oven to 500 degrees with a baking stone.
  4. Just before baking, dust a pizza peel with flour.
  5. With wet hands, pull up one end of the refrigerated dough (Artisan Boule Bread). Using a serrated knife, cut off a 1-pound, or grapefruit-size, piece of dough. (Note a 1 pound piece of dough will make 4 pitas so adjust the amount needed as necessary.)
  6. Divide the dough into 4 pieces (no larger than 4 ozs. each) and shape into a ball by stretching the surface of the dough around to the bottom on all four side, rotating a quarter-turn as you go.
  7. Place the dough on a flour-dusted pizza peel, dusting the top with flour.
  8. With a rolling pin, roll the dough out into rounds with a uniform thickness of 1/8 inch. This is important, because if it's too think, it may not puff.
  9. With a quick motion, slide the pitas from the pizza peel directly onto the preheated baking stone.
  10. Bake for 5 to 7 minutes, until lightly browned and puffed.
  11. For authentic, soft-crusted results, wrap the pitas in a clean cotton dish towel and set on a cooling rack when baking is complete.
  12. The pitas will deflate slightly as they cool, however the space between the crust will still be there.
  13. Serve with your favorite filling.
  14. Once cooled the pitas can be stored in a zip-lock bag.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 537.37 Kcal (2250 kJ)
Calories from fat 12.84 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.43g 2%
Sodium 1883.86mg 78%
Potassium 258.88mg 6%
Total Carbs 108.31g 36%
Sugars 0.09g 0%
Dietary Fiber 4.46g 18%
Protein 14.9g 30%
Iron 7.1mg 39%
Calcium 33.3mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 200.29 Kcal (839 kJ)
Calories from fat 4.79 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.53g 2%
Sodium 702.17mg 78%
Potassium 96.49mg 6%
Total Carbs 40.37g 36%
Sugars 0.03g 0%
Dietary Fiber 1.66g 18%
Protein 5.55g 30%
Iron 2.6mg 39%
Calcium 12.4mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.1
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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