Syrian Pita Bread Recipe

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Syrian Pita Bread
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Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup warm water
  • 3 3/8 tsp active dry yeast (1 1/2 envelopes)
  • 6 cups bread flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cups warm milk
  • extra-virgin olive oil , for the bowl

Directions:

  1. Set a pizza stone on the bottom rack of your oven and preheat to 500 degrees F.
  2. In a bowl, combine the warm water and yeast. Let it stand until foamy, about 10 minutes. *If you have never worked with active dry yeast before, please read up on how this works.*.
  3. In a food processor, pulse the flour and salt together. While the machine is on, pour in the yeast mixture through the processor feed/hole. Then pour in the warm milk. Process the dough until it forms a ball.
  4. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead it a few times. Form the dough into a ball. Lightly oil a large bowl and transfer the dough ball to the bowl. Turn the dough ball to coat all sides with the oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
  5. Lightly dust a work surface with flour. Punch down the dough and cut it in half. then cut each half into 8 pieces and roll them into balls. Then flatten them into 6 inch rounds. Arrange the rounds on the work surface, cover with plastic wrap and let rise until puffy - about 25 minutes.
  6. Using a lightly floured pizza peel (or floured spatula) slide 4 of the rounds onto the hot pizza stone and bake for about 5 minutes, or until the pitas puff up. Repeat with the remaining 4 rounds.
  7. Serve hot or wrap in foil to keep warm.
  8. *Note: the flattened, unbaked pita rounds can be frozen for up to 1 month. Let them thaw completely, then let them rest at room temperature for about 20 minutes before baking.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 784.08 Kcal (3283 kJ)
Calories from fat 39.42 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.38g 7%
Cholesterol 1.84mg 1%
Sodium 917.37mg 38%
Potassium 381.28mg 8%
Total Carbs 155.99g 52%
Sugars 4.59g 18%
Dietary Fiber 5.02g 20%
Protein 28.77g 58%
Iron 8.3mg 46%
Calcium 148.9mg 15%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 225.67 Kcal (945 kJ)
Calories from fat 11.35 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.26g 7%
Cholesterol 0.53mg 1%
Sodium 264.03mg 38%
Potassium 109.74mg 8%
Total Carbs 44.9g 52%
Sugars 1.32g 18%
Dietary Fiber 1.45g 20%
Protein 8.28g 58%
Iron 2.4mg 46%
Calcium 42.9mg 15%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 15.2
    Points
  • 20
    PointsPlus

Good Points

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

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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