Whole Wheat Pita Bread Recipe

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Whole Wheat Pita Bread
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/8 cups water, warm
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 1/2 cups bread flour
  • 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp white sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp active dry yeast

Directions:

  1. Place all ingredients in bread pan of your bread machine, select Dough setting and start. When dough has risen long enough, machine will beep.
  2. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Gently roll and stretch dough into a 12 inch rope. With a sharp knife, divide dough into 8 pieces. Roll each into a smooth ball. With a rolling pin, roll each ball into a 6 to 7 inch circle. Set aside on a lightly floured countertop. cover with a towel. Let pitas rise about 30 minutes until slightly puffy.
  3. Preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C). Place 2 or 3 pitas on a wire cake 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 until soft. Once pitas a softened, either cut in half or split 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 or 2 months.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 68.48 Kcal (287 kJ)
Calories from fat 7.74 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.86g 1%
Sodium 97.59mg 4%
Potassium 19.96mg 0%
Total Carbs 13.19g 4%
Sugars 0.15g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.41g 2%
Protein 1.81g 4%
Iron 0.9mg 5%
Calcium 3.7mg 0%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 231.97 Kcal (971 kJ)
Calories from fat 26.22 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.91g 1%
Sodium 330.56mg 4%
Potassium 67.62mg 0%
Total Carbs 44.67g 4%
Sugars 0.52g 1%
Dietary Fiber 1.39g 2%
Protein 6.14g 4%
Iron 3.2mg 5%
Calcium 12.7mg 0%

* 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

  • 1.4
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

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

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