Peppy's Pita Bread Recipe

3 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp. salt

1 Tbs. oil

1 1/2 tsp. sugar

1 1/2 tsp. active dry yeast

Place all ingredients in bread pan, select Dough setting, and press Start.

12" rope. With a sharp knife, divide dough into 8 pieces.

6- to 7" circle. Set aside on lightly floured contertop; cover with a towel. Let pitas rise about 30 min. until slightly puffy.

500 F. Place

2-3 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 the pitas are softened, either cut in half or split open the 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 1-2 months.