BOTW- Pita Bread

Hello yummy! I love homemade pita bread.

who knew?

I was trying to come up with a different sort of bread for this week, not a loaf, not something everyone has made.

what a good choice this turned out to be!

major bonus: i grilled it--which means our 90 degree house didn't have to be subjected to the oven.

We had it with a big chopped salad and some grilled trout(such an under-rated fish) with lime butter and voila- super yummy dinner.

And very quick I might add. When I was doing personal chef stuff I had to make meals in 2 hours or less, including travel time, and so I learned the art of not sacraficing quality while still cooking in a reasonable time. (I know 2 hours seems like a ton of time, but when you factor in things sitting in the oven while you catch oprah or things like that, it isn't that long)

This meal took 1 hour 10 minutes start to finish-including bread.
Timeline:

5 pm- make dough and cover
5:30- chop veggies for salad and make dressing
5:45- see that dough is risen and light coals for grill (we're old school), form pitas
6:00- put first pitas on grill, filet fish and season
6:10 put second batch of pitas and fish on, make lime butter

See that? Half an hour downtime and still it only took 1 hr 10 minutes.

Pita Bread

2 t instant yeast
pinch of sugar
1 1/2 c warm water
2 T olive oil
1 1/2 t salt
4 cups flour

1. Add water and sugar to yeast in a large bowl, or your mixer
2. Add in everything else and stir until incorporated
3. Knead in kitchen aid for 3 minutes or by hand
4. Put in a greased bowl and cover until doubled- mine took 45 minutes
5. Cut into 10 pieces and roll into balls then flatten into 6 inch disks (you'll need more flour for this but try to limit it, the less flour the better)
6. Put disks on a dishtowel and cover with another dish towel for 10 minutes
7. Start the grill
8. Oil grill and place pitas on- they will be sticky but trust me- it will work.
9. Grill for about 2-3 minutes per side.

enJOY