Pita bread with homemade hummus
The dough is baked in a very hot oven (230°C) for them to puff up nicely and form a pocket. This recipe makes 6 pita breads, and I think you should double the recipe as we were left wishing there was more to eat the hummus with. Warm out of the oven, it was soft with a slightly chewy texture.
Other than hummus, I also like filling my pita breads with roasted meat, sausages, prawn cocktail plus salad for a quick, delicious lunch. ;)
Turkish pita bread
Recipe by Baby Sumo, adapted from "Baking" cookbook
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 4-6 minutes
Makes 6
Ingredients
225g unbleached white bread flour
1 tsp salt
15g fresh or instant yeast
Scant 150ml lukewarm water
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1. Sift the flour and salt together into a bowl. Mix the yeast with the water until dissolved, then stir in the olive oil and pour into a large bowl.
2. Gradually beat the flour into the yeast mixture, then knead the mixture to make a soft dough.
3. Turn out on to a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes until smooth and elastic. Place in a clean bowl, cover with oiled clear film and leave to rise, in a warm place, for 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.
4. Knock back the dough. On a floured surface divide it into 6 pieces and shape into balls. Cover with oiled clear film and leave for 5 minutes.
5. Roll out each ball of dough to an oval (5mm thick and 15cm long). Place on a floured dish towel and cover with oiled clear film. Leave to rise at room temperature for about 20-30 minutes.
6. Preheat oven to 230°C and place 3 baking sheets in the oven to heat. Place two pita breads on each baking sheet and bake for 4-6 minutes or until puffed up (NOTE: They do not need to brown). If preferred, cook in batches (two at a time). It is important that the oven has reached the recommended temperature before the breads are baked, to ensure that they puff up.
7. Transfer the pitas to a wire rack to cool until warm, then cover with a dish towel to keep them soft.
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