Pita Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 pkg. yeast
1 c. lukewarm water
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. sugar
2 1/2 c. flour (white, whole wheat or mixture)

Preparation

Dissolve yeast in warm water.
Add salt, sugar and flour to water and stir.
Knead lightly and let dough rise 1 hour in a warm place.
Knead dough again.
Divide dough into 8 equal parts.
Form each part into a ball and place on floured waxed paper.
Let balls rise for 30 minutes.
Roll each ball on floured paper into a circle about 4 inches in diameter.
Flour cookie sheet.
Arrange 4 circles on pan.
Preheat oven to 500\u00b0 for 15 minutes and bake for 3 minutes.
Bread will look puffed in the middle and the outside will be off-white with brown spots.
After cooling, pita should be tightly wrapped to prevent drying.
Make half moon; slice along edge of bread into center to form opening.