Pita Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 1/2 to 8 c. all-purpose flour
2 pkg. dry yeast
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. salt
2 1/2 c. hot water (120~ to 130~)
1/4 c. vegetable oil
1 c. cornmeal

Preparation

Combine 2 cups flour, yeast,
sugar
and salt in a large mixing bowl.
Stir in water
and oil.
Beat until smooth.
Stir in enough remaining flour to make
soft dough.
Turn out onto a floured surface; continue to work in flour until dough is stiff enough to knead.
Knead about
5 minutes.
Place in oiled bowl, turn to oil top of dough.
Cover,
let
rise
in
a
warm place until double in bulk, about
45
minutes.
Punch down dough and divide into 12 to 16 equal
parts.
Roll into a ball.
Let rest 5 minutes.
Roll into
8-inch
round
1/8-inch thick.
Sprinkle baking sheets with cornmeal.
Place
on
baking sheets.
Cover, let rise 30 minutes.
Bake at 450\u00b0 for 8 to 10 minutes or until puffed and brown.
Cut in half.