Whole Wheat Pita Bread

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   In a small bowl, combine the warm water, yeast and sugar. Give it a stir and let sit.

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   In a large bowl, or the bowl of your stand mixer, add 1/2 Cup each of the whole wheat and all purpose flour, and the salt. Stir to combine.

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   Once the wet ingredients start to bubble up a little, add in your olive oil and combine the mixture; then mix it into the dry ingredients. Turn your mixer on low and mix until the dough starts to come together. Continue to add flour, by a half cup, to the dough until it forms a ball and is easily kneaded with your dough hook, or by hand. I ended up using about 3 cups total of flour, but this could vary so base it on the texture of your dough. You want it a little sticky and not too dry!

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   Place the dough into a greased bowl and cover loosely. Let it rise for 1-2 hours, until doubled in size.

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   Pour dough out onto a floured surface and punch it down. Then shape and stretch it into a loaf shape. Cut into 6 equal sections.

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   Take each section and roll out into a round shape, about 6 inches in width. Set the dough rounds onto a plate and cover with a wet cloth to prevent drying once you are done with one. Continue with the rest of the sections.

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   Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.

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   Now comes the fun part. Once the oven is preheated, place two of the pitas onto a rack (you could use your oven rack as well) and place the rack into the oven. Take a seat and watch these little cuties puff right up. It goes quickly! (Like 5 minutes...if even!)

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   Once they are puffed up completely, pull them out of the oven. Put them into a container and cover with a damp cloth to steam them. This will make them nice and soft! Continue with the rest of your dough.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.