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      Title: Pita Flat Bread
 Categories: Bread, Celebrity
      Yield: 12 Pitas
 
      4 c  Plain flour
      1 ts Salt
      1 pk Active dry yeast
  1 1/2 c  Water; warm
      2 ts Sugar
 
  Sift flour and salt into a mixing bowl and warm in a low oven. Remove
        1 c  flour and keep aside.
  
  Dissolve yeast in 1/4 c of the warm water. Add remaining water and
  sugar and stir.
  
  Make a well in the center of the flour and add the yeast mixture.
  Blend in a little flour to make a thick liquid, cover and leave in a
  warm place until frothy.
  
  Blend in remaining flour in bowl and beat with wooden spoon. Stir in
  some reserved flour to make a soft dough and knead in remainder by
  hand. Knead for 5 to 10 minutes, adding extra flour if necessary to
  stop dough sticking.
  
  When smooth and glossy, shape into a ball, and sprinkle lightly with
  flour. Cover bowl and leave in a warm place until doubled. Preheat
  oven to 260°C/500°F.
  
  Turn onto a floured board and knead for 1 minute. Divide into 12 equal
  portions, shaping each into a ball. Cover with a damp cloth and leave
  for 20 minutes.
  
  Roll out. each ball of dough to a 15 cm (6") round and place
  carefully on a floured cloth. Once dough is rolled out, care must be
  taken not to damage surface as this could prevent the pita from
  forming an air pocket during baking. Cover and leave for 20 minutes.
  
  Place a heavy griddle or baking sheet on the lowest shelf in the
  electric oven or the hottest section of gas oven. Heat for 10 minutes
  and grease with wad of paper towelling dipped in oil.
  
  Carefully lift two rounds onto a floured, flat-edged baking slide or
  plywood board and slide onto heated griddle or baking sheet.
  
  Bake in a very hot oven for 2 minutes until pita puffs out like a
  balloon, turn pita with a pancake turner so that the top browns. Cook
  2 minutes more and remove.
  
  Bake remaining pitas in the same way, placing them in oven after set
  temperature is reached.
  
  As breads are cooked, wrap in a cloth to keep them soft.
  
  Note: Pita may be cooked in an electric frypan. Preheat to highest
  setting with lid on, grease surface and slide in pita, one at a time.
  Cover, cook for 3 minutes, turn and cook for further 3 minutes.
  
  Recipe by King Hussein of Jordan
 
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