Perfect Pita Bread

In bread machine pan (it depends on how you have to put in your ingredients, but this is how I do it)

Add in order to bread pan:

9 oz of hot water
4 tsp sugar/honey
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp olive oil/vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups of unbleached baking flour,
2 cups of Whole wheat white flour
1 pk of yeast (2 1/4 tsp)

Turn on your machine and mix on dough setting. Mix for about 5 minutes, then if it is a little dry, add a little bit of water, 1 tsp at a time until it mixes thoroughly. If it is too wet, add 1/4 cup flour until it is not sticky. When dough cycle is done, turn off cycle, but let dough rise in machine until double or about 1 hr.

Then take out of machine and knead lightly into a large ball. Divide this ball into 8 equal sized pieces. Shape these pieces into balls and lightly spray a large bowl with cooking spray. Put the balls in the bowl and cover. Let rise for about 30 minutes.

During last rise, preheat oven to 425*. Take each ball and knead into a flat circle, then roll out with rolling pin to about 6 inches in diameter. Sprinkle 2 cookie sheets with cornmeal, then place 4 pitas on each cookie sheet and let rise 10 minutes. Bake 6 minutes. Remove from pans and let cool on wire racks.

** Do not let them cook for longer than 6 minutes, or they will be like crackers! To make Pita Chips:
Cook them to 6 minutes, remove and let cool. Then cut them in half, not through the middle section, but through the whole pita, it should look like 2 big circles. Dip them in Italian dressing, then bake at 350* for about 5-7 minutes. Check after that to make sure they aren't burning. That should make them crispy enough. Cut immediately into triangles, then let cool.

Serving Size: Make 8-6"pitas

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JBLWHOPPER.