whole wheat pitas

3 c. warm water
1 tbls. active dry yeast
2 tbls. oil
1 tbls. salt
6 c. whole wheat flour
dissolve yeast in warm water. add oil and mix in 3 c. flour. beat until dough is smooth and stretchy. add salt and add the rest of the flour a cup at a time, mixing well. knead on a floured board until no longer sticky. oil bowl return dough to bowl, brush with oil and let rise until double. punch down and divide into 24 pieces. shape them into smooth round balls and let rest 10 min.
preheat oven to 450 degrees.
roll dough balls into 1/4 in. thick
cut in half and fillby 4 in. circles
bake on lowest rack about 5 min. or until bread puffs up and starts to turn brown
serve warm or reheated

dissolve yeast in warm water. add oil and mix in 3 c. flour. beat until dough is smooth and stretchy. add salt and add the rest of the flour a cup at a time, mixing well. knead on a floured board until no longer sticky. oil bowl return dough to bowl, brush with oil and let rise until double. punch down and divide into 24 pieces. shape them into smooth round balls and let rest 10 min.
preheat oven to 450 degrees.
roll dough balls into 1/4 in. thick
cut in half and fillby 4 in. circles
bake on lowest rack about 5 min. or until bread puffs up and starts to turn brown
serve warm or reheated

Number of Servings: 24

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KDODGE1.