Fluffy Homemade Pita Bread

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 ½ cups flour
• 2 tsp activated dry yeast
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 tsp turbinado sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 3 tbsp olive oil

  extra virgin
• 1 tbsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp italian seasoning

Instructions

• 1 To a large mixing bowl, add warm water, yeast and sugar and stir well, then let
  sit for 10 minutes to activate
• 2 Add salt, oil and 2 cups flour and mix with hands until a ball of dough
  forms..it will feel slightly wet so you can add a little more flour until it
  comes together and you can knead it a few times. (This is why recipe calls for
  an extra ½ cup flour for kneading and rolling)
• 3 Cover bowl, put in a warm place and let sit for 2 hours to proof
• 4 Make seasoned oil by combining olive oil with smoked paprika, garlic powder and
  Italian seasoning.
• 5 Preheat oven to 375 degrees
• 6 Take dough ball and put on lightly floured cutting board or counter and divide
  in 8 smaller balls. Roll out flat with a floured rolling pin. They will be 6
  inch pitas.
• 7 Place pita breads on sheet pan and spoon about 1 tsp of seasoned oil on each and
  spread to the edges. Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 mins.

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