Sunday 23 February 2014

Lebanese Platter - Dish 5-Pita Bread

INGREDIENTS
250gms maida
1tbspn dry yeast
15gms butter
1 tspn sugar
Salt to taste

METHOD
Step1 - In a small bowl mix sugar and dry yeast, add 2 tbspn of warm water and cover it with a lid and let it sit for 5 mins or till u see the bubbles
Step2-Mix in salt and butter with the flour and make a well in between.
Step3-Add in the fermented yeast sugar mix in the flour well and knead a dough by using little water.knead the dough for around 8-10 mins using the pull and strech technique.
Step4 -Grease a large mixing bowl with oil and transfer the dough in it.Cover it with a cling foil and let the dough rise to double it's size.
Step5-Divide the dough in 13-15 equal portions and roll it out thick rotis using a rolling pin and some dry flour on a flat suface.
Step6-Transfer the Pita rotis on to the greased baking tray and bake in a preheated oven for 10-12 mins at 160°.
(I baked 3 pita rotis at a time, it depends on how big your oven is.Make sure you keep the rotis at an inch diffrence form each other. )
Step7-Remove the pita bread and allow it to cool on the cooling rack.

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