Tyler Florences Pita Bread Bread Machine Dough Cycle Recipes

TYLER FLORENCE'S PITA BREAD (BREAD MACHINE, DOUGH CYCLE)

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in a bread machine. Set for a 2 pound dough cycle.
• Toward the end of the dough cycle place the pizza stone on the lowest oven rack and pre-heat it to 500 degrees.
• When the dough is ready punch it down and divide it into 8 balls, keeping it all lightly floured and covered.
• Rest the covered balls for 15 minutes.
• Roll each ball into an eight inch circle, one quarter inch thick, making sure circles are totally smooth, with no creases or seams. Do not stack the disks but keep them covered.
• Put 2 pitas on the hot stone and bake them 4-5 minutes, until they're puffed and a pale golden color. WATCH CLOSELY. They cook really quickly.
• Cool on rack 5 minutes. They will naturally deflate, leaving a pocket.
• Wrap them in a kitchen towel to keep them soft.

PITA BREAD

Steps:

• In the bowl of a heavy-duty electric mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine the yeast, sugar, and warm water; stir to blend. Let the yeast stand until foamy, about 5 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in the salt. Add the flour, a little at a time, mixing at the lowest speed until all the flour has been incorporated and the dough gathers into a ball; this should take about 4 minutes.
• Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead until it's smooth and elastic. Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled bowl, turn it over to coat, and cover with plastic wrap. Allow to rise until double in size, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Place a large pizza stone on the lower oven rack, preheat the oven (and stone) to 500 degrees F.
• Punch the dough down, divide it into 8 pieces, and gather each piece into a ball; keeping all of them lightly floured and covered while you work. Allow the balls of dough to rest, covered, for 15 minutes so they will be easier to roll out.
• Using a rolling pin, roll each dough ball into a circle that is about 8-inches in diameter and 1/4-inch thick. Make sure the circle is totally smooth, with no creases or seams in the dough, which can prevent the pitas from puffing up properly. Cover the disks as you roll them out, but do not stack them up. Put 2 pita rounds at a time on the hot pizza stone and bake for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the bread puffs up like a balloon and is pale golden. Watch closely; they bake fast. Remove the bread from the oven and place on a rack to cool for 5 minutes; they will naturally deflate, leaving a pocket in the center. Wrap the pitas in a large kitchen towel to keep them soft.

PITA BREAD FOR BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• Add ingredients, in order listed.
• Select dough cycle.
• When cycle is complete, remove dough.
• Divide into 12 equal portions. Shape each portion into a ball.
• Cover with a damp towel and let rest 10 minutes.
• Grease a baking sheet. Set aside.
• On a floured surface, roll each ball of dough into 6-7 inch circles.
• Place 2 circles of dough on prepared pan.
• Bake 450 degrees, 2 minutes. Turn over and bake 2 minutes longer.
• Continue baking 2 at a time.