Whole Wheat Pita Bread

In a small bowl, combine the warm water, yeast and sugar. Give it a stir and let sit.

In a large bowl, or the bowl of your stand mixer, add 1/2 Cup each of the whole wheat and all purpose flour, and the salt. Stir to combine.

Once the wet ingredients start to bubble up a little, add in your olive oil and combine the mixture; then mix it into the dry ingredients. Turn your mixer on low and mix until the dough starts to come together. Continue to add flour, by a half cup, to the dough until it forms a ball and is easily kneaded with your dough hook, or by hand. I ended up using about 3 cups total of flour, but this could vary so base it on the texture of your dough. You want it a little sticky and not too dry!

Place the dough into a greased bowl and cover loosely. Let it rise for 1-2 hours, until doubled in size.

Pour dough out onto a floured surface and punch it down. Then shape and stretch it into a loaf shape. Cut into 6 equal sections.

Take each section and roll out into a round shape, about 6 inches in width. Set the dough rounds onto a plate and cover with a wet cloth to prevent drying once you are done with one. Continue with the rest of the sections.

Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.

Now comes the fun part. Once the oven is preheated, place two of the pitas onto a rack (you could use your oven rack as well) and place the rack into the oven. Take a seat and watch these little cuties puff right up. It goes quickly! (Like 5 minutes…if even!)

Once they are puffed up completely, pull them out of the oven. Put them into a container and cover with a damp cloth to steam them. This will make them nice and soft! Continue with the rest of your dough.