Gyro Pita Bread
| Serves: |
4 |
| Recipe Type: |
Veg. |
| Preparation Time: |
10 M |
| Cooking Time: |
40 M |
| Difficulty: |
Average |
Ingredients:
- 2½ tsp active Dry Yeast
- Salt (to taste)
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 4 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1½ cups warm Water
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 2 tbsp Cooking Oil (for frying)
Cooking Instructions:
- Mix yeast and sugar with ½ warm water. Leave aside for 10 minutes to ferment.
- Combine flour with salt and dissolved yeast.
- Add the remaining warm water and knead very smooth dough.
- Pour olive oil over the dough and knead again to absorb the oil completely.
- Cover and keep at a warm place for 2 hours to rise to double in size.
- Knead again.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Divide the dough into medium-sized balls and roll them to 1/4 inch thickness.
- Place them on a lightly oiled cookie sheet and bake them in the lower rack for 2-3 minutes on each side.
- Remove them and wrap into a fresh towel and cool to normal temperature.
- Heat oil in a skillet and fry the balls until golden brown.
- Serve immediately.
