Crispy Herb Pita Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350ºF (180ºC).
• Slice pita bread into eighths and spread chips out on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
• In a small bowl combine olive oil, Parmesan cheese, garlic, and parsley, and brush onto both sides of the chips.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden and crispy.
• Allow to cool.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Place pita breads on an ungreased baking sheet; brush with butter. Combine basil and thyme; sprinkle over pitas. Cut each into eight wedges. Bake at 400° for 8-10 minutes or until crisp.

Steps:

• Set a pizza stone on the bottom rack of your oven and preheat to 500 degrees F.
• In a bowl, combine the warm water and yeast. Let it stand until foamy, about 10 minutes. *If you have never worked with active dry yeast before, please read up on how this works.*.
• In a food processor, pulse the flour and salt together. While the machine is on, pour in the yeast mixture through the processor feed/hole. Then pour in the warm milk. Process the dough until it forms a ball.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead it a few times. Form the dough into a ball. Lightly oil a large bowl and transfer the dough ball to the bowl. Turn the dough ball to coat all sides with the oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Lightly dust a work surface with flour. Punch down the dough and cut it in half. then cut each half into 8 pieces and roll them into balls. Then flatten them into 6 inch rounds. Arrange the rounds on the work surface, cover with plastic wrap and let rise until puffy - about 25 minutes.
• Using a lightly floured pizza peel (or floured spatula) slide 4 of the rounds onto the hot pizza stone and bake for about 5 minutes, or until the pitas puff up. Repeat with the remaining 4 rounds.
• Serve hot or wrap in foil to keep warm.
• *Note: the flattened, unbaked pita rounds can be frozen for up to 1 month. Let them thaw completely, then let them rest at room temperature for about 20 minutes before baking.

Steps:

• Place flour in a food processor with steel blade. Add salt and yeast, process for 5 seconds.
• While processor is running, add olive oil and water through the feed tube.
• Process about 30 seconds and remove cover.
• Dough should be barely sticky and in a ball, add water 1 tablespoon at a time if too dry, and process for 5-10 seconds. If dough is too wet, add a tablespoon of flour and process for a couple of seconds.
• Place dough on lightly floured surface and and knead by hand for about 1 minute by hand.
• Lightly oil a large bowl and put the dough in it. Cover and let it rise until doubled, about 2 hours.
• Punch dough and divide it into 6-12 pieces. Keep lightly floured and covered.
• Preheat oven to 500°F, use baking stones, or place a baking sheet on each rack.
• Flatten each ball on a lightly floured surface and roll into a 6-8 inch circle. Lightly flour each circle as finished, cover, but do not stack.
• Starting with the first circles rolled, Place each circle on the sheet or stone and bake until lightly puffed (about 2-3 minutes).
• If bread does not puff up, still remove it at 2-3 minutes, creases in dough may cause it not to puff.

Steps:

• Combine first four ingredients in a large bowl.
• Beat well about 1 minute.
• Then mix in the remaining flour, using just enough to make a soft, sticky dough.
• Turn out on floured board and continue to knead for 5 minutes.
• Divide into 8 balls.
• Roll out each one to about 1/4 inch thick and 6 inches in diameter.
• Place on very lightly greased cookie sheet sprinkled with cornmeal (although cornmeal is really not necessary if you don't have it).
• Let rise in warm place for 25-35 minutes .
• Bake at 450 for 4 min, and then turn over for 4 more minutes or until lightly browned.
• Wrap immediately in a dishtowel for 3 or 4 minutes.

Steps:

• Brush the olive oil over the pita bread, then sprinkle with the herbs, spice and salt.
• Cut the pita bread into 1" squares, then bake at 120C for 5 minutes, keeping a close eye on them, 1 minute can be the difference between burnt and soggy. Check them regularly and make sure they are all nice and crisp yet not burnt.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in salt and enough flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Do not let rise. , Divide dough into six pieces; knead each for 1 minute. Roll each into a 5-in. circle. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes. Preheat oven to 500°. , Place upside down on greased baking sheets. Bake until puffed and lightly browned, 5-10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium-high.
• In a small bowl, combine oil, basil, and cheese; mix well.
• Brush both sides of pita breads with oil mixture and place on grill.
• Grill 2-3 minutes per side, or until golden.
• Serve whole, or cut into wedges.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Stir herbs together in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper, and whisk in oil. Rub over pitas, and cut each into triangles.
• Bake pitas on baking sheets until crisp and just golden, 10 to 14 minutes.

Steps:

• Make sponge: Put 1 cup lukewarm water in a large mixing bowl. Add yeast and sugar. Stir to dissolve. Add the whole-wheat flour and 1/4 cup all-purpose flour and whisk together. Put bowl in a warm (not hot) place, uncovered, until mixture is frothy and bubbling, about 15 minutes.
• Add salt, olive oil and nearly all remaining all-purpose flour (reserve 1/2 cup). With a wooden spoon or a pair of chopsticks, stir until mixture forms a shaggy mass. Dust with a little reserved flour, then knead in bowl for 1 minute, incorporating any stray bits of dry dough.
• Turn dough onto work surface. Knead lightly for 2 minutes, until smooth. Cover and let rest 10 minutes, then knead again for 2 minutes. Try not to add too much reserved flour; the dough should be soft and a bit moist. (At this point, dough may refrigerated in a large zippered plastic bag for several hours or overnight. Bring dough back to room temperature, knead into a ball and proceed with recipe.)
• Clean the mixing bowl and put dough back in it. Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap, then cover with a towel. Put bowl in a warm (not hot) place. Leave until dough has doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Heat oven to 475 degrees. On bottom shelf of oven, place a heavy-duty baking sheet, large cast-iron pan or ceramic baking tile. Punch down dough and divide into 8 pieces of equal size. Form each piece into a little ball. Place dough balls on work surface, cover with a damp towel and leave for 10 minutes.
• Remove 1 ball (keeping others covered) and press into a flat diskc with rolling pin. Roll to a 6-inch circle, then to an 8-inch diameter, about 1/8 inch thick, dusting with flour if necessary. (The dough will shrink a bit while baking.)
• Carefully lift the dough circle and place quickly on hot baking sheet. After 2 minutes the dough should be nicely puffed. Turn over with tongs or spatula and bake 1 minute more. The pita should be pale, with only a few brown speckles. Transfer warm pita to a napkin-lined basket and cover so bread stays soft. Repeat with the rest of the dough balls.