Pita or Flat Bread Recipe

2 cups all purpose flour (you may need more flour)
1 cup warm water
1 package yeast
2 tablespoons oil (I use olive)
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt

Bloom the yeast in the water, add the sugar, and salt, and oil. mix in flour and knead the dough till smooth and elastic, place in an oiled bowl, and cover with a towel, let it raise till doubled in bulk, punch the dough down and knead one more time (5-10 minutes maybe ). heat your oven to as high as it will go place a baking stone in the oven, or use an inverted baking sheet. Take the dough and divide into golf ball sized pieces, roll each dough ball out into very flat circles, immediately place on baking stone in the extremely hot oven, or on inverted baking sheet, baking time is only 30-35 seconds or until the bread Puffs up like a balloon....Immediately remove from the oven, and set aside to cool (yes this takes asbestos fingers).

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Indian Flat Bread Recipe

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup plain yogurt
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup milk
Ghee* or vegetable oil
Poppy seed

Mix all ingredients except milk, Ghee and poppy seed. Stir in enough milk to make a soft dough. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead until smooth, about 5 minutes. Place in a greased bowl; turn greased side up. Cover; let rest in warm place 3 hours. Divide dough into 6 or 8 equal parts. Flatten each part on lightly floured surface, rolling it into a 6x4-inch leaf shape(round at one end, tapered at the other) about 1/4-inch thick. Brush with Ghee; sprinkle with poppy seed. Place 2 cookie sheets in oven; heat oven to 450 degrees. Remove cookie sheets from oven; place breads on hot cookie sheets. Bake until firm, 6-8 minutes. 6 or 8 breads. *Ghee 1 pound unsalted butter Cut butter into pieces. Heat over low heat until melted. Increase heat to medium; heat to boiling. Immediately remove from heat and stir gently. Return to heat; slowly heat to simmering. Simmer uncovered until butter separates into transparent substance on top and milk solids on bottom, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes. Strain through cheesecloth into container.

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Griddle Flat Bread

3 cups flour
1 cup ice water
3 tablespoons shortening
1 tablespoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
pinch of baking soda

Combine all ingredients and form into a dough. Cut into 4 or 5 equal pieces. Roll out to a thin 8 inch circle. Prick the surface of the dough with a fork and cook on an oiled hot griddle. Turn with a spatula.

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Eritrea - Cuisine - Description of the cuisine with ten recipes such as Tsebhi derho (spicy chicken) and Injera (flat bread).
site: home.planet.nl/~hans.mebrat/eritrea-cuisine.htm

Tajik Non - Recipe for a flat bread.
site: www.recipesource.com/cgi-bin/search?search_string=tajik

INJERA (Flat Bread) Recipe
site: www.recipezaar.com/13942
Norwegian Flat Bread Recipe.

Norwegian Flat Bread Recipe
site: www.recipezaar.com/132117
Recipe for making arabic or pita bread.

MAKING PITA BREAD RECIPE, ILLUSTRATED - ARABIC or FLAT BREAD
site: www.e-rcps.com/m_e/pita.shtml
Flat Breads. This traditional favorite comes from the northern mountain towns of Algeria. A humble, unleavened semolina flatbread compliments a zesty, roasted red-pepper sauce.

Bread Recipe Index: Flat Breads
site: bread.allrecipes.com/directory/341.asp

Recipe: Indian Flat Bread
site: www.recipelink.com/gm/31/10114