Whole Wheat Pita Bread

I was at Trader Joe's the other day and tried a sample of their quad pack hummus spreads. It was so good I had to buy it! Costs $4.99.

Starting from top, clockwise: Roasted Garlic, Plain, Tomato Basil, Spicy.

To go along with this store bought hummus, I baked up some whole wheat pita bread (that baked into pockets). It's a relatively easy dough to make I found, taking only a few pantry ingredients.

Whole Wheat Pita Bread

I got the recipe from a new vegan cookbook I checked out from the library. I decided to look into vegan and vegetarian cookbooks as a way to prepare balanced meals without animal products as the protein source.

Whole Wheat Pita Bread

Whole Wheat Pita Bread, from "The Complete Vegan Kitchen" by Jannequin Bennett.

Ingredients

• 2 tsp sugar
• 2 cups warm water
• 1 1/2 tbsp dry active yeast
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• olive oil

Method

1. In mixing bowl, combine sugar, 1/2 cup of the water, and yeast; let stand about 5 minutes, until foamy.
2. Meanwhile, mix both flours and salt in separate bowl.
3. Add remaining 1 1/2 cups warm water to the yeast mixture, then whisk in half the flour mixture until smooth. Stir/fold in the last half of the flour mixture until combined. Knead the dough until smooth, about 10 minutes by hand (or use a stand mixer with dough hook).
4. Place dough in bowl with a bit of olive oil in the bottom, turn dough to coat. Cover with a kitchen towel and let rise in warm spot until doubled, about 1 hour.
5. Preheat oven to 450.
6. Punch dough down and let rest for 15 minutes. Cut dough into 8 pieces; roll each into 6-8" rounds, with thicker edges.
7. Place baking sheets in preheated oven for 5 minutes. Then place pita dough rounds onto baking sheet and bake for about 12 minutes, until browned and puffy.

Use for pita sandwiches, or slice into pieces and toast for 5 minutes or so in the oven and serve with hummus!

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