Egyptian Onion Pita Bread
"After trying & studying several recipes for Egyptian breads I developed this version which is a combination of a few key elements of all the recipes, plus my spin as well. We thought these breads were a little dense for our taste so I don't think I'm done tweaking it quite yet. If you try it and have any suggestions please feel free to note them in your review. :)"
photo by Nasseh
- Ready In:
- 4hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 2 teaspoons dry yeast
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 cups flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 large onion, finely diced
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
directions
- Dissolve the yeast in 1 cup warm water.
- Sift together the flour and salt and mix the yeast and water.
- Work the mixture into a dough and knead for several minutes.
- Cover the dough with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place for 3 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Divide the dough into 6 equal portions and roll into balls.
- With either your hand or a rolling pin, pat and press each ball of dough into a 5-inch circle about 1/2-inch thick.
- Place on an ungreased baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes, or until the pita are light golden brown.
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Reviews
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I used bread flour and 2 1/2 t yeast. I also punched the dough down after an hour and let it rise a second time. It came out great! -
Instead of making this into pitas I threw everything into my bread machine & made regular bread. I only used 1 tbsp of sugar & 1 tbsp of sesame seeds. the bread turned out light & airy not dense at all. Made for ZWT6 - No-Nonsense Nibblers
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Tinkerbell
Boise, 51
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