Peppy's Pita Bread

Place all ingredients in bread pan of your bread machine, select Dough setting and start.

When dough has risen long enough, machine will beep.

Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface.

Gently roll and stretch dough into a 12 inch rope.

With a sharp knife, divide dough into 8 pieces.

Roll each into a smooth ball.

With a rolling pin, roll each ball into a 6 to 7 inch circle.

Set aside on a lightly floured countertop. cover with a towel.

Let pitas rise about 30 minutes until slightly puffy.

Preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).

Place 2 or 3 pitas on a wire cake rack.

Place cake rack directly on oven rack.

Bake pitas 4 to 5 minutes until puffed and tops begin to brown.

Remove from oven and immediately place pitas in a sealed brown paper bag or cover them with a damp kitchen towel until soft.

Once pitas a softened, either cut in half or split top edge for half or whole pitas.

They can be stored in a plastic bag in the refrigerator for several days or in the freezer for 1 or 2 months.