Aladdin’s Pita Bread

When we watched the animated Aladdin, we wanted to do a snack plate similar to what we did for Frozen 2. With that, though, I wanted to make something that perhaps Aladdin and Jasmine would have been eating, too.

Something simple to make that I knew would be a crowd pleaser: pita bread!

Ingredients:

• 1 C warm water
• 2 tsp active dry yeast
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2.5 C unbleached, all-purpose flour (plus more for sprinkling/rolling)
• 1-2 TBSP olive oil
• 2 tsp salt

Directions:

• In a large bowl of a standing mixer, or just a large bowl if you don’t have a standing mixer, combine your warm water, yeast, and sugar. Stir until the sugar and yeast are dissolved.

• Stir in 1/2 C flour and let the mix sit for 15 minutes, until it starts to foam.
• Add in your oil *, salt, and 2 C flour. Use a dough hook to mix until your dough is well combined. If you aren’t using a standing mixer, use a wooden spoon until the dough looks something like this:

*start with 1TBSP oil. If your mix seems dry, add the extra tablespoon.

• Knead your dough (if not using a dough hook) on a flour-dusted surface for around 5-10 minutes. The dough should be soft and moist (but not sticky).
• Cover the dough with plastic wrap in the bowl for about an hour, until it has doubled in size.

• Remove dough and divide it into eight pieces, rolling them into balls.

• Preheat a large skillet over medium-low heat. Taking one ball at a time, roll them into a thick circle that’s around 6-8 inches wide, sprinkling with extra flour if it sticks.

• Cook each pita one at a time in the skillet until an air bubbles form, then flip and cook for one more minute.

We made a yummy snack tray for the pita. Here’s what I served (favorites in our house):

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Hummus, garlic-stuffed olives (these were mostly for me), grapes, pistachios, provolone cheese, strawberries, and raspberries stuffed with white & semi-sweet chocolate chips.

Pita bread recipe adapted from delish.com.