Whole-Wheat Pita Bread

Name: Whole-Wheat Pita Bread
Yield: Makes eight 7-inch pita breads
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1⅓ cups (7⅓ ounces), whole-wheat flour; 1⅓ cups (7⅓ ounces) King Arthur, bread flour; 2¼ teaspoons, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (9 ounces), ice water; ¼ cup, extra-virgin olive oil; 4 teaspoons, honey; 1¼ teaspoons, salt; , Vegetable oil spray

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2018

Middle Eastern

Breads

SERVESMakes eight 7-inch pita breads

TIME2 hours, plus 16 hours resting

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Our recipe creates tender, chewy pitas with perfect pockets, every time. We start with a 50/50 combination of high-protein bread flour, which encourages pocket formation and increases the pita's chew, and whole-wheat flour, which contribute...

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