Perfect Pita Make a Mediterranean Feast
by
jillbcooks
6/4/2010 5:34:00 PM
Tonight we are having some guests over for a Mediterranean feast. I am making Ina Garten’s grilled butterflied leg of lamb. We are serving olives, hummus and tabbouleh, and a variety of salads.
Last night I made a huge batch of pita bread for the buffet. If you’ve never made pita bread before, it is actually very easy. The ingredients are simple and probably on hand in your pantry: water, flour, salt, vegetable oil, sugar and yeast. This is my favorite recipe, and it hasn’t failed to deliver soft pita with sizeable pockets. The secret is baking the pita at a very high temperature, 500 degrees, so the hot steam expands the dough and leaves a hollow opening. Fresh pita is not at all like the stuff in the plastic bags from the store. I plan to reheat the pita on the grill.
Off to start the coals for the leg of lamb!
Hungry for pita? Here’s a collection of Betty Crocker recipes that include pita.
Tags:
pita, butterflied lamb, fresh pita, leg of lamb, Ina Garten, Mediterranean, grilled lamb
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