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I can make the traditional pita sized bread but I remember my grandmother always making a large flat loaf that was crunchy around the edges that didn't puff up. Unfortunately she never showed me how…
Started this discussion. Last reply by Patty Mar 9.
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Leanne
Yes we used to make a huge batch of this too. Growing up Catholic, my mother always made an imprint of a cross in the dough before she left it to rest to rise....I think it was her way of sending blessings on the bread.
Hi Patty
We baked our bread in the bottom of an old Roper stove the same way. I have a pizza stone and it works well but the newer ovens don't get as hot as those old gas stoves so the dough doesnt puff as fast.. We wrapped ours in an old pillowcase…
Hi Ladies, wonderful tips! Leanne, your method is exactly like my recipe, and yes, letting the dough rise a 2nd time is very important, you can even let it rise a 3rd time after you roll out the pitas as well to ensure it puffs up :)
Dede
Hey Leanne, my mother used to make that bread too. It was a ritual every few weeks. It was made from a simple dough and rolled out really big and very thin, didn't take long to bake. Back then we used to use a rolling pin the size of a broom stick b…
Hi Camilla
I I grew up making bread with my lebanese grandmother as a child and when she passed I had to teach myself again since she never let me mix the dough or knead it . For a few years my family referred to my pita's as hockey pucks. In a larg…
Hi Dede,
I made Pita bread yesterday, but it turned out hard (yes, I did place it into a sealed container immediately), and chewy, and they really didn't puff that much. I was wondering if you could help me. I want to make Pita bread that is nice an…
hi Leanne,
Yes that type of bread is called saj bread and it is cooked on a saj. THe only place to get one would be to order one online, or have someone make it for you, or bring it back for you from the Middle East. It is amazing bread and the litt…
I can make the traditional pita sized bread but I remember my grandmother always making a large flat loaf that was crunchy around the edges that didn't puff up. Unfortunately she never showed me how to make them. See came from Zahle. Do you know wha…
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