Homemade Rye And Onion Pita Recipe

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Homemade Rye And Onion Pita
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
1158
Calories
Total time
8
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups of warm water
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 packet or scant tbsp active dry yeast
  • 1 to 2 cups pumpernickel
  • 2 to 4 tbsp vegetable oil (optional but will help the pitas stay fresher longer)
  • 1 scant tbsp salt
  • 1 cup finely chopped onion , scallions or chives
  • 2 tbsp caraway seed
  • since the protein in rye flour or meal doesn'tsp translate into gluten when it is mixed with a liquid, this dough won'tsp have the stretch that an all-wheat dough will. if you use this ratio of pumpernickel to wheat when you're making pita bread, a pocket is reluctant to form. it is easy enough to make 1 with a knife after the pitas have baked. if you want the pocket to happen by itself and if you don'tsp mind a milder rye flavor, use only 1 cup of pumpernickel and increase the wheat flour by the same measure
  • put this together as follows, using the pumpernickel in the initial sponge

Directions:

  1. Mixing: Pour the water into a mixing bowl. Stir in the sugar, the yeast and about 2 cups of flour without worrying too much about lumps. Leave this little sponge to begin to work and expand while you prepare other ingredients.
  2. When everything is ready to be put together and the sponge looks full and bubbly, mix in the optional oil, the salt, the onion, the seeds and a further 3 1/2 cups of flour.
  3. Kneading: Stir this together as well as you can in the bowl and then turn out onto a kneading surface where you've sprinkled the remainder of the flour. Knead the dough, adding enough more flour to keep it from sticking to you or the board, until it has really come together, about 2 or 3 minutes. Then give it a rest while you clean out and grease the bowl.
  4. After this little rest, the flour will have better absorbed the moisture, the developing gluten will have relaxed, the dough will feel less lumpy and more cohesive. Continue kneading until the it's springy and smooth (or as smooth as it can be with spinach and garlic pieces in it).
  5. Rising: Shape the dough into a nice ball, place it in the greased bowl and turn it over so that the top has a thin film of grease on it. Cover the bowl with a damp towel or plastic wrap and let the yeast go to work. While the yeast is busy, you can make fillings to go in the pitas when they're done.
  6. Shaping: After the dough has doubled in bulk (when you can poke a finger in it and it doesn't bounce back at you), begin preheating your oven to a hot 500°F. Knock the dough down, knead out any stray bubbles and divide it into 8 (or 4 if you've make only half the recipe) pieces.
  7. On a lightly floured surface, roll each out into a circle about 7 inches in diameter. Place two each on a cornmeal sprinkled baking sheet, cover with a damp cloth and let rest for at least 15 minutes.
  8. Baking: After the circles have rested, place the baking sheet on the oven bottom (if you have a baking stone, place it on that), close the oven door and keep it shut for 2 minutes. It's this initial intense heat that begins to create the pocket. The outside of the dough bakes very quickly while the carbon dioxide bubbles inside expand and separate the top layer of the dough from the bottom.
  9. After the initial 2 minutes, place the baking sheet on a rack higher up in the oven and continue baking for another 5 to 6 minutes. During this part of the baking process, the pitas should blow up like balloons.
  10. Cooling: When they are done, remove the sheet from the oven and slide the pitas onto a cooling rack. As the gas inside them cools, they will deflate somewhat. Once they are completely cool, you can press the balance of the gas out of them so you can slide them into an airtight bag until they're ready to be cut in half and filled.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1158.4 Kcal (4850 kJ)
Calories from fat 18.23 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.03g 3%
Sodium 354.84mg 15%
Potassium 174.9mg 4%
Total Carbs 248.85g 83%
Sugars 3.37g 13%
Dietary Fiber 5.18g 21%
Protein 23.84g 48%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 3%
Iron 2mg 11%
Calcium 62.3mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 213.99 Kcal (896 kJ)
Calories from fat 3.37 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.37g 3%
Sodium 65.55mg 15%
Potassium 32.31mg 4%
Total Carbs 45.97g 83%
Sugars 0.62g 13%
Dietary Fiber 0.96g 21%
Protein 4.4g 48%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 3%
Iron 0.4mg 11%
Calcium 11.5mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 22.5
    Points
  • 29
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • cholesterol free

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