2 1/2 cups wheat flour plus a little more for rolling out dough
1Tablespoon heaping Gluten
2 teaspoons salt
1 Tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 cup warm water (105-110 degrees) the water temp. is important
Preheat oven to 500° the oven temperature is very important.
Mix 1 cups Flour, Gluten , Salt.Sugar and yeast.in a mixing bowl, then add the oil and water and mix dough 2 to 3 minutes. add the rest of flour 1/2 cup at a time. If the Dough is too moist you can add more flour. Knead dough for 3 minutes in mixer.
Place dough on a floured surface, then shape ino a circle and cut into 8 even pieces.
Shape dough pieces into balls(you can let the dough balls rest for about 15 minutes ) roll out the dough about 6 inches around and 1/2 inches is thick. The round is not as much important as the thickness.
If the dough is to thin it will not a puff. Don't worry if it does not puff you can use them for pizza or cut and make into pita chips.
Place the rolled out dough on a piece of tin foil and place the foil straight on the rack in the oven. There is no need to use a cookie sheet the dough will not puff as well on a cookie sheet.
Cook dough and 500° 5 to 8 minutes, cook 2 at 3 pitas at a time. Is important to make sure your oven temperature stays at 500°.
We decided to fly kites a few days ago, since the weather nice, sunny but very windy! This is Kenny, working his kite. He has so much fun.
Here is Cullen, getting his kite ready to fly.
Simone was untangling her kite here so she could get it up in the air.
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