MIDDLE EAST/MEDITERRANEAN: Wow. Pita is hard to make. Making the dough is easy enough, with a stand mixer, and a pleasure to work with. Getting them to puff up to create the pocket is a different matter, and after lots of experimentation, I settled on the stove top method rather than using the oven.

Video: Homemade pita bread, simple and easy| Baker: Bincy Chris

Ingredients	AP flour, sugar, salt, yeast, olive oil
Rise time	60 + 30
Equipment	stand mixer saves time, but not necessary