Pita bread is a versatile flat bread common in Middle Eastern cuisines.
A Traeger is a grill that uses wood pellets for fuel. The Traeger has a thermostat that allows you to grill food at a more precise temperature than with an ordinary wood or charcoal grill. This makes it possible to use the grill for baking as well as grilling. Pita bread is a type of flat bread common in Middle Eastern cuisines. Pita bread is traditionally cooked in a wood-fired oven. Although pita bread is now commonly baked in a conventional oven, cooking it in a Traeger can allow you to reproduce an authentic pita bread taste.
Instructions
1. Mix the yeast with the flour, salt and sugar in the mixing bowl. Add the olive oil and 1 1/4 cup water and stir together with a wooden spoon. The mixture should form a ball. If it is too sticky, add more flour, one spoonful at a time. If too dry, add more water, one spoonful at a time.
2. Place the dough on a work surface, such as a counter top, and knead for around 10 minutes. You can also use an electric mixer on low speed and a dough hook.
3. Rub the ball of dough with oil and place it back into the bowl. Cover the mixing bowl with a kitchen towel and let the dough rise until doubled in bulk; this will take around 90 minutes.
4. Punch the dough down and divide it into eight pieces. Roll each piece into a ball, cover the balls with a kitchen towel and let the dough rest for around 15 minutes.
5. Fill the Traeger with wood pellets. Turn the Traeger on and set the temperature to 400 degrees). If you are using a baking stone, place it on top of the grill to heat up. If you are using a baking tray, turn it upside down and place it on top of the grill. Close the lid of the Traeger.
6. Roll the dough out into circles around 1/8 inch to ¼ inch thick.
7. Open the lid of the Traeger and place as many pitas as you can fit onto the tray or baking stone. Close the lid of the Traeger and bake the pitas for three to five minutes. The breads should be lightly browned. Use tongs or a metal spatula to remove the breads and place them on a board or rack to cool.
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