How to make pita bread for Shawarma

In the middle East and the Caucasus, a traditional bread product is a pita. It is a thin unleavened flatbread made from wheat flour. In Russia it is most often used for supply of Shawarma (dyuner). Currently, the pita bread can be purchased at almost any store. Its preparation at home quite difficult because of not having a special oven (tandoor, Tanura). But still with a strong desire to create something similar.

You will need

• • 250 gr. water
  • 500 gr. flour
  • 1 bag (8 gr.) yeast
  • salt (can not add)

Instruction

1. This recipe classical Arabic pita bread, now you can find recipes which add eggs, butter, different spices. If you have a cauldron and a gas stove, you can turn on the burner, flip the cauldron, its good to warm up. Bake directly on it.
2. You need to prepare a yeast dough. To do this, dissolve yeast packet in warm water. Add salt and mix well until dissolved. Then gradually incorporate the flour. Form one big ball, cover it with a towel and allow the dough to rise.
3. Shape balls with a diameter of 5-6 cm, cover with a towel and allow the dough to rise again.
4. Roll them out into very thin pancakes with a thickness of a few millimeters.
   Also, the dough can be stretched by hand to do this, first slightly flatten with a rolling pin, and then pull it to the fist of the left hand, and with your right gently pull around the circle. This method allows you to make thin sheets of lavash. Remember, a well kneaded dough will not tear.
5. Start frying on a dry hot pan. On average, one side takes 15-20 seconds.
   Lay the finished lavash between wipes. This will allow him not to dry.
   Further, from such a pita, you can do absolutely anything you want: classic Shawarma with feta cheese and spinach, salmon, curry. There is already what your imagination will suffice. Bon appetit.