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Gluten-Free Pita Bread

February 18, 2013 by Cara

 

Ever have one of those moments where you are completely tongue-tied?

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So there I was at work minding my business, making a few drinks when I hear a voice asking me for an additional item in his beverage. As I look up to tell the stranger “Of course!” I immediately recognize his face and see that he is anything but a stranger. Nothing comes out of my mouth at this point. I am totally frozen but I am trying to play it cool (which I desperately acknowledge I am not accomplishing). My mouth is still open to say one word but all I can do is nod. I internally gasp. Why, you might ask? Because the person talking to me is none other than…

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A Walk to Remember’s Landon *freaking* Carter. Look, I know that Shane West hasn’t been in any movie in a long time and that if this was Brad Pitt it would have been on a completely different level. But we are talking about one of my all-time favorite movies. A Walk to Remember is the type of movie where it doesn’t matter how many times I have seen it, if it is showing on tv you better damn well believe that I will watch it over again.  And cry like a baby every time.

Maybe next time I will be able to find my words other than nodding like an open-mouthed doofus.

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Gluten-Free Pita Bread Recipe

I no longer use this recipe. This Pita Bread is an update, more delicious version.

Makes 4 pitas

Recipe base from E-how

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 1/2 c. Cara’s gluten-free flour blend
  • 1 1/2 tsp rapid rise yeast (a little more than half a package)
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 c. warm non-dairy milk or water (110 degrees)
  • 1 Tb oil

DIRECTIONS

  1. Whisk together everything (except the milk/water and oil) until well combined in a medium bowl. Make a well in the middle.
  2. Pour milk/water and oil in the well and mix with a wooden spoon. If the mixture is too sticky add 1 Tb flour at a time. When pushing your finger into the dough, it shouldn’t stick to your finger when pulling away. Form into a ball.
  3. Cover the bowl and place in a warm section of your kitchen and allow to rise for 1-1 1/2 hours (or until doubled in size).
  4. Place an oven-safe dish filled half-way with water on the bottom rack (once the water in this heats up, it provides steam in the oven and causes the bread to create a nice crust). Place a pizza stone inside the oven’s middle rack (if you do not have a pizza stone, trying using your baking sheet and place upside down). Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
  5. Divide dough up into 4 balls. Pat each ball down with your fingers ona lightly floured surface until flat (I tried doing a rolling pin with my first batch and it just did not work so I found using your hands was a much gentler method). You will need to cup your hands around the flattened dough in order to smooth out the edges as you go.
  6. Dust each side with a light layer of flour and place on baking stones. I ended up having to do 2 at a time because my pizza stones were smaller in size and could only fit one pita on each and 2 stones only fit into my stove.
  7. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until light browned. Unfortunately I have a very old oven that has no window to peak through so I had to guess when they were done.
  8.  Allow to cool for a couple of minutes and then slice in half. Taking a small knife, carefully cut the pocket.

 

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Filed Under: Kid-Friendly Tagged With: bread, Food, gluten free, pita, recipes, vegan, vegetarian

About Cara

Based in Chicago with her husband and son, Cara is the creator behind the site Fork and Beans: A place where kids can have fun with their food.

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Comments

  1. Kim hart

    March 5, 2015 at 9:52 am

    Just found your website and I am so excited ! Just found out I have to be dairy And gluten free! I was feeling depressed until I started reading all these amazing recipes! Thank you for hope! Can’t wait to start cooking!

  2. Alex

    August 28, 2013 at 8:29 pm

    Are these supposed to puff up at all in the oven? I dont think i can get my oven steamy enough!

  3. mmmarzipan

    April 15, 2013 at 12:27 pm

    Lovely! I am intrigued by your flour blend! It’s the only thing I don’t have and could mean the start of a happier relationship with gf baking for me!

  4. Lisa

    April 1, 2013 at 8:37 am

    What should I do if I don’t have rapid rise yeast. I do have Red Star Active Dry Yeast.

    • Laurel

      April 1, 2013 at 3:08 pm

      Cover it in a nice warm, draft-free place and let it rise longer (probably twice as long). Good luck!

      • Laurel

        April 1, 2013 at 4:43 pm

        …and… you’ll probably want to proof the yeast first before adding it to the dry ingredients – sorry

      • Frank

        April 18, 2013 at 6:35 pm

        Did u combine yeast & water separately & let work together–and then combine in flour mix ? thnks Frank

  5. Brooke (Crackers on the Couch)

    February 22, 2013 at 8:30 am

    OK, so I don’t know how I missed this post. And I haven’t actually seen A Walk to Remember, but I IMDB’d him and holy cats man! He’s got crazy freakin’ handsome actor chin! I can’t even talk to my husband’s boss at work much less freakin’-handsome-actor-chin people. At least you didn’t blurt out something like “Hey! Wanna see my pita?!” See? It could be worse…

  6. Caitlin

    February 19, 2013 at 1:23 pm

    oh how i love shane west in a walk to remember. he totally makes me swoon. i would have jumped up on the counter and wrapped my arms around him and said, “where have you been my whole life?!”

    pita bread!!!!!!!!!!!! wooooooo! this is happening, lady!

    • Cara

      February 22, 2013 at 6:39 am

      I was afraid I was going to do exactly that which is probably why I stood there frozen 🙂 xo (Was thinking about you the whole time though. I remember you sayng how much you love that movie!)

  7. Gabby @ the veggie nook

    February 18, 2013 at 5:53 pm

    Omg I would have done the same thing! The teenager in me would have been dying! I probably would have done something super embarrassing,like drop his drink, spilling and breaking everything and making a mess. And that makes you much smoother than me my dear 😉

    Mmmm pitas, I love stuffing them with greens, avo and chickpeas!

    • Cara

      February 19, 2013 at 8:37 am

      I usually can play it cool (the location of where I work tends to draw a lot of actors in) but this one totally threw me off! I was not expecting to see Landon in front of me 🙂 Total teen-aged girl…

  8. Laurel

    February 18, 2013 at 3:35 pm

    Ooh, I want to stuff them with yogurt/cucumber sauce and whatever I can find and shred, covered with more sauce. Yummy.

    • Cara

      February 19, 2013 at 8:38 am

      Yes yes and yes! I love me some yogurt/cucumber sauce 🙂

      • Laurel

        February 19, 2013 at 8:14 pm

        Yeah, Tzatziki. Go ahead, say that 3 times fast, I double dog dare you. Methinks it may be time to strain some Greek yogurt. http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/tzatziki-sauce/
        xoxoxo

  9. Anna {Herbivore Triathlete}

    February 18, 2013 at 3:17 pm

    I love pita bread and stuffing it to the gills with greens and sprouts. I’ve never thought of making my own, but am inspired to after this post.

    • Cara

      February 19, 2013 at 8:35 am

      Anything bread-like and homemade = better than store bought! (especially when it’s gluten-free). You had me at sprouts! Sprouts and avocado–that sounds so good…

  10. Molly (Sprue Story)

    February 18, 2013 at 12:48 pm

    Yum! Puffy, just-baked pita bread was one of the last gluten-y things I ate before I got my celiac diagnosis. It’s still “fresh” in my mind because it wasn’t so long ago—nice to see that I can have it again any time I’m feeling energetic enough to bake bread! 🙂

  11. Suzanne @RollWithIt

    February 18, 2013 at 10:16 am

    Ummm….what’da’what with the pitas? I was literally thinking on the weekend about how good a pita would be stuffed with tons of veg and sauteed onions. I will have to try these out!

    I am also extremely distracted by Baker Bettie’s avatar photo…Looking good Kristin!

  12. Baker Bettie

    February 18, 2013 at 9:10 am

    Ha! Cara you are so cute and I probably would have done the same thing. I love that movie and have also watched it like 20 times, uncontrollably crying during each viewing.

    These pitas look amazing! You are so talented!

    • Cara

      February 18, 2013 at 9:27 am

      I’m sorry, but I couldn’t read a word you wrote because I’m too busy checking out your HOT avatar photo!! 😉

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