#EdenCooks - Olympic Pita Bread - Mon. Aug 20, 8pm EST

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#EdenCooks - Olympic Pita Bread - Mon. Aug 20, 8pm EST

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Contributor: Antipova Antipova
Quote:
Originally posted by True Pleasures
*sniggers* "uncover your balls" Sorry. Sorry. I'll behave.
Hah! Whoops! Maybe I should find a proofreader
08/20/2012
Contributor: Augustxsins Augustxsins
Quote:
Originally posted by True Pleasures
*sniggers* "uncover your balls" Sorry. Sorry. I'll behave.
I giggled, too!
08/20/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
Quote:
Originally posted by travelnurse
I was thinking that I will tell my husband that 20 minutes is long enough to rest his balls!
YES.
08/20/2012
Contributor: True Pleasures True Pleasures
Quote:
Originally posted by travelnurse
I was thinking that I will tell my husband that 20 minutes is long enough to rest his balls!
lol And then what happens after 20 minutes of rest?
08/20/2012
Contributor: Jordan B Jordan B
Quote:
Originally posted by Antipova
Hah! Whoops! Maybe I should find a proofreader
I was thinking about it too!
08/20/2012
Contributor: travelnurse travelnurse
I tried to behave, there were just too many other options!!
08/20/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova

Depending on the size of your baking stone and of your pita, start putting them in the oven one at a time, or two by two. They back in about 5 minutes, so there's no reason to wait.

Flop the pita onto the baking stone with your hands, or with a spatula if you're not comfortable with that.




Once it's puffed up, remove it from the oven with a spatula. (You can use your hands, but they're sort of easy to tear by mistake) and replace it the the next one ready to bake.

Once you've reached the end of your rows of dough, you'll have a beautiful puffy stack of pita waiting for you to begin your meal.



Trivia: Second only to water, milk was the most-stocked beverage in the Olympic Village---75,000 liters were ordered in!

08/20/2012
Contributor: playsalot playsalot
Quote:
Originally posted by travelnurse
I was thinking that I will tell my husband that 20 minutes is long enough to rest his balls!
haha
08/20/2012
Contributor: bayosgirl bayosgirl
Quote:
Originally posted by travelnurse
I was thinking that I will tell my husband that 20 minutes is long enough to rest his balls!
I *WISH* that was all it took.. *snort*
08/20/2012
Contributor: Beck Beck
Quote:
Originally posted by travelnurse
I was thinking that I will tell my husband that 20 minutes is long enough to rest his balls!
Haha! "Hey honey, I am ready for round 2. 20 minutes is long enough to rest your balls."
08/20/2012
Contributor: True Pleasures True Pleasures
Is there any alternative to a baking stone? I don't have one..
08/20/2012
Contributor: cthuljew cthuljew
Quote:
Originally posted by True Pleasures
lol And then what happens after 20 minutes of rest?
The better question is, what won't happen?
08/20/2012
Contributor: SneakersAndPearls SneakersAndPearls
Quote:
Originally posted by True Pleasures
Is there any alternative to a baking stone? I don't have one..
You can flip a regular baking sheet upside down. Make sure it is preheated with your oven.
08/20/2012
Contributor: travelnurse travelnurse
Quote:
Originally posted by Beck
Haha! "Hey honey, I am ready for round 2. 20 minutes is long enough to rest your balls."
YES YES!!!!!
08/20/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
Quote:
Originally posted by True Pleasures
Is there any alternative to a baking stone? I don't have one..
[boldYep! Just flip a cookie sheet upside-down when you turn on the oven, and let it heat up. It's not quite as hot, but it still works just fine. ]
08/20/2012
Contributor: True Pleasures True Pleasures
Quote:
Originally posted by SneakersAndPearls
You can flip a regular baking sheet upside down. Make sure it is preheated with your oven.
M'kay. Thanks!
08/20/2012
Contributor: Augustxsins Augustxsins
Quote:
Originally posted by Antipova

Depending on the size of your baking stone and of your pita, start putting them in the oven one at a time, or two by two. They back in about 5 minutes, so there's no reason to wait.

Flop the pita onto the baking stone with your hands, ... more
Looks amazingly delicious!
08/20/2012
Contributor: travelnurse travelnurse
Quote:
Originally posted by cthuljew
The better question is, what won't happen?
That is true.
08/20/2012
Contributor: playsalot playsalot
It seems lke making pitas is pretty easy.
08/20/2012
Contributor: SneakersAndPearls SneakersAndPearls
Quote:
Originally posted by Antipova
[boldYep! Just flip a cookie sheet upside-down when you turn on the oven, and let it heat up. It's not quite as hot, but it still works just fine. ]
Great minds and whatnot.
08/20/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova

Images for this meeting are hosted at link



We had a request for a hummus recipe, since hummus is the classic pita accompaniment. I don't make hummus at my own house very often because my food processor is the $10 kind that is too weak to make nice pastes. But when I have the opportunity to use nice ones (like my mom's...)


Hummus

4 cloves of garlic
juice of half a lemon
1/4 cup dried parsley
salt and pepper to taste
3 tsp hot sauce (Tobasco style, with only cayenne peppers and vinegar in the ingredients list)
1/4 cup tahini (ground sesame paste
1 3/4 cup olive oil, divided
4 cups chick peas, cooked.

If you use dried chick peas, soak them overnight, then cook them (Or just cook them in a pressure cooker.) If you use canned, just using them out of the can is fine.

Add 3/4 cup of olive oil and all the other ingredients to your whopper chopper, and grind until the garlic is indistinguishablepifro m the other ingredients.

Add the chick peas, a few at a time, along with more olive oil, a quarter cup at a time. Be sure to keep processing until everything is very very smooth.

If you want to make it extra authentic, serve in a bowl drizzled with extra olive oil and sprinkled with zatar. If you don't have a Middle Eastern Market nearby, blend some oregano, thyme, marjoram, and savory with sesame seeds, salt, and some sumac.
08/20/2012
Contributor: travelnurse travelnurse
Yes it does look amazingly easy. Even for me who really cant cook!
08/20/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
Quote:
Originally posted by playsalot
It seems lke making pitas is pretty easy.
They are *the* easiest yeast bread. You should give them a try!
08/20/2012
Contributor: bayosgirl bayosgirl
what's zatar?
08/20/2012
Contributor: Melan!e Melan!e
Quote:
Originally posted by bayosgirl
what's zatar?
And sumac?
08/20/2012
Contributor: playsalot playsalot
A little parika looks nice too.
08/20/2012
Contributor: Beck Beck
Quote:
Originally posted by Antipova
Images for this meeting are hosted at linkWe had a request for a hummus recipe, since hummus is the classic pita accompaniment. I don't make hummus at my own house very often because my food processor is the $10 kind that is too weak to make nice ... more
Yum! I had hummus the first time recently. I wasn't sure what to think of it because it was on pizza loaded in toppings.
08/20/2012
Contributor: travelnurse travelnurse
I usually throw some canned chick peas with garlic and lemon juice in the magic bullet. It doesn't taste bad. And it's cheap.
08/20/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova

So there's the Greek section of our meeting!

If you were to host an Olympic-themed cooking meeting, which meal would you choose to prepare?
08/20/2012
Contributor: True Pleasures True Pleasures
Quote:
Originally posted by bayosgirl
what's zatar?
I think it's supposed to be a Middle East spice mix.
08/20/2012