Pita Pocket Bread Dough

This is a very easy and good recipe.
They can be stored in a plastic bag
in the refrigerator for several days
or in the freezer for 1 or 2 months.
It makes really good tasting pitas
that make great tasting pita pizzas.

Ingredients:
1 1/8 cups warm water
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Directions:
Place all ingredients in kitchen-Aide mixer.
Mix with dough hook 5 minutes,
add more flour if to wet.
Place some flour on bread board,
with floured hands knead the dough,
form into a ball,
cover with mixing bowl to let rise, 40 minutes.
After dough has risen long enough, remove bowl and
gently roll and stretch dough into a 12 inch rope.
With a sharp knife, divide dough into 8 pieces.
Roll each into a smooth ball. With a rolling pin,
roll each ball into a 6 to 7 inch circle.
Set aside on a lightly floured countertop.
cover with a towel. Let pitas rise about
30 minutes or so until slightly puffy.
Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
Place 2 or 3 pitas on a wire cake rack.
Place cake rack directly on oven rack.
Bake pitas 4 to 5 minutes until puffed
and tops begin to brown.
Remove from oven and immediately place
pitas in a sealed brown paper bag or cover
them with a damp kitchen towel until soft.
Once pitas a softened, either cut in half
or split top edge for half or whole pitas.