Adaptable to your tastes, feel free to use all all-purpose flour in place of the whole wheat.
1 cup warm water
1 tsp yeast (we prefer Red Star Active Dry Yeast)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 3/4 cup - 2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
Place warm water into the bowl of a stand mixer and add the yeast. Begin mixing with the regular beater on low. Add the salt and 1/2 cup whole wheat flour. Switch to the bread hook, and add another 1/2 cup whole wheat flour. Continue adding flour by 1/4 cups until the dough ball cleans the side of the bowl. Allow to continue mixing for 6-7 minutes.
Place dough ball into a lightly oiled bowl, turning once to oil all sides. Cover with a clean dish towel and place in a warm location for about an hour to rise. (Note... if our house is a cold as mine - heat a cup of water in a coffee mug to boiling in your microwave. Keep the steaming water in a corner of the microwave and place the bowl with the dough into the microwave. It keeps the bread nice and warm!).
Preheat oven to 425ºF and place a baking sheet in the middle of the oven to heat.
Dump the dough onto a well floured surface, and cut into 6-7 pieces. Allow to rest a few minutes, then place one piece in the middle of a board well dusted with flour. Flatten the ball, then roll to about 1/4 of an inch thick. Proceed with remaining pieces.
Place the rounds onto the preheated sheet in the oven and bake for about 6 minutes, or until the pita has puffed and is lightly browned. Transfer to a wire rack to cool... or alternatively, eat immediately!
Liv Life Note: We make this recipe so often I no longer measure the ingredients... to make a slightly larger batch, place about 1 1/4 water in the bowl, add yeast, 1 cup of all-purpose flour, and the salt and mix. Simply add more flour (either whole wheat or all-purpose) until the dough ball cleans the sides of the bowl. Follow the rest of the directions as above.
Liv Life Note 2: Occasionally my pita doesn't puff... after much research, I still haven't come to a good reason why, but whether it puffs or not, it's still wonderful!
