Does Your Pita Bread Puff?

I think people feel most accomplished in the kitchen when they first make pita bread. They spend so much time caring for the dough, making sure it rises, rolling it out, and putting it in the oven. The real measure of success, though, is whether the pita puffs up in the oven or not. When, it does, it makes you want to turn cartwheels in the living room. When it doesn't, it so discouraging!

When pita doesn't puff, it's fixable. Baking pita bread is actually pretty simple once you get the basic elements down. Here is what to do when your pita bread doesn't puff up...