On 2/2/2020 12:45 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> I was craving hummus. I bought some today. Yeah, I know some of you will
> tell me how easy it is to make but I don't eat enough of it to warrant
> purchasing tahini. I picked up a bag of Greek pita at the bread outlet
> yesterday. Came home to find that all but one of my pita was eaten!
> Grr..

I sure hope you're charging this person for the food they keep eating
when you're not around.

> Ah but no problem. It's easy to make.. I've made it before.
>
> I then discoverer that my Active Dry Yeast was badly expired. I did have
> Rapid Rise. I've never used it before. I bought it for some recipe but
> never made the recipe. Then I discovered my AP flour was just past the
> "Best" By" date. And I still have the messed up oven. Despite all this,
> I still made it.
>
> I did dock it as I wanted it not to "pocket". Not sure my oven even gets
> hot enough to pocket. I used a different stone when I made it prior and
> I baked in on clay tiles, which I no longer have.
>
> The end result is perfect! I'm going to try making this with some whole
> wheat flour (maybe a cup) mixed in next time.
>
> The recipe:
>
> https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/20...x3CBZ4Yd6TlxQQ
>
<whew!> I'm glad it turned out well. Personally, given the expired
yeast, the questionable "Best By" date on the flour and problems with
the oven the gardener boy allegedly broke... I'd have sent him to the
store to replace the pita bread, out of his own [pardon the pun] pocket.

Jill