Pita Bread Bakeoff.... UDS vs Char-Broil Quantum

The title makes it sound more exciting than it was. :)

Actually, I was getting ready to bake some pita bread in my drum but the temperature wasn't coming up to where I needed it... so I lit the Char-Broil gas grill and cranked it on high. (I was in a hurry :))

I lit the drum and set my cast iron skillet inside to heat up..





Made my pita bread...
1pkg yeast dissolved in 1 1/4 cup of warm water
3 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
knead and let it rise for 2 hours or until doubled










divide into 8 to 12 pieces and let them rest for 20 minutes..

 

roll into 5-6 inch circles..

 

ready to bake...

 


I threw one in the drum and it would not "puff". It pretty much stayed flat and browned.. That's when I tweaked the air intake, opened it all the way and scooted the drum around to catch more of a breeze.


 

While waiting to see if the drum would be able to heat up, I lit the Char-Broil and cranked it up to high heat. Added some Grill Mates and a couple of pitas...


 


It didn't take much time at all before the pitas in the Char-Broil "puffed". :)


 

When I checked the drum pita... it was "puffing" too! :)


 

I kept both cookers busy...

 

While finishing up the remaining pita bread, I sliced some greek pork braid and heated it in the drum skillet with a few minced scallions...


 











made some tzatziki sauce...


 


and enjoyed the rest of the day....












I loved it! The pita bread had a nice light smokey flavor. The Greek pork braid was already one of my new favorites (Thank you again Rolf!! :)) ...and the tzatziki sauce added a new level of flavor I had not tried before.
 You can bake pita bread in an oven at 500 degrees F for about 5 minutes. When using the grill or smoker I found the bread does not brown on top. I gave them a quick turn to brown the tops too. I'll definately make these again. :) Next time I will double the recipe on the pitas, these went fast!