Fish tube, again

We re-installed the fish tube, and it seems to be much more popular this time around! Everybody's had a turn at it: the rasboras, panda cory, Amano shrimp, and even our nerite snail! The snail must have climbed up on a plant or something, because the tube doesn't touch the walls of the tank.

There is regularly at least one rasbora in the tube. It's usually a different rasbora each day, which is a relief.

Pita bread

Had leftover chicken from Zankou, but no pita to go with it, so I decided to make some!

I followed this recipe, paraphrased here:

• 227 g (~1.5 C) flour
• 65% water
• 6% olive/canola oil
• 1.5% dry yeast
• 2.7% salt

Percentages are by mass, relative to flour. Special thanks to my roommate, who bought a 2 kg digital scale and a thermocouple reader for his coffee-making.

Let rise for 5 hr at 22°C. This produces a lot more gas than my usual bread recipe at the same temperature, probably due to the increased amount of yeast. Punch down, let rise for another half hour or so.

Preheat oven, with baking stone, to 475°F.

Divide dough into 6 balls. Flatten into discs and then roll out with a rolling pin.

Sprinkle some water on top, and let sit for 10 min or so. Ensure bottom is well-floured, and slide onto baking stone. Bake for 3 min.

Magically, it ballons up and then you get a pita! I still don't understand how this happened.

And it came out pretty good! A bit salty, but that wasn't so noticeable after filling it with chicken and garlic sauce and hummus. Need to be careful not to get it too thin during the rolling and handling process.