Pita Bread

Made some pita bread for the first time, using a recipe from my favorite bread book:  Artisan Bread Baking in 5 Minutes A Day.  It needs some tweaks (or maybe it's just my oven).  I was able to get the oven up to 500 degrees but in 10 minutes, the pitas came out crispy, not soft.  I shortened the time with the last batch and they came out soft and pliant, but then hardened a bit when they cooled down.  I think I need to shorten the time even more and perhaps wrap them up in a damp towel when cooling?  Experiments, experiments.  But these pita were delicious (albeit crispy) and perfect with our dinner of fresh falafel and tahini sauce and tomato-cuke-feta salad.