Game day is fast approaching and if you’re like me then you’ll have a quite the crowd to serve at half time. I’ve spent the last few weeks really brainstorming and searching pinterest for the perfect half time appetizers and dishes and have found some really great ideas. I think my guests will be pleased as punch with some of my game day creations. One of the many new recipes I have came up with and I think my guests are going to love, aside from the delicious Guacamole Dip I just featured, is this lovely Homemade Smoky Pita Chips recipe!
If you’re planning to whip up a few dips yourself for game day and aren’t sure what chips to pair with them, then I would definitely recommend this homemade smoky Pita Chip recipe. Affordable, easy and simply delicious, you just can’t go wrong when pairing these chips with your favorite dip!
Homemade Smoky Pita Chips Recipe
Ingredients
5 pieces of pita bread (appx. 8″ in diameter)
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 teaspoon cumin powder
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F
Add all of the seasonings to the olive oil and whisk to combine.
Use a brush to lightly coat each piece of pita bread with the olive oil mixture.
Carefully cut each piece of pita bread into eight wedges.
Arrange the wedges on a large baking sheet and place in the oven.
Bake for five minutes and use tongs to turn them over. Rotate the pan.
Bake for another five minutes or until crisp.
Allow to completely cool before serving.
(makes 40 chips)
Enjoy!
Notes:
All ovens are different, so I suggest testing one by itself or closely watching your first batch. In my oven, six minutes on each side was perfect, but you’ll want to check yours after five minutes. Also, don’t leave them in the oven until they are completely hard. They will continue to firm up after you remove them from the oven and cool.
This is a great way to use up pita bread that is starting to go stale.
Pita chips are nice and sturdy, so they’re perfect for thicker dips like cheese balls, guacamole, or bean dip.
The seasonings will fall to the bottom of the olive oil, so give it a little stir with your brush each time you go in for more.
You only need a very thin layer of oil on the pita bread. If you add too much, the chips will be greasy.
If you like things spicy, you could also add a quarter teaspoon of cayenne pepper to the seasonings. Alternately, you could leave the seasonings out altogether for a more basic pita chip. Just sprinkle a little salt on them before baking.
You could do the same thing with flour or corn tortillas as well. However, they’ll cook a little faster, so you’ll need to adjust the cooking time.
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- 5 pieces of pita bread (appx. 8″ in diameter)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon cumin powder
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- Preheat the oven to 350°F
- Add all of the seasonings to the olive oil and whisk to combine.
- Use a brush to lightly coat each piece of pita bread with the olive oil mixture.
- Carefully cut each piece of pita bread into eight wedges.
- Arrange the wedges on a large baking sheet and place in the oven.
- Bake for five minutes and use tongs to turn them over. Rotate the pan.
- Bake for another five minutes or until crisp.
- Allow to completely cool before serving.
This is a great way to use up pita bread that is starting to go stale.
Pita chips are nice and sturdy, so they’re perfect for thicker dips like cheese balls, guacamole, or bean dip.
The seasonings will fall to the bottom of the olive oil, so give it a little stir with your brush each time you go in for more.
You only need a very thin layer of oil on the pita bread. If you add too much, the chips will be greasy.
If you like things spicy, you could also add a quarter teaspoon of cayenne pepper to the seasonings. Alternately, you could leave the seasonings out altogether for a more basic pita chip. Just sprinkle a little salt on them before baking.
You could do the same thing with flour or corn tortillas as well. However, they’ll cook a little faster, so you’ll need to adjust the cooking time.
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