Best Homemade Pita Chips Recipes

HOMEMADE PITA CHIPS

Steps:

• Preheat heat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cut pitas into 8 wedges. Pour olive oil into a bowl and add garlic, salt and pepper. Brush pita chips olive oil and garlic mixture. Arrange pita chips on baking sheet and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.

ROASTED RED PEPPER HUMMUS WITH HOMEMADE PITA CHIPS

Steps:

• In the bowl of a food processor, place the chickpeas and red bell pepper. On a cutting board, mash the garlic cloves with 1/4 teaspoon of salt to a smooth paste with the side of a knife, then add this to the processor along with the crushed red pepper, tahini, water, 4 tablespoons of the lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, cumin, and pepper and process until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides as needed. Taste and adjust the seasoning by adding salt and additional lemon juice, if necessary, to taste. Transfer to a wide shallow bowl for serving and use the back of a serving spoon to form a well in the center of the hummus. Drizzle with the remaining olive oil and sprinkle the top with the parsley, and paprika. Serve at room temperature, with pita chips for dipping.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Combine the olive oil, garlic, and Essence in a small bowl and whisk to mix. Brush the mixture evenly over the rough (inside portion) of each pita bread half. Stack the pita breads and cut into quarters. Arrange the pita pieces evenly on a baking sheet and bake until golden brown and crispy, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool before serving.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
• Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch
• Published by William Morrow, 1993.

HOMEMADE BAKED CHIPS (TORTILLA OR PITA)

Steps:

• Cut tortillas into 8 wedges.
• Brush or spray baking sheet with oil.
• Arrange tortilla wedges in a single layer on the baking sheet and brush or spray lightly with oil.
• Sprinkle with seasonings: salt or seasoned salt, chili powder, cinnamon sugar, etc.
• Bake at 325 until crisp and lightly browned, approximately 10 minutes.

SPINACH DIP WITH HOMEMADE PITA CHIPS

Steps:

• To make the pita chips, split the pita breads in half and cut into 4 triangled shape pieces.
• Oil a large baking sheet with the olive oil and line the pita slices in even rows. Salt the slices well for taste. You can also add some black pepper for a little more spice to it as well.
• Bake at 375 for about 10-12 minutes and the slices are toasted to a golden brown.
• To make the dip, empty the soup mix packet into a medium sized bowl. Add the sour cream and the mayonnaise and stir well.
• Add the drained spinach and the optional water chestnuts and stir well to combine. Chill for at least 2 hours.

EGGPLANT-OLIVE TAPENADE WITH HOMEMADE PITA CHIPS

Steps:

• Scoop out eggplant while hot and place in food processor fitted with blade. Puree with curry powder until smooth and drizzle in extra virgin olive oil and season lightly. While blending, add garlic, honey and vinegar. Transfer to a bowl and fold in scallions and olives. Check for balance of flavors and season with salt and pepper, if necessary. *To make pita chips: Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Cut pita chips into triangles and separate the top and bottom layer to create 2 triangles. Place triangles on cookie sheet, brush with extra virgin olive oil and season with sea salt. Put another baking sheet over the top. Bake until crisp, about 2 hours.

HOMEMADE GARLIC PITA CHIPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350º F.
• Using a small knife or kitchen scissors, cut along circumference of each pita bread to remove folded edge, leaving you with 4 rounds.
• Combine oil and garlic in a bowl.
• Brush each pita round with the oil and garlic mixture.
• Stack the rounds and then cut into 8 wedges.
• Arrange wedges in a single layer on a baking sheet, sprinkle lightly with salt, if desired and bake for 8-10 minutes until chips are golden brown.

EGGPLANT SALSA AND HOMEMADE PITA CHIPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Slice the tops off of the eggplants, and place on a baking sheet with the red pepper halves. Drizzle with olive oil to lightly coat.
• Bake for about 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until eggplant is tender. Remove from the oven, and place the eggplant and peppers into a large resealable bag. Seal, and let sit for 15 minutes to loosen the skin. Remove from the bag, peel off the skins, and dice the eggplants and pepper. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Place the tomatoes, and garlic in to the bowl with the roasted vegetables, and season with salt, pepper and cilantro. Mix until well blended. Set aside.
• Set the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Peel apart the pita breads into two thin circles. You may cut off the edges to make it easier. Brush melted butter onto what used to be the inside, and stack together. Cut into strips, then cut across at a diagonal to make diamond shapes. If you have kitchen scissors, it will be easy. Place them on a baking sheet.
• Bake the pita chips for 5 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly toasted. Stir occasionally if they overlap.