Description
Homemade baked pita chips are the best snack and the perfect vessel for dips. They’re super easy to make at home, you can flavour them anyway you want and they’re so delicious. I’m using za’atar in this recipe but you can flavour them with any herbs and spices you like. I love using smoked paprika and cumin, or dried rosemary and sea salt.
They also make wonderful gifts!
Ingredients
- 3 pita breads
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cup za’atar (or seasoning of your choice)
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven. Heat your oven to 180C fan and line a large oven tray with baking paper.
- Mix the za’atar and olive oil. Add the 1/3 cup of olive oil and 1/3 cup of za’atar to a large bowl and give them a good mix, until you’ve got a a lovely combined za’atar oil.
- Chop the pita into triangles. Gather your pita bread on a chopping board. Cut each pita bread in half, lengthways (basically opening up the pocket and cutting through it). Place the two circles on top of each other, than cut in half down the middle. Put the two halves on top of each other and cut into large triangles.
- Mix the pita and oil. Add the triangles to the za’atar oil bowl and give them a good mix so each triangle gets coated in the za’atar oil.
- Bake the pita chips. Transfer the pita triangles to the lined baking tray, on a single layer. You want them on one layer so they cook consistently (if they’re on top of each other the ones on top will cook but the ones on the bottom will just go soggy). Bake for 20 minutes, giving them a stir halfway through the cooking time, or until they’re golden brown and crispy all over. And you’re done! Store the pita chips in an airtight container at room temperature and they’ll last for weeks.
Notes
This recipe is easily scaled – you just want enough oil/seasoning to coat your pita triangles. Your ratio is equal parts oil and seasoning here.
You can mix up the seasoning depending on what you have in your cupboard – I’ve made these with smoked paprika and chilli flakes, rosemary and sea salt, or simply sea salt and they’re equally delicious – so play around with your flavour combinations!
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 20
- Category: snacks
- Method: oven
- Cuisine: middle eastern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 10 chips
Keywords: chips, crisps, crackers