Baked Pita Chips

[Diane Lane]

This is sort of a cheat recipe, in my opinion, since all you do is cut up pita bread, season it, and then bake it, but it would be nice for a quick treat, and great for appetizers. I would like to make pita bread from scratch someday, but for now, this recipe might be a nice compromise. Pita bread and chips have always been a favorite of mine. We always had toasted pita bread at home when I was growing up, and toasted pita chips with hummus are yummy.

 

[Corzhens]

Is pita bread the unleavened bread? I am not really familiar with pita bread but I have come across the term in some readings. And if what I know of pita is correct that it's like the tortilla, I have to agree that it would be a good snack when toasted because of the crunchy texture. And for the seasoning? Maybe I would have cheese bits for the toppings and if there is bell pepper, that would be an instant home made pizza for me.

 

[Mara]

I love pitta chips as they sound so much healthier, but I doubt they are. If you do go for wholemeal or the stoneground ones they maybe a little healthier as in having more fiber. These days I see pitta bread that are made with garlic and sundried tomatoes and I think those would be yummy pitta chips.

 

[cupcakechef]

Love pita chips and hummus! We've just recently found out too that our not quite two year old daughter is also obsessed with hummus - she'll just eat it straight, not needing anything to dip it into!

 

[rz3300]

Sounds like a much healthier option than your standard tortilla chips. I am pretty sure that I have something similar to these, and they are great. Just give me something to dip in it or top it with something good and I would say you have a good snack on hand. Guacamole is preferred of course, but it is just so darn expensive here.

 

[Diane Lane]

I'm sure you could do something similar with tortillas, to make your own baked tortilla chips at home. I've actually considered doing that @rz3300, since I'm not a big fryer, and love to bake. I've found some tortillas that I'm happy with (flour), and might try making some baked flour tortilla chips and see how they come out.

@Corzhens Some pita is unleavened, and others are slightly leavened. I've never made it from scratch, but I'd like to someday. I would also love to make mazo bread someday, that's an unleavened bread/cracker.