Homemade Pita Chips

By ruthg

Making your own pita chips is easy, inexpensive, and — best of all — you can control and customize the seasoning according to your own taste. Here’s just one recipe for homemade chips.

Ingredients

• 3 6-inch pocket pitas
• 3 cups vegetable oil
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 tsp. dried thyme
• 1/4 tsp. paprika
• 1/4 tsp. cayenne
• 1/4 tsp. kosher salt

Details

Adapted from cuisinerecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Cut 3 6-inch pocket pitas into 6 wedges each; peel wedges apart into triangles. Heat 3 cups vegetable oil to 360° in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Deep-fry chips in batches until crisp, flipping once, 1–2 minutes. Remove chips and drain on several layers of paper towels. Combine 1 tsp. garlic powder, 1 tsp. dried thyme, ¼ tsp. paprika, ¼ tsp. cayenne, and ¼ tsp. kosher salt; sprinkle over warm chips.