Making the pita chips was very interesting and it was a wonderful evening snack. I had a choice to make it savory or sweet but figured the kids would like the sweet version with the cinnamon sugar. The best part is I got to also make the Pita Bread from scratch which is something I wanted to make for a while The cinnamon pita chips became quite popular and they are available in stores now. Making them is very simple and I decided to give it a shot just like I had made Baked tortilla chips. The tortilla chips though were not entirely homemade and I had made them from store-bought corn tortillas.
Why make these Cinnamon Sugar Pita chips?
I think this is by far the best pita chips that I have eaten. One of the main reasons is, I made the pita bread from scratch and then used that to bake the chips. Secondly, these chips are baked and not deep fried and that makes it even healthier. We can make this salted or sweet. I chose to make them sweet as the boys would enjoy it more. But I and my husband loved a batch of salted plain ones with a good smear of hummus. Last but not the least, it is so much more economical to make these pita chips at home than the store-bought ones. That definitely allows us to enjoy these much more often.
My other bakes in the A – Z Baking around the World Marathon –
A for Almond cookies from China B for Bretzel Rolls from Germany C for Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting from USA D for Danish Cookies from Denmark E for Empanada from Argentina F for Franzbrötchen from Germany G for Grissini from Italy H for Hot Cross Buns from England I for Irish Freckle Bread from Ireland J for Jan Hagel Cookies from Netherlands K for Kiffles / Kiflis from Hungary L for Lagana Bread from Greece M for Monkey Bread from the USA N for Nazook / Nazouk from Armenia O for Obi Non from Uzbekistan P for PeynirilPoğaça from Turkey Q for Quesitos from Puerto Rico R for Rice flour Cookies from Persia S for Sheermal from India T for Tijgerbrood / Tiger bread from the Netherlands U for Umm Ali from Egypt V for Vanillekipferl from Austria W for Whole Wheat English Muffin Bread from England / America Preparation time - 20 minutes plus 1 ½ hours of rising timeBaking time - 5 minutes plus 20 minutesDifficulty level - intermediate
Ingredients to make Cinnamon Sugar Pita Chips -
To make Pita
Whole wheat flour - ¾ cup Bread flour - ½ cup (can be substituted with all-purpose flour) Instant yeast - ½ tsp Salt - ½ tsp Sugar - 1 tsp Oil - 1 tbsp Lukewarm water - ½ cup to ¾ cup
To make the chips
Butter - 2 tablespoon (melted) Sugar - 4 tbsp Cinnamon - 1 tsp
Procedure to make Cinnamon Sugar Pita Chips -
To make the dough for Pita
I made the dough in my stand mixer. Combine the flour, instant yeast, sugar, and salt in the bowl. Add the lukewarm water and oil and knead until the dough starts pulling away from the sides of the bowl. Add a little more flour if needed. Knead the dough for 6 to 7 minutes and then place it in a greased bowl. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and then a kitchen towel and let it rise in a warm place until double in volume.
To make the Pita
Preheat the oven to 450 F with a pizza stone inside the oven. If you don’t have a pizza stone, we can make the pita in a baking tray. Only if using a pizza stone, place it in the oven when preheating. Once the dough has risen, deflate it gently and then divide it into 2 parts. Shape it into a ball and let it sit for about 10 minutes. Roll each ball into an 8-inch circle. Place the rolled pita on the pizza stone and let it cook for about 4 minutes. If using a baking tray, place the rolled dough on an un-greased baking sheet and place it in the oven. Let it cook for 4 minutes and then flip it to the other side and cook for a minute more. By now the pita would be puffed up and golden brown.
Remove the pita from the oven and let it cool on a rack completely.
To bake the chips
Preheat the oven to 375 F and line a baking sheet with parchment. Once the pita bread has cooled, carefully separate the two layers. The pita would have puffed up and we can easily separate the layers. I cut the pita in the middle and then separate the layers. Then split the halves again into wedges and this way you will get 8 wedges from each pita. Place the wedges on the prepared baking sheet. Melt the butter in a bowl. Combine the cinnamon and sugar in a bowl. Brush the top and bottom of the pita wedges with butter and sprinkle a generous amount of cinnamon sugar on both sides.
Bake the cinnamon sugar pita chips for 15 to 20 minutes, turning the pita upside down once in between. Cool the chips on a rack and serve!
Expert Tips
Making our own pita bread and then baking them into chips makes a big difference in the flavor. We can make these cinnamon sugar pita chips from store-bought pita as well. If not a fan of sweet pita chips, try using savory flavors like garlic butter or Za’atar spice to make a variation of pita chips. When making a batch of pita for a Middle Eastern dinner night, save a few to make these cinnamon pita chips as a dessert. The pita bread can be made a day ahead and then baked into chips Using a pizza stone really helps make the best pita bread and that in turn makes the best chips
Variation of the Pita chips
We can skip the cinnamon sugar and make salted chips. We can just use plain salt on top. We can use garlic salt or fresh garlic along with butter to make garlic-flavored chips. We could use Italian herbs along with butter to make flavorful spiced chips.
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