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Southwest Pita Crisps

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Southwest Pita Crisps

Southwest Pita Crisps

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Equipment

  • - Pita Dough Maker: A device designed to help make authentic pita bread, providing quick, consistent dough preparation.

  • - Pizza Stone: Essential for baking flatbreads and pizzas to an even crispy texture on the bottom, while keeping them soft in the middle.

  • - Pastry Blender: A handheld utensil for efficiently mixing and incorporating ingredients into doughs without overworking, ideal for making various types of flatbread.

  • - Heavy Duty Rolling Pin: A crucial tool for rolling out doughs evenly, especially important when making items like pita bread or thin flatbreads.

  • - Pastry Brush: Useful for brushing olive oil or butter onto the dough before baking, which can enhance flavor and texture.

  • - Oven Thermometer: Accurate temperature measurement is key in baking, ensuring that your pitas are cooked perfectly without burning or being undercooked.

  • - Air Pocket Maker: A specialized tool designed to create the signature pocket in pita breads by sealing air pockets after baking.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil

  • 1 tablespoon chili powder

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin

  • 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne

  • Twelve 10-inch pita breads

  • 8 ounces extra-sharp yellow Cheddar, shredded (3 cups loosely packed)

Instructions

1

Instruction 1

Arrange oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat to 350°F. Line 2 large shallow baking sheets with foil.
2

Instruction 2

In small bowl, stir together vegetable oil, chili powder, cumin, and cayenne. Lay 1 pita round on cutting board. Brush both sides with oil mixture and sprinkle one side with 1/4 cup Cheddar. Cut into 6 triangles and place, cheese side up, on baking sheet. Repeat with 5 more pitas (3 pitas per sheet).
3

Instruction 3

Bake 6 minutes. Remove pans from oven, turn chips over with tongs, and bake until golden and crisp, about 3 to 4 minutes more. Transfer crisps to a rack and let cool.
4

Instruction 4

Repeat process with remaining pitas. Store airtight at room temperature up to one month.
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