How to Make Homemade Pita Chips

Pita chips are a natural for dips like this week's Greek spanakopita dip. Here's how to make your own from purchased pitas.

How to Make Homemade Pita Chips

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.

 

    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.

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