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Whole wheat pita chips

Pita chips are perfect accompaniment to dips, especially if they are made from homemade whole wheat pita bread. You cannot ask for a better appetizer to entertain your guests. Remember how we love munching on fried packaged chips while watching a movie or on a game night. Well these are the same, only they are yummier and a lot healthier! These are baked and made from whole wheat too so they get added bonus points. You can devour a big bowl without any guilt. Pita chips are made by baking already baked pita bread in oven. Extra virgin olive oil,salt and hint of red chili powder makes these crispy and crunchy yeasty pita chips even more delish. They are perfect for enjoying hummus , muhammara , green goodness coriander hummus , baba ganoush or any other dip for that matter. Pita chips are an amazing snack food for game night, movie night or for entertaining guests. It can be made in advance and stored in air tight container but tastes best when just out of oven. Honestly wh...

Whole wheat pita bread

Pita bread is a soft Middle eastern bread which has pockets in which hummus, tahini, falafel and salad is scooped to make popular falafel sandwiches. Pita bread can be cut into traingle shape and baked in oven too to make crisp pita chips to accompany dips and salsa. Pita is baked at high temperature causing it to rise and create pockets which remain even when it gets deflated on cooling down. I love middle eastern food. Its healthy, lemony, garlicky and made with super fresh ingredients and fruity extra virgin olive oil. Fattoush salad, Tabbouleh, hummus and Falafel sandwiches are all my favorites. Pita is usually made with all purpose flour but I am sharing the recipe of whole wheat pita bread which is equally good, plus healthier too! It is soft, yeasty, pillowy, guilt free and you will want to stuff everything from grilled meat, seafood to barbecued cottage cheese into it and finishing with dips like hummus , tahini, pesto , aioli and salsa . I enjoy eating it with a good...