Recipes
Baked Pita Chips with Za'atar Spice & Ginger and Caramelized Onion Hummus
FAB PRODUCTS USED
FAB PREMIUM OIL SOLUBLE CARAMLISED ONION,FAB PREMIUM OIL SOLUBLE ZAATAR,FAB NATURAL GINGER EXTRACT
Prep Time
:20:(HH:MM)
Serves
8-10
Baking/Cooking Time
180°C for 10 min
Baking Temp
180°C for 10 min
Baking Temp Details
Celsius
Level
Adavanced
Short Recipe Description
Additional Categories
Vegetarian
INGREDIENTS
|
1: Baked Pita Chips with Za'atar Spice Flour - 1 ¾ Cup Sugar - 1tsp instant yeast - 1tsp salt - 1 tsp warm water - ¾ cup olive oil - 1 tbsp any oil - 1 tbsp Chilli flakes - 1tsp Za'atar Spice - 2tsp Fab Premium Oil Soluble Zaatar Flavour - ½ tsp 2: For the caramelised onions Olive oil - 1 tbsp white or brown sugar - ½ tsp medium onions, diced - 2 balsamic vinegar - 1tsp Fab Premium Oil Soluble Caramelized Onion Flavour - ½ tsp 3: For the hummus cooked chick peas - 400gm tahini paste - 1tbsp cloves garlic, pressed - 5-6 lemon juice - 3 salt - 1tsp olive oil, more if required - 1/3 cup ginger, chopped - 1/2 inch Fab 100% Natural Oil Soluble Ginger Extract - ¼ tsp |
METHOD
1: Baked Pita Chips with Za'atar Spice
- In a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, combine the flour, sugar, yeast, 1 tsp Za'atar spice, Zaatar essence/flavour and salt.
- Add the water and oil and combine until a soft ball forms.
- Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface or in the stand mixer for 5 minutes or until smooth.
- Shape the dough into a ball and place in a lightly oiled bowl, turning to coat with oil.
- Cover with a tea towel and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until the dough doubles in volume.
- In the bowl, stretch the dough and fold it onto itself once.
- Divide into equal pieces.
- Shape each piece into a ball, then arrange the balls on a lightly oiled baking sheet, spacing them evenly.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 15 minutes.
- On a lightly floured surface, using a rolling pin, roll out each piece of dough into a 6-inch (15 cm) disc.
- Heat a lightly oiled, non-stick pan over medium heat.
- When the pan is hot, cook one disc at a time for 2 minutes.
- Flip and continue cooking for 1 minute or until the pita puffs up and lightly browns.
- Set aside on a wire rack.
- Wipe skillet clean with a lightly oiled paper towel before cooking each pita.
- Cut the pita bread into diamonds and put them into a bowl.
- Lightly coat the pita bread pieces in any oil.
- Add the remaining 1 tsp Za'atar spice, Chilli flakes and gently toss the pita bread pieces till the spices are coated evenly.
- More spice can be added if required.
- Place the coated pita bread pieces on a parchment sheet and bake at 180°C for about 10 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool and transfer into an airtight box.
- Baked pita bread chips can be stored up to 1 month.
2: Caramelized Onion
- Add Olive oil to a pan over medium heat.
- Toss in diced onions and let them cook, stirring often, until they become soft and turn light golden brown.
- Add the sugar and balsamic vinegar and stir to combine.
- Cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Remove from heat, add the caramelized onion essence/flavour, mix and cool completely..
3: Hummus
- Combine cooked chickpeas, tahini, garlic, ginger, Fab ginger extract, lemon juice and salt in a food processor.
- Blitz,and slowly add the olive oil until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
- (Optional : You can 1 or 2 tbsp of caramelized onions to the hummus and pulse a few times to incorporate.
- Place the hummus in a serving dish and top with the remaining caramelized onions.
