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Pita Chips and Cheese Fondue

Pita Chips and Cheese Fondue Dip

Cheese fondue carries with it such a fun, communal aspect. Hosting friends for fondue is a fabulous way to celebrate the holidays as a group. You can also make this recipe for a special occasion, Christmas dinner, or New Year’s Eve.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

For the Pita Chip Dough

  • 1 c milk
  • ½ c yogurt
  • ½ c water
  • 2 tbsp dry yeast
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • 3 c all-purpose flour

Cheese Fondue Dip

  • ¼ c whole milk
  • c Greek yogurt
  • 1 c grated cheese
  • 1 c parmesan
  • 1 block cream cheese softened
  • 1 tsp chopped dill plus more for garnish
  • 1 tsp chopped parsley plush more for garnish
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • ½ tsp red pepper flakes
  • ½ tsp ground black pepper
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 c cherry tomatoes
  • ½ c kalamata olives sliced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Instructions
 

For the Pita Chips:

  • First, active the yeast with warm water and wait 10 minutes
  • In a large bowl mix the milk, yogurt, and water.
    Wet Ingredients
  • After, add the active yeast, salt, sugar, and flour. Start to knead.
    Dry Ingredients
  • After we have a dough that will not stick to our hands, grease the bowl with 1 tbsp olive oil to prevent sticking.
  • Put the dough into the bowl and leave it to ferment for 1 hour.
  • Take the dough after fermentation, make a roll and divide to equal 12 pieces.
    12 balls of dough
  • Roll out all the pieces in a round shape.
    Rolled out pita dough
  • Put 2 dough one after the other and close the edges by pressing with a finger.
    Round pita dough
  • Put the pita breads in a tray and bake in the oven (200 C / 392 F) for 15 minutes.
  • After it baked take out them and let them cool.
  • Divide the bread into two from the middle and cut them into triangles.
    Pita Chip Squares
  • Put olive oil, salt and dried thyme on top and bake in the oven (180 C / 356 C) for 10 minutes.
    Seasoned Pita Chips

For the Cheese Fondue Dip:

  • In a saucepan, over medium heat, heat the olive oil.
  • Add garlic and cook until the smell comes out for 1 minute.
  • Add cream cheese and cook until melted. Whisk in milk and cook until the mixture is heated through.
    melted cheese in pan
  • Add the parmesan, mozzarella, Greek yogurt, lemon juice, chopped parsley, dill, and red pepper flakes.
    Cheese ingredients in pan
  • Season with salt and pepper and cook until the cheeses have melted.
    cheese fondue dip
  • Remove from the heat and drizzle with olive oil.
  • Garnish with more dill and parsley.
  • Sprinkle the olives and tomatoes on top.
    cheese dip with tomatoes and olives
  • Serve the dip warm with Pita Chips.
    pita chip with cheese dip
Keyword Pita Chip and Cheese Fondue Dip
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