In anticipation of the holidays, the main concern of the hostess, of course, is the compilation of a festive menu. Traditional salads and snacks are gradually losing their popularity, and therefore I want to surprise guests with something new, interesting and very tasty. Today we will teach you how to make tartlets from pita bread. This is an original way to serve hot and cold appetizers and even salads. In this article we will share the best recipes for tartlets from pita bread with a photo. So, let's start by describing the process of making an edible snack container.
How to make tartlets from pita bread?
To create beautiful and tasty baskets of thin pita bread you will need: pita bread, eggs and some cheese, as well as muffin baking dishes (in their absence, you can use glasses). Lavash sheets are cut into squares, about 10 * 10 centimeters. Put a pita bread square in a muffin or muffin baking dish, spread it with a beaten egg and sprinkle with a little grated cheese. Egg and cheese will serve as a kind of consolidation of the form and add your own taste. A second box is laid on top of the first one, but with an offset, so that the future tartlet of pita bread resembles a crown. Cookie cutters are sent to the oven for just a few minutes. The basket should harden and brown. In the case of using silicone molds or glasses, you can bake them in the microwave. Ready tartlets from pita bread must be allowed to cool before filling.
Toppings
The recipes of tartlets from pita bread are so varied that it is almost impossible to choose any one, a win-win. In this section we offer you the most popular combinations of ingredients for fillings, which are laid out in ready-made baskets.
- With shrimps. To make such an appetizer, you will need mozzarella cheese, mayonnaise, some garlic, herbs and fried shrimp. Grated cheese and chopped garlic seasoned with mayonnaise, laid out on tartlets, then decorated with shrimp and herbs.
- Mushroom tartlets. Mushrooms with onions are fried in oil, poured with white wine and simmer until the liquid evaporates completely. Then they cool and combine with grated cheese and herbs. Finished filling is laid out in baskets just before serving.
- With ham. Boiled eggs, ham and cheese are cut into thin slices and seasoned with mayonnaise. The filling is laid out in a tartlet, decorated with caviar and herbs.
- With the liver. Chopped onions, pickled cucumbers and boiled eggs are combined with cod liver, seasoned with mayonnaise and laid out in prepared baskets.
- Classic appetizer. At the bottom of the tartlet, a piece of butter, a couple of spoons of red caviar and a sprig of greens are laid out.
Finally
The process of creating tartlets from pita bread is quite creative. You can change the size and shape of future baskets as you wish. For example, cut out of pita bread not squares, but circles, thereby giving the future basket a more accurate look.
To prepare hot snacks, you do not need to pre-bake tartlets from pita bread. The filling is laid out in molds with pita bread and only then goes to the oven.