Spiced Pita Toasts

Serves: 3

Destiney Bartoletti

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

50

Sweetness

52

Sourness

46

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

4 tsps

Cumin Seed

1 tsp

Coarse Salt

2 tsps

Paprika

1 cup

Olive Oil

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F

2

In a dry small heavy skillet toast seeds over moderate heat, shaking skillet, until fragrant, about 1 minute, and cool

3

In an electric coffee/spice grinder finely grind seeds and salt with paprika and in a bowl stir together with oil

4

Split each pita into 2 rounds and brush rough sides with cumin oil

5

Cut each round into 8 wedges and arrange, rough sides up, on 2 large baking sheets

6

Bake wedges and arrange, rough sides up, on 2 large baking sheets

7

Bake wedges in upper and lower thirds of the oven, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until golden brown and crisp, about 8 minutes total

8

Cool pita toasts on racks

9

Pita toasts keep 5 days in an airtight container at room temperature

10

Wine Suggestions: A rose from the Languedoc Valley in Southern France, most recent vintage available or Boutari Red Noussa Reserve, Greece, most recent vintage available