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Spiced Pita Toasts

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(9)

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 96 pita toasts

Ingredients

4 teaspoons cumin seeds
1 teaspoon coarse salt
2 teaspoons paprika
1/2 cup olive oil
six 6-inch pitas with pockets

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 400°F.

    Step 2

    In a dry small heavy skillet toast seeds over moderate heat, shaking skillet, until fragrant, about 1 minute, and cool. In an electric coffee/spice grinder finely grind seeds and salt with paprika and in a bowl stir together with oil.

    Step 3

    Split each pita into 2 rounds and brush rough sides with cumin oil. Cut each round into 8 wedges and arrange, rough sides up, on 2 large baking sheets. Bake wedges in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until golden brown and crisp, about 8 minutes total. Cool pita toasts on racks. Pita toasts keep 5 days in an airtight container at room temperature.

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