This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

　　

Ingredients

Makes 96 pita toasts

　　4 teaspoons cumin seeds

　　1 teaspoon coarse salt

　　2 teaspoons paprika

　　1/2 cup olive oil

　　six 6-inch pitas with pockets

　　

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.