Dukkah Dusted Lavash Crackers
- Lavash (6 lavash will make 96 triangular crackers)
- Olive Oil ( 3-4 tablespoons per 6 lavash)
- Spice blend of your choice (I like dukkah and za'atar on these.)
- Kosher salt, to taste
- FOR THE DUKKAH
- 2 tablespoons raw pepitas or pumpkin seeds, or coarsely chopped pistachios
- 2 teaspoons whole cumin seeds
- 2 teaspoons whole coriander seeds
- 2 tablespoons raw sesame seeds
- 1 1/2 teaspoons good black peppercorns or grains of paradise
- 1/2 teaspoon flaky sea salt, or more to taste
- Heat oven to 450 degrees. If you have a pizza or other baking stone slightly larger than your lavash, heat it, too. You can make these on a standard cookie sheet if you don't have a pizza stone. Each batch will take a minute or so longer per tray.
- Put one lavash on a piece of parchment paper that's a few inches larger on each side, that you've put on a cookie sheet that has one open side (or a pizza peel, if yours is large enough). Brush olive oil generously on the lavash. (Actually, I find that drizzling it on and then using a spatula to spread it works better than a brush.)
- Sprinkle on dukkah (see instructions below) or za'atar, or any other spices you like. If your blend does not include salt, sprinkle some of that on, too.
- Use a pizza cutter to cut the lavash into sixteen triangles, or whatever other shapes you like. (See my photo above for one way to do it.)
- Slide the parchment paper onto the hot pizza stone, or onto a baking sheet in the oven. Put the timer on! Start with 2 minutes and check immediately, as these go from just right to burned in about five seconds.
- When lightly brown on the edges, remove immediately from the stone or baking sheet and let cool on the paper on a cooling rack for about 3 minutes; then take them off the parchment paper immediately and let them cool on a wire rack. This is important, to allow them to get crisp. Repeat for the other lavash. Store in a tightly lidded container.
- I hope you like these. Sincerely, AntoniaJames ;o)
- *** TO MAKE THE DUKKAH *** Toast the pepitas or pumpkin seeds in a small heavy skillet until they just start to darken and release their fragrance. Remove to a cutting board while you toast the other ingredients.
- Toast the cumin and coriander seeds, each in turn, in the same skillet, removing from the pan as soon as they start to darken. Do not tarry, lest they burn.
- Toast the sesame seeds in the same skillet, shaking periodically to make sure they brown evenly. Remove when they start to darken just a bit. rn rnGrind the pepitas in a spice mill to a coarse powder. Don't worry if there are a few larger pieces. Remove from the mill and put into a medium bowl.
- Chop the toasted pepitas or nuts. Grind the spices together until fine, and then add to a small bowl with the pepitas or nuts. Grind the peppercorns coarsely; add to the bowl with the sesame seeds and salt; stir to blend.
- Incidentally, here is the appetizer (submitted by another member) that I made for those two parties, which I highly recommend. It deserves Wildcard honors. See if you agree. https://food52.com/recipes/28029-baked-feta-with-mediterranean-tomato-sauce
will, olive oil, your choice, kosher salt, pepitas, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, sesame seeds, good black, flaky sea salt
Taken from food52.com/recipes/30539-dukkah-dusted-lavash-crackers (may not work)