Name: Black Pepper Pita Toasts
Yield: Makes 64 pita toasts
Ingredients: 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 8 pita loaves, each loaf quartered and separated to form 8 triangles

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Recipe information

Yield
Makes 64 pita toasts

Ingredients

1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, cut into pieces

2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper

8 pita loaves, each loaf quartered and separated to form 8 triangles

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 400°F. In a small saucepan melt the butter with the pepper and salt to taste, brush the butter on the rough sides of the pita triangles, and bake the triangles on baking sheets in batches in the middle of the oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until they are golden.

TagsNut Free Vegetarian 5 Ingredients or Fewer Baking Gourmet

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