Spiced Pumpkin-Seed Flatbread

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Spiced Pumpkin-Seed Flatbread

 

1 cup lukewarm water, about 100 degrees

1 tablespoon sugar

1 teaspoon active dry yeast

6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/3 cup cornmeal

1 tablespoon pure chile powder

1 teaspoon table salt

1 cup hulled green pumpkin seeds

1 large egg

2 tablespoons cold water

kosher salt for sprinkling

 

In a large bowl stir together lukewarm water, sugar, and yeast and let stand

until foamy, about 5 minutes. Cut butter into bits and stir into yeast mixture

with flour, cornmeal, chile powder, and table salt, stirring until mixture just

forms a dough. On a lightly floured surface knead dough until smooth and butter

is incorporated, about 5 minutes. Form dough into a ball and put in a lightly

oiled bowl, turning it to coat. Chill dough, covered with plastic wrap, 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees and lightly flour 2 large baking sheets.

Chop pumpkin seeds. (The finer they are chopped, the thinner the flatbread will

be.) In a small bowl with a fork beat together egg and cold water until combined

well to make an egg wash. Divide dough in half and chill one halt, covered. On a

lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin roll out remaining half of

dough into an 1/8 -inch-thick rough oval and sprinkle with half of pumpkin

seeds. With rolling pin press seeds into dough and roll dough as thin as

possible. Brush dough with some egg wash and cut into irregular long thin wedges

(about 6 by 1 inch). With a spatula transfer wedges to baking sheets and

sprinkle with kosher salt to taste.

Bake wedges in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets

halfway through baking, until crisp, 10 to 15 minutes total, and transfer to

racks to cool. Make more flatbread wedges in same manner with chilled dough.

Flatbread wedges may he made 3 days ahead and kept in an airtight container at

room temperature.

Makes about 50 flat-bread wedges.

 

 

 

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