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Zaatar (thyme) Swirls

A quick, tasty, and fun appetizer that will please anyone including the little ones! Zaatar mix is rolled in a doughand and cut into swirls. Zaatar is an herby mixture of thyme, sumac and sesame popluar in Syria.

Ingredients

1 recipe of Ajeen (Savory Dough) or one ready pizza crust or one puff pastry sheet
1/2 cup zaatar (add some sumac to taste if it doesn't have any)
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup thick crushed tomato (or one medium tomato, crushed)

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 F. Spray a cookie sheet with some oil and set aside.
to make the filling, combine tomato, zaatar and olive oil and mix well. Set aside for three minutes to thicken.
With a rolling pin, spread the dough on a lightly floured surface to make a 18"*11" rectangle. If using puff pastry, follow instructions on packet to defrost and spread.
Spread the filling over the entire rectangle.
Roll the dough to make one long cylander. Then, with a pairing knife, cut it into 1/2" slices.
Place the slices, cut side down, onto baking sheets.
Bake for 8 minutes or until golden brown. Remove the pasteries from baking sheets and let cool on wire rack for 10 mintues.
Zaatar swirls go well with Tabouli salad.

makes 20-24 swirls

Comments (1)

|2012-05-10 07:48:18 Jillian - heyyyy chicos

i am useing this recipe for my World Greography projects. I am sapost to do a project on syria and i think this is a great apatizer i can bring to my class!!! yummmayy!!
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