Name: Seeded crackers Recipe
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Makes 60 crackers
Ingredients: 1/2 cup flax seeds; 1/2 cup sesame seeds; 1/2 cup poppy seeds; 1 egg; Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 12 (8-inch) white or whole wheat flour tortillas

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By Betty Hallock

March 28, 2007

A bright, pungent tapenade spiked with anchovies and lemon juice and long wedges of tortilla crackers studded with sesame seeds make a winning combination of appetizers.

Ciudad’s house olive tapenade recently caught the attention of the Food section website producer, Tenny Tatusian.

“It was a lovely balance of flavors -- the olives were somewhat tamed, but still bracing,” Tatusian says. “It’s a dish I’d love to serve at my next dinner party -- especially alongside untamed martinis.”

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½ cup flax seeds

½ cup sesame seeds

½ cup poppy seeds

1 egg

Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

12 (8-inch) white or whole wheat flour tortillas

Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease two baking sheets. Combine the seeds in a shallow bowl or on a plate.

Whisk together the egg, 2 tablespoons of water, salt and pepper to make an egg wash. Brush the egg wash onto the tortillas, then dredge each tortilla in the seed mixture to coat.

Place the seed-coated tortillas onto the baking sheets and with a pizza cutter, using an “M”-shaped motion, cut each tortilla into long triangular wedges. Bake for 10 minutes, until crispy and lightly golden.

From Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken.

Betty Hallock

Betty Hallock is deputy Food editor at the Los Angeles Times. She has co-written four cookbooks, including “Bäco: Vivid Recipes from the Heart of Los Angeles,” “Amá: A Modern Tex-Mex Kitchen” and “Baking at République.” She started her journalism career at the Wall Street Journal and Scientific American in New York, worked on the L.A. Times’ Business desk, and was interim food editor at Los Angeles Magazine. Hallock also helped launch a food and nutrition vertical for wellness app RoundGlass. She’s a graduate of UCLA and New York University.