Ingredients

  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • Coarse salt
  • 2 15 1/2-ounce cans chickpeas, drained
  • 3 tablespoons tahini
  • 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons pine nuts
  • 1/2 teaspoon kirmizi biber or Aleppo pepper (see note)
  • Flatbread for serving

Method

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • With food processor running, drop garlic, cumin seeds and large pinch salt through feed tube, and process until minced.
  • Add chickpeas, 2 tablespoons hot water, tahini, oil and lemon juice, and process until smooth.
  • Transfer mixture to shallow casserole, preferably earthenware.
  • Heat butter in small skillet.
  • Add pine nuts and kirmizi biber, stirring briefly, and pour over chickpea mixture.
  • Bake for 20 minutes, and serve hummus warm with wedges of flatbread.