Chicken Baked With Onions and Sumac On Bread - Musakhani

16 chicken pieces
3 Tablespoons olive oil
4 loaves pita bread
6 chopped onions
½ cup water
1 Cup pine nuts
1 teaspoon saffron
3 Tablespoons ground sumac
½ teaspoon paprika
Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 180 C. Rub the chicken pieces with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and place in a baking dish surrounded with chopped onions and water. Cook for 30 minutes, turning occasionally.

Meanwhile, lightly brown the pine nuts. Sprinkle the chicken with olive oil and cover with a mixture of pine nuts, saffron, sumac, and paprika.

Just prior to serving, transfer the cooked chicken to the top of the bread brushed with oil and arrayed on a large, oven-proof platter. Cook for about 5 minutes. Serve and eat with fingers.