Crackers
These crisp savoury biscuits are ideal for dipping into a sauce as an aperitif snack.
It is quite easy to make your own crackers at home and they are much healthier and even more delicious than the commercial kind.
It is quite easy to make your own crackers at home and they are much healthier and even more delicious than the commercial kind.
Last modified on: December 9th 2012
Keywords for this recipe:CrackersAperitifSavoury biscuitsFor 100 Crackers, you will need:
- 1
250 g flour - 2
30 g butter - 3
150 ml milk - 4
1 teaspoon fine (or table) salt - Total weight: 437 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 min. | 1 hour | 10 min. | 1 hour 38 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Put into a food-mixer bowl: 250 g flour, 30 g butter, 150 ml milk and 1 teaspoon fine (or table) salt.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Start on slow speed and knead until the dough is evenly mixed.
Stage 3 - 1 hour
Gather the dough into a rectangular block, wrap in plastic film and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Stage 4
Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).
Roll out the dough thinly (2 or 3 mm) using a rolling pin. The ideal width is about 15 cm (6 inches).
This the trickiest stage, as it is quite difficult to roll out...
Roll out the dough thinly (2 or 3 mm) using a rolling pin. The ideal width is about 15 cm (6 inches).
This the trickiest stage, as it is quite difficult to roll out...
Stage 5
Cut across into pieces 1 cm wide...
Stage 6
Then cut again lengthways.
Note: a rolling pizza cutter is ideal for this.
Note: a rolling pizza cutter is ideal for this.
Stage 7 - 20 min.
This should give you crackers of around 1 x 5 cm.
Arrange them on a baking sheet as you go.
For a glossier finish, you can moisten the crackers with a brush dipped in water then sprinkle them with salt.
Arrange them on a baking sheet as you go.
For a glossier finish, you can moisten the crackers with a brush dipped in water then sprinkle them with salt.
Stage 8 - 10 min.
Bake for around 10 minutes, watching for coloration. Do not let them brown too much.
Remarks
You can vary these crackers by adding seeds to the dough (sesame, millet, poppy) or a little grated cheese (Comté, Gruyère, Parmesan).
A tip to make life easier: if you have a pasta machine, it is ideal for rolling the dough thinly and evenly.
A tip to make life easier: if you have a pasta machine, it is ideal for rolling the dough thinly and evenly.
Keeping
Several days in an airtight tin.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,199 Kcal or 5,020 Kj | 30 gr | 190 gr | 35 gr |
| 60 % | 12 % | 18 % | 5 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 274 Kcal or 1,147 Kj | 7 gr | 44 gr | 8 gr |
| 14 % | 3 % | 4 % | 1 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 12 Kcal or 50 Kj | < 1 gr | 2 gr | < 1 gr |
| 1 % | <1 % | <1 % | <1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 100 Crackers : 0.64 €
- Per Crackers : 0.01 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made, based on an internet recipe.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Household cake (Gâteau de ménage), Dublin fruit scones, Provençal colombier for Pentecost, Toasted almond cake, Toffee apple upside-down cake, ... All |
 | Milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: "Psychedelic" sandwich bread, Lime crémeux, Almond tuiles, Cherry clafoutis, Chocolate eclairs, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to prepare spinach, Artichoke hearts forestier , Passion fruit jellies, Gratin Parmentier, Green beans with tomatoes, ... All |
 | Fine (or table) salt: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lille style chicken, Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), Rabbit terrine, Panettone, Cramique, ... All |
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