Crackers


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.
120 K 4.4/5 (29 reviews)
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Last modified on: December 9th 2012
For 100 Crackers, you will need:

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
Resting: 1 hour
Cooking: 10 min.
All in all: 1 hour 40 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 3 min.
Crackers
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.
Crackers
Start on slow speed and knead until the dough is evenly mixed.

Stage 3 - 1 hour
Crackers
Gather the dough into a rectangular block, wrap in plastic film and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Stage 4
Crackers
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...

Stage 5
Crackers
Cut across into pieces 1 cm wide...

Stage 6
Crackers
Then cut again lengthways.

Note: a rolling pizza cutter is ideal for this.

Stage 7 - 20 min.
Crackers
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.

Stage 8 - 10 min.
Crackers
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.
Keeping: Several days in an airtight tin.
Source: Home made, based on an internet recipe.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe30 RDI=10 %190 RDI=20 %40 RDI=5 %1,200 RDI=60 %5,020 RDI: 60 %
Per 100 g6 RDI=3 %40 RDI=4 %8 RDI=1 %270 RDI=10 %1,150 RDI: 10 %
Per piece01 RDI=0 %010 RDI=1 %50 RDI: 1 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 100 Crackers : 0.65 €
  • Per Crackers : 0.05 €

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  • I like it . taste good
    Posted by killan may 26th 2020 at 17:57 n° 1
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