Pesto crackers
These are delicious little aperitif biscuits, really crisp and with the full-on flavour of pesto.
They can be eaten on their own with dips, such as hot tomato or houmous.
They can be eaten on their own with dips, such as hot tomato or houmous.
21,2183.9/5 for 34 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: November 8th 2017
For 60 pieces, you will need:
- 0
250 g flour - 1
10 g butter - 2
100 ml milk - 3
150 g Pesto - 4
1 teaspoon fine (or table) salt - 5
30 g Parmigiano reggiano (Parmesan) (optional) - Total weight: 547 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 min. | 1 hour | 20 min. | 1 hour 41 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Put into a food-mixer bowl: 100 ml milk, 250 g flour, 10 g butter, 150 g Pesto and 1 teaspoon fine (or table) salt.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Knead until evenly mixed.
Stage 3 - 1 hour
Gather the dough into a thick block, wrap in plastic film, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Note: This dough can be made the day before.
Note: This dough can be made the day before.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
After refrigerating, roll out the dough quite thinly (ideally, 2-3 mm or a bare 1/8 inch).
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Cut into small rectangles...
Stage 6 - 3 min.
...and arrange on a baking sheet. Though it is not essential, at this stage, you can sprinkle a little grated parmesan over the crackers, if you wish.
Stage 7 - 20 min.
Bake for about 20 minutes. Do watch for the biscuits browning. You will probably need to turn the tray back to front towards the end of cooking.
Stage 8
Leave to cool on a wire rack.
Remarks
If your crackers a getting old (after a few days), you can revive them before serving by putting them in a hot oven at 390°F (200°C) for 5 minutes.
Keeping:
A few days in an airtight tin.Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,256 Kcal or 5,259 Kj | 56 gr | 201 gr | 91 gr |
| 63 % | 22 % | 19 % | 14 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 230 Kcal or 963 Kj | 10 gr | 37 gr | 17 gr |
| 11 % | 4 % | 3 % | 3 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 21 Kcal or 88 Kj | 1 gr | 3 gr | 2 gr |
| 1 % | <1 % | <1 % | <1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 60 pieces : 4.62 €
- Per piece : 0.08 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Plain cake, Naan, Vegetable clafoutis, Nanou's tuna tart, Oat shortbread biscuits, ... All |
 | Pesto: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Genoese croque-monsieur, Tomato feuilleté with pesto, Olive and pesto bread, Loaf for "les filles'", Fried egg in bread, ... All |
| Milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate tart, How to heat milk without it catching on the bottom of the pan, Deep leek and potato quiche, Liège waffles, Ciabatta, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Langoustine gratin, Fish petals, vegetables julienne, and beurre blanc, Crispy prawn rolls, Creamy spinach and potato gratin, Pistachio cream, ... All |
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