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.
1 hour 40 min.
Easy
100 Crackers
4 IngredientsLast modified on: December 9th 2012
For 100 Crackers, you will need:
- 1
13.7 oz flour - 2
1.1 oz butter - 3
5.3 oz Milk - 4
1 teaspoon fine (or table) salt
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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.
Put into a food-mixer bowl: 13.7 oz flour, 1.1 oz butter, 5.3 oz 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.
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 recipe | 30 RDI=10 % | 190 RDI=20 % | 40 RDI=5 % | 1,200 RDI=60 % | 5,020 RDI: 60 % |
| Per 100 g | 6 RDI=3 % | 40 RDI=4 % | 8 RDI=1 % | 270 RDI=10 % | 1,150 RDI: 10 % |
| Per piece | 0 | 1 RDI=0 % | 0 | 10 RDI=1 % | 50 RDI: 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 100 Crackers : 0.65 €
- Per Crackers : 0.05 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Flour
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Milk
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Fine (or table) salt
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