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.
1 hour 45 min.
Easy
60 pieces
6 IngredientsLast modified on: July 24th 2021
For 60 pieces, you will need:
- 1
13.7 oz flour - 2
0.4 oz butter - 3
3.5 oz Milk - 4
5.3 oz pesto - 5
1 teaspoon fine (or table) salt - 6
1.1 oz Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano) (optional)
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Resting: 1 hour
Cooking: 20 min.
All in all: 1 hour 45 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Put into a food-mixer bowl: 3.5 oz Milk, 13.7 oz flour, 0.4 oz butter, 5.3 oz 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.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Roll out the dough quite thinly (ideally, 2-3 mm or a bare 1/8 inch).
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.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 130 RDI=50 % | 260 RDI=20 % | 400 RDI=60 % | 1,850 RDI=90 % | 7,760 RDI: 90 % |
| Per 100 g | 30 RDI=10 % | 50 RDI=5 % | 80 RDI=10 % | 360 RDI=20 % | 1,500 RDI: 20 % |
| Per piece | 2 RDI=1 % | 4 RDI=0 % | 6 RDI=1 % | 30 RDI=2 % | 130 RDI: 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 60 pieces : 4.05 €
- Per piece : 0.10 €
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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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Pesto
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Milk
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Butter
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But now fixed, thanks for warning me.