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.
16,4753.9/5 for 32 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: November 8th 2017
For 180 pieces, you will need:
- 0
750 g flour - 1
30 g butter - 2
300 ml milk - 3
450 g Pesto - 4
3 teaspoons fine (or table) salt - 5
90 g Parmigiano reggiano (Parmesan) (optional) - Total weight: 1,641 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. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Keeping:
A few days in an airtight tin.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Put into a food-mixer bowl: 300 ml milk, 750 g flour, 30 g butter, 450 g Pesto and 3 teaspoons 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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 5,567 Kcal or 23,308 Kj | 168 gr | 603 gr | 277 gr |
| 278 % | 65 % | 57 % | 42 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 339 Kcal or 1,419 Kj | 10 gr | 37 gr | 17 gr |
| 17 % | 4 % | 3 % | 3 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 31 Kcal or 130 Kj | 1 gr | 3 gr | 2 gr |
| 2 % | <1 % | <1 % | <1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 180 pieces : 13.78 €
- 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: Meatballs, Chocolate rolls (petits pains), Oatmeal cake, Craquelin (sweet cracker dough), Moist Lemon Cake, ... All |
 | Pesto: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato feuilleté with pesto, Fried egg in bread, Olive and pesto bread, Pasta with pesto and preserved tomatoes, Genoese croque-monsieur, ... All |
| Milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lemon Confectioner's Custard, Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) purée, Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream), Chocolate rolls (petits pains), Cherry clafoutis, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Langoustine sabayon tart, Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, Gratin Parmentier, Moist chocolate cake, Cannelés, ... All |
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