poppy and sesame seed crackers
Hello everyone, just back from my holidays in Slovenia and Italy so I am not quite in the swing of cooking just yet. I am still in a state of thermal shock after diving from 35 plus degrees to 15! Yeek! But that’s England for you. Mind you: I must say it was far too hot on the continent, even for the likes of me! Anyway, yesterday, out of the blue, I decided that the moment had come to try to make some crackers. Eh? Why yesterday and why crackers….? I have never made them in my life. God knows! Still…why not, eh? I like crackers and , let’s be honest, they are better than biscuits, from the point of view of excessive calories. I need to shed some pounds after the strudel excesses I submitted my poor body to in the past few weeks. So no more sweets for a while, and bring in the healthy crackers. I scoured the internet and ended up with a recipe which is a mixture of many. The results were quite promising: a nice , crunchy texture with loads of omega 3 seeds on the top. Ideal to have with hummus or cheese. I will try some other recipes in the future, of course. I will keep you paged.
INGREDIENTS
- 230g/8oz spelt flour
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115g/4oz semolina
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¾ tsp fine salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
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55g/2oz sesame seed
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55g/2oz poppy seed
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55g/2oz omega seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, ecc. for the topping)
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1 tbsp runny honey
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60 gr. butter
- cold water
METHOD
- In the food processor whizz together the flour, semolina, salt and baking powder.
- Add the butter and whizz till resembles breadcrumbs. Add the honey and start pouring in cold water, bit by bit until you have a medium-firm dough.
- Knead the dough and cut in half.
- Preheat oven to 180C/375F/Gas 4 (160 for fan oven). Line 2-3 baking trays with non-stick parchment.
- Roll the dough out to a thickness of 3mm.
- Using a ruler and a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut the dough into rectangles or diamonds, of approximately 5x15cm/2x6in. Place on to the prepared trays close together, but not touching.
- Repeat the process with the other piece of dough.
- Spray the crackers with water. At this point add the omega 3 seeds.
- Bake the crackers for approx. 25 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
crackers in the making
Peccato non essere lì per assaggiarli!!! Proverò a farli perché mi stuzzicano molto la curiosità è l’appetito😋
Voglio provarli anche io. Magari variando le farine, per usare i vari sacchetti iniziati, in fondo all’armadio e a rischio di farfalline. Il problema è che qua non vogliono che accenda il forno!!!