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sourdough discard cheese crackers
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Easy cheesy flaky crackers with sourdough discard

Use some of your sourdough discard to bake these delicious melt-in-your-mouth crackers. Great as a snack, next to some tapas, or together with a tomato soup, they'll dissapear right away.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Resting time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 100 g all-purpose flour
  • 25 g whole grain rye flour (or wheat, or all-purpose)
  • 90 g butter cubed & chilled
  • 2-3 tbsp sourdough discard (or creme fraiche)
  • 30 g matured hard cheese finely grated
  • 1 tbsp dried ramson (or other herbs)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 egg for eggwash
  • sesame seeds for sprinkling (or other seeds)

Equipment

  • food processor
  • Rolling Pin
  • baking paper
  • pizza wheel cutter
  • pastry brush
  • oven tray

Method
 

  1. Add flour and cold butter to a food processor and pulse a couple of times until sandy.
  2. Add 2tbsp. cold discard (creme fraîche), cheese, salt & herbs and pulse a few more times until it becomes crumbly and it sticks together if pressed between your fingers. If too dry, add one more tbsp. discard (creme fraîche) and repeat.
  3. Gather the dough together and form into a square - do not knead! Wrap in baking paper and let rest in the fridge for about an hour.
  4. Preheat the oven to 175C, no fan.
  5. On a baking paper dusted with flour, roll the cold dough into a 0,5cm. thick sheet. Cut into small narrow rectangles, brush with a lightly beaten egg and sprinkle with sesame (poppyseeds, sea salt flakes, caraway).
  6. Transfer on an oven tray and bake in the preheated oven, middle rack, for around 20 minutes, or until golden brown on top. Then let cool on the tray. Enjoy as a snak, with tapas or a gazpacho.