Butter Crackers

Name: Butter Crackers
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 35
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 30 grams 1/4 cup oat or cake flour; 2 Tbsps cane sugar; 1 egg; 57 grams 1/4 cup ice water, divided; 1 Tbsp milk; 1 Tbsp flaxseed or olive oil; 0 teaspoons salt; 45 grams 1/3 cup white spelt or all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted; 90 grams 2/3 cup white whole-wheat flour

Butter Crackers

Butter Crackers might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe makes 35 servings with 30 calories, 1g of protein, and 1g of fat each. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have ice water, spelt, cane sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment and set aside.

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Sift the white spelt flour, white whole-wheat flour, oat flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt together.

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Whole Wheat Flour

Baking Powder

Oat Flour

Sugar

Salt

Pour into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the dough blade (or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment).

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Dough

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Add the chilled butter and pulse to create a coarse crumb mixture. With the food processor running, stream in the flaxseed oil, followed by the water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the mixture starts to form large clumps.

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Flax Oil

Butter

Water

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Turn the dough out onto a well-floured surface and gather it into a ball. Knead gently once or twice.

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Dough

Sprinkle a little more flour on top of the dough and roll it out until it is 1/4 inch thick, rotating the dough by 90 degrees after each roll.

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All Purpose Flour

Roll

Prick the dough all over with a fork, making sure it is well pierced. Using a small cookie cutter of your choice, cut out the crackers and carefully place them on the prepared baking sheets.

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Crackers

Dough

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Baking Sheet

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In a small bowl, lightly whisk the egg with the milk. Using a pastry brush, coat the tops of the crackers with the egg wash.

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Crackers

Milk

Egg

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Whisk

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Bake just until the crackers begin to brown, 5 to 10 minutes.

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Crackers

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Oven

While the crackers are baking, stir the melted butter and salt together in a small bowl.

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Crackers

Butter

Salt

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Bowl

Brush the mixture onto the freshly baked, still warm crackers before serving.

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Crackers

For gluten-free Butter Crackers, replace the white spelt and white whole-wheat flours with an equal amount of gluten-free all-purpose baking mix.

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Butter Crackers

Baking Mix

Spelt

Wheat

Roll out the dough between two pieces of parchment for easier rolling.For vegan Butter Crackers, replace the butter with an equal amount of vegan margarine or coconut oil and the egg wash with soy milk.

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Butter Crackers

Vegan Buttery Spread