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Over the holidays there was many a festive gathering to attend, and towards the end of it all I was hard-pressed to find a unique finger food to bring. Of course there are the usuals, like three cheese stuffed mushrooms, zucchini fries with homemade ranch dressing, and salmon sliders, but I had my heart set on homemade crackers and some kind of dip. Why homemade crackers?, you ask. Let’s just say that along with macarons, making crackers has been a fear of mine for quite some time now.
And then I found it. The cracker recipe that I knew I wanted to learn how to make crackers on. The thing about this recipe that made me know it was the one was its use of poppy seeds…I saw poppy and immediately had the idea to take the recipe a step further and make them everything crackers by adding sesame seeds and onion flakes.
I made this recipe two times before I perfected it for my liking, making a few adjustments each time. A couple of the changes I made were to reduce the oil in the dough and also in the method for rolling out the dough (I rolled it out between two sheets of parchment paper instead of on an oiled baking sheet; I think this method is actually more effective because in addition to not adding extra oil to the crackers, you’re able to roll out a much thinner cracker, which I think is essential to a nice crisp cracker).
[Please note that the crackers pictured in my previous post with the vegetable cream cheese dip were not the final version I’ve listed in the recipe here…they were the first batch I made without reducing the amount of oil, and they were a bit too oily for my liking (which you can probably see from their darker brown color). The crackers pictured in this post are the ones from this final batch that I’m sharing the recipe for.]
Everything Crackers (Adapted from Dib’s recipe for Poppy Seed Crackers on food.com)
(Yield: About 70 small crackers)
1/2 c whole wheat flour
1/2 c all-purpose flour
1 oz Parmiggiano-Reggiano cheese, grated (about 1/2 c grated)
3 tsp poppy seeds
2 tsp sesame seeds
2 tsp dried onion flakes
1/2 tsp steak seasoning*
1/4 c canola oil
1 tsp soy sauce
4 TB cold water (slightly more or less as needed)
In a medium bowl, whisk together flours, cheese, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, onion flakes, and steak seasoning. In a small bowl, whisk together oil and soy sauce, then whisk oil/soy sauce mixture into dry ingredients; whisk in enough water to form a dough ball (when the dough gets too stiff to whisk, use your hands to combine). Divide dough into 2 balls, flatten each ball into a disk shape, wrap with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until chilled (about 30 minutes).
Preheat oven to 325F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silpat liners. Roll each disk of dough out between 2 pieces of parchment paper until it reaches your desired thickness (I like a pretty thin cracker). Use a ravioli cutter to cut the rolled dough into about 1 inch crackers; then use a thin spatula to transfer them to the prepared baking sheets (make sure to leave a little space between each). Poke each cracker a couple times with the tines of a fork. Bake 15-20 minutes (rotating trays once halfway through), until golden and crisp, being careful not to overbake.
*The steak seasoning I use contains sea salt, coarse-ground black pepper, coriander seed, mustard seed, dill seed, and red pepper.
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I bookmarked a recipe for crackers about a week ago, but I prefer your ingredients! Bookmarking this for the future.
they’re the perfect shape and i love all the random things thrown into them! excellent work, faith!
These crackers look perfect Faith.
It’s funny because just the other day I had seen a recipe in a book showing some very easy crackers…which made me realize that I still haven’t got cracking on making these crisps!
Great recipe and thanks for the great tip about being able to use less oil.
Ciao,
Claudia
Wow, these look truly perfect! Great recipe!
Sold! I just watched Good Eats last night and thought, “wow, homemade crackers aren’t as hard to make as I thought” and now seeing these gorgeous crackers you’ve made inspired by one of my favorite bagels as well, I know that soon enough I will be making crackers of my own :) Thanks for the recipe and inspiration!
Hi Faith—I am truly impressed with your crackers. Making them has long been on my list, too—I just haven’t gotten around to doing it. People who have never had homemade crackers think that it is frivolous, but One bite lets you know they are anything but. Beautiful job!
Are you kidding me? LOVE these! I’m so making these.
Faith these look seriously perfect! And the first run on the dip post look pretty darn good too :) Beauties!
looks lovely! I tried making cracker oncem with tofu in them. quite nice as well. :)
Wow! These look beautiful, super impressive. I cannot believe how perfect you made them. They sound so flavorful and delicious too:)
You know, I don’t think I’ve ever made crackers like this, they sound wonderful. Going to give this recipe a test drive soon. Thanks Faith :)
ahhh this is perfect! I’ve been terrified to make my own crackers for years but BEYOND intrigued! This recipe looks amazing.
Loving your blog! <3
Wow these look amazing! I have never made crackers….I need to get on that!
You won’t believe this but I’ve been thinking to make homemade crackers for some time now. However, it never happens! why? because I thought it was too difficult for me haha.
Hmm..from you post I think I’m capable of baking these(right!?) It will be on my to-do-list!
These crackers are delicious-looking!
What perfect looking crackers. ;) Mine never look this lovely.
Faith, you made crackers? They look so yummie with all the nice things in it…cheese, poppy seeds, sesame seeds…what a nice treat :-)
I loove the very look of these crackers with all the seeds and seasonings. I add sesame seeds quite often but poppy seeds is a terrific idea too.
Your crackers look amazing! I made some flaxseed crackers at one point, but I’ve been looking for new recipes. This one sounds really good!
Hi, Faith! Awesome looking crackers! Sorry I have been MIA as of late, I see I have missed quite a few delicious looking posts from you! I’ve just been in kind of a slump, but I think I am getting out of it! :)
What a fun cooking project, and what great results you achieved with your innovations here. I’m totally pumped to try this myself using your excellent looking recipe and detailed tips!
What delicious crackers! I bet they are addicting and hard to stop eating once you have one!
Lovely crackers! You did a great job. I’m going to give this a try. I like the idea of knowing what ingredients are in my crackers. No preservatives or tons of sodium and sugar.
Kristi
I haven’t made true crackers in years. Yours look so good I’m sorely tempted. Your photos today are amazing. I hope you have a wonderful day. Blessings…Mary
I love poppyseeds in crackers! The ravioli wheel makes them look so fancy. You can master any recipe!
Faith, package some of those babies up and send ’em my way! They look terrific! Crackers are on my list to conquer too.
~ingrid
Your homemade crackers look awesome! Love that you used steak seasoning in them. You must have read my mind because I have been so wanting to make homemade crackers! xo
Looks great. The Bittman recipe is another super easy cracker way to go. Cheers!
These look addicting and far better than anything from a box. I’ve never made my own crackers, but you have me inspired to give it a try now.
Cheese in crackers is a real sell. I can do this, yes I can. I can, I can and I can. I think crackers moves up on my list.
Faith!!! I am a homemade cracker-a-holic! I hate store bought crackers – but, love and NEED crackers. Yours look like the best I have ever seen and sound SO tasty, much healthier than any shortbread crackers and substantial enough to hold a topping.
I CANNOT WAIT to make them!
Thank you SO much for adapting the recipe to its perfected state!
:)
Valerie
Simply incredible. I occasionally make my own crackers, but they never look as perfect as yours! I had to do a double-take and make sure this post was actually about homemade crackers, because they’re so flawless. If they taste even half as good as they look, these are definitely winners.
Fantastic, glad you got over your fear! I have yet to attempt, but those look amazing! Great shots!
Those look wonderful! I need a ravioli cutter now! :)
These crackers are so perfectly cut they look like they are machine made and store bought!
wooo! you made it! i can’t believe you made these crackers. They look sooooo good, even better than store-bought ones! I’m so impressed!
I went back to read the veggie dip post first and loved the crackers then! So it was fun to see your recipe for them. I’ve never made crackers, but I’m sure going to start with these!
I love dips and crackers.
Frito pie is chili and beans piled with cheese and frito lay chips.
Since snow is in the forecast again, these crackers are going to the top of my “to be tried” list!
I’ve never tried homemade crackers!! I bet the difference in taste is amazing!!
Adroable crackers,feel like munching..
Faith, I love anything crackers! Those crackers look wonderful.
Your crackers look absolutely delicious! Sure beats the store bought stuff.
You know it’s funny but I never thought to make my own crackers but seeing how lovely these are has changed my mind! And like all baked goods, it’s got to taste better when it’s fresh right! :)
Oh WOW. They really look fantastic! When I saw the first few photos I thought you were writing about some amazing crackers you bought from a store or something. They honestly look as perfect as those you get from a store! I never imagined to try making crackers before. These look so delicious! I would eat them with humous. Mmmm YUM!
I cannot believe that you actually made these!
They are more then perfect…I think cracker companies
could learn a thing or two from you!
Faith,
These crackers are awesome. You made perfect ones.
Those crackers look amazing, and I can’t believe you could make them look so perfect! I really want to try these…even if they don’t come out as pretty as yours did!
You sure are baking crackers like a dream and in a good way:-)
I love how u experimented.
They sure look good and would loveee to snack on these with ur cheesy dip:-)
I never imagined making your own crackers but what a fabulous idea! I already told my husband about this and we are most certainly going to try it! You are just so dang creative!
I love that you made homemade crackers! They look perfect!
This is such a delightful snack. Crackers is something I have never made but these little beauties make me wear my apron and get to the kitchen.
This is great, I’ve been wanting to make savoury crackers for so long! Maybe when the weather cools down and I feel like
using the oven again…
This is the first cracker recipe I’ve ever come across since I started food blogging and I’m loving it! I’ve bought something like this from my Asian grocery store before and even though they tasted great, they were way too oily for my liking. I’m glad you were able to successfully cut back on the oil. These look lovely and so professional. I’d choose your version over the store bought ones any day. Hope you’re having a great weekend, Faith.
Oh these sound wonderful, and I love the way you put them together with the cheese and the raisins. THey look positively delectable.
*kisses* HH
Love these! I too have a fear of making crackers and I think this recipe will help me conquer it, thanks!
I just love recipes of foods we would normally just buy and never consider making. The crackers look great and love the poppy seeds too.
I love your up-close shots of the foods. So beautiful. I’m just learning to play with the macro setting on my camera. And aren’t cheese and crackers such a comfort food sometimes? Love it.
That is so funny-crackers were on my “scary list” too! Yours look perfect. I never realized how amazingly delicious homemade crackers could be too. I will have to try this variety
I LOVE this…the crackers look so perfect and delicious! I will definitely be trying to make these as soon as possible. Wonderful job! :)
I am addicted to crackers! Those look so flavorful and pretty.
Cheers,
Rosa