Sourdough Crackers

Sourdough Crackers

Once you make these sourdough crackers, you won’t be able to go back to store bought. Trust me.

Sourdough Discard.

Try the perfect crunch with these irresistible sourdough crackers. This has been a crowd favorite recipe. I have a video on how to make them as well that you can watch here, on my YouTube channel, if that’s a helpful way for you to learn! Want to make your own starter? I have a video on how I make a starter from scratch. If you’re just starting out on your sourdough journey, I recommend to get a discard starter from a friend or buy one! If buying one sounds like something that interests you, I have my starter on my etsy for you guys! When you are using a starter that comes from different generations of people, I find the history you are working with incredibly special. Now, don’t forget to save this recipe on your Pinterest and follow along on mine -right here- to never miss a new recipe!

What inspired this recipe?

I’m a huge charcuterie board girlie – like obsessed. I’m also all about health. I got tired of using crackers loaded with unnecessary and unhealthy ingredients. I like real food. Some crackers have ingredients like enriched flours, palm oil, canola oil, sugar, dough conditioner, etc. All of which are not necessary to make good crackers. My crackers recipe includes 6 simple, healthy ingredients, that’s it. I created this recipe so people like you can enjoy crackers that are better for your gut, your health, and overall well-being. That’s my mission with recipes like this.

What you will need

• A large mixing bowl
• Quality flour (I use King Arthur)
• Rubber spatula
• Oil brush
• Quality olive oil
• Rolling pin
• Parchment paper
• A sharp knife or a pizza cutter
• A fork

The ingredients

• 1cup/240g sourdough discard
• 1cup/113g quality bread or all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 4tbsp unsalted soft butter
• 2tbsp herbs (I used rosemary and basil)
• Olive oil for brushing
• Salt for the top

Method

-First you will need to get your starter to room-temperature if it was being stored in the fridge. For this recipe we don’t need the starter activated. Above is how my starter looks after I have taken it out of the fridge and it is now at room-temperature.

-The next thing we will do is pour 230g/1cup of starter discard into your mixing bowl. Followed by 113g/1cup of flour, salt and dried herbs of choice. I chose basil for this round. I have used rosemary in the past and highly recommend.

-The ingredient we are going to add now is the 4tbsp of unsalted melted butter. Mix all the ingredients together with your rubber spatula.

-The consistency will look something like above. It could be a bit more moist and that’s also ok!

-Now you will lay your dough on a lightly floured surface and make it into 2 even dough blocks. Take both pieces of dough and wrap them in parchment paper. Then you will place them into the fridge for 20 minutes to cool.

-After the 20 minutes preheat your oven to 350F. Remove the dough from the fridge to a lightly floured surface and start to roll and add flour as needed. The dough should not be sticky. It is not going to be a perfect shape and that’s ok! Move your dough to a parchment lined baking sheet.

-Take a small bowl and fill it with quality olive oil and dip your brush in it. Cover your dough with just a thin layer of olive oil (you don’t want it too oily). Now, use your knife or pizza cutter to make squares -as pictured above. The last thing we are going to do is: use a fork to make holes in your crackers. We can’t forget the good, flaky salt on top.

-Place your cookie tray in the pre-heated oven and bake for 30 minutes, giving it a good toss half way through. This way they get an even golden brown.
-We are finished!! Impress your friends by using these homemade sourdough crackers at your next wine and cheese night!!

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Questions/comments?

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