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Sourdough Crackers

Sourdough Crackers are a satisfying way of using up excess sourdough starter. But I think they're so good it's worth making extra starter just so you can bake them. Great as a tasty nibble, or eat with cheese, dips or as a base for canapés.

Vary the dough by including seeds like sesame, herbs such as rosemary, or top with flaky salt or grated cheese before baking.

Course Side Dish, Snack, Bread, Cheese, Biscuit
Cuisine Vegetarian, World
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Chilling Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 2 or more trays of crackers
Author Moorlands Eater

Ingredients

  • 60 g plain white flour plus extra for dusting
  • 60 g rye flour
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 250 g sourdough starter
  • 60 g butter, melted or olive oil
  • olive oil (optional if not adding toppings) for brushing

Optional toppings

  • Parmesan cheese finely grated
  • Sea salt flakes

Instructions

  1. Stir together the flours, salt, sourdough starter and melted butter or olive oil until combined into a soft, smooth dough.

    Wrap in foil or cling film and chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

  2. Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan /Gas 6

  3. Cut out two pieces of baking parchment or greaseproof paper to fit two shallow baking trays.

    Cut the dough in half and re-wrap one half.

  4. Put one of the pieces of baking parchment on the work surface and sprinkle with a little flour.

    Put one piece of dough on the parchment, sprinkle flour on a rolling pin and roll out to cover the parchment. The dough should be no more than 1-2 mm thick.

    Using a ruler and pizza wheel or knife, neaten up the edges and save any scraps of dough.

  5. Cut the dough into your chosen cracker size.

    Prick them several times with a fork.

  6. If brushing with the optional olive oil, do so now then sprinkle over any optional toppings.

  7. Carefully transfer the paper and crackers to a baking tray and put in the oven.

    Cook until crisp & golden (15-25 min)

    Tip 1: Check after 10 minutes that the crackers aren't browning too quickly. Turn the oven down slightly if you need to.

    Tip 2: Crackers at the edges of the tray may cook more quickly so remove them before they burn.

    Tip 3: If you haven't rolled the dough thinly enough, you may need to turn the crackers over and bake for a further 2-3 minutes to ensure they're crisp all the way through.

  8. While the first batch of crackers is cooking, make more crackers with the second piece of dough on the other baking tray. Save any scraps.

  9. Use any scraps of dough from both batches to make more crackers.

  10. Transfer cooked crackers to a wire rack until cool enough to handle. Break into individual crackers along the marks you cut if necessary.

  11. Leave until completely cold before storing in an airtight container.

    Crackers should keep fresh for several weeks.