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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Cheddar and Mustard Crackers

Here's a recipe you don't see very often? Crackers! Its one of those items you only ever think to buy in the supermarket or deli. However crackers made fresh are amazing and look really tasty, because they are damn tasty! Eat on their own or with cheese and chutney either way you'll be greatly satisfied with the knowledge of cracker making. 
I must once again thanks Etienne (Birthday Boy) for these wonderful fresh batch of amazing photo's. xx

350g plain flour
200g butter
100g grated mature cheddar
6 tablespoons cold water
1 tablespoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper

METHOD:
Place a small fry pan over medium heat and add mustard seeds, shake the seeds round pan till they start to pop. Remove from heat and roughly ground in pestle and mortar then place in large mixing bowl with flour, cheddar, salt and pepper. Cut butter into 1cm piece's and add to the dry mixture, using a folk press butter into the dry till well combined with flour and resembles bread crumbs. Add half the water and stir till the mixture starts to form a dough then add the remainder of water and mix till a rough dough ball forms. Cling film the cracker dough and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Once rested roll dough out on a lightly floured surface till 5mm thick, using a 8cm round cutter start cutting out crackers. With the off cuts of dough roll into a ball and roll out once more and cut extra crackers. Place crackers on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and bake in oven pre-heated at 175oC for 15 minutes or till golden and dried out. Leave to cool completely before storing or eating.

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