Homemade Crackers That Will Make You Happy

Mireille · 08/20/2018 at 7:38 pm

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Rosemary sea salt crackers to be exact. This may be the easiest flatbread cracker recipe you will ever find. Only a handful of ingredients and a hot oven is what you need. Serve as a snack, at a party, or with lunch. So, are you ready to learn how to make crackers? Let’s get started!

What You Need For This Recipe

To make flatbread crackers you need the following ingredients. Put them on your grocery shopping list and have them ready when you start:

Flour – I use all-purpose flour
Water – to combine the ingredients into a dough
Salt – use sea salt
Olive oil
Fresh rosemary – finely chopped
Oregano – dried oregano is optional

Note that the full ingredients list, including measurements, can be found in the recipe card below.

How To Make Homemade Crackers

Make your flatbread dough in a food processor as this is the easiest and fastest way to make the dough. You can make it by hand if you do not have a food processor but will take about 10 minutes as it requires more kneading.
Combine the flour, sea salt, rosemary, oregano, or other herbs if you desire in the food processor. Pulse these ingredients for a couple of seconds to combine.
Then add the olive oil to the flour mix and pulse again. Now let the food processor run and add the water slowly into a consistent dough.
This takes less than a minute. Take the dough out and let it rest for 20 to 25 minutes. Put the dough in an oil-covered bowl and cover with a clean kitchen towel or wrap in cling film.
Now take a square piece of parchment paper the same size as your baking tray. Roll the dough into a square that covers the entire baking tray.
Roll the dough as thin as you can and then some. If you leave them a little thicker, they will take longer to bake. This is no problem, just be aware and extend the baking time.
Take a pizza cutter and cut the square into 24 crackers. If you like them bigger cut them into 12 equal pieces or make them smaller into 30 crackers.
Preheat the oven to 450℉/225℃. Then bake the rosemary sea salt crackers for 5-8 minutes. The crackers should have a nice light brown color.
Flip each and bake the other side for another 5 to 8 minutes as well. Now turn off the oven and leave the baking tray in the oven while it cools.
This way the homemade crackers dry out and get extra crunchy. The crackers are ready to serve.

Homemade Cracker Recipe

There are many ways to make homemade crackers but if you ever try this recipe there is no reason to use any other recipe. As with many of my recipes, you have the option to add or adjust ingredients so you can customize them to your liking.

I have been eating them all my life. That crunch with sweet or savory toppings is so great. For some reason, I thought for a long time that they were lower in calories than a regular slice of bread but do not be fooled by the size of a cracker.

A regular slice of bread has 60 kcal a cracker is 45 kcal. So not a significant difference. What makes this recipe so easy is that it is a tortilla recipe or flatbread recipe.

If you ever made flour tortillas at home and left them too long their texture becomes very similar to a cracker. I will explain how you can get that extra crunchiness to them in the recipe.

If you cut them small, you can serve them with a dip or a spread at your next party or eat them with breakfast, lunch, or a midday snack.

These crackers are so versatile there are just so many options.

Cracker Making Tips

Some tips when baking homemade crackers:

Flatbread – Instead of one big square, you can also decide to make 5 or 6 regular-size flatbreads and bake them in the oven. After the flatbreads are done break them into smaller pieces
Tortillas – If you have more dough than fits your baking tray just cut away the excess dough and make some regular tortillas

Flatbread Cracker Ingredient Options

There are many ingredients that you can incorporate into these crackers. Just to name a few:

Thyme
Rosemary
Sun-dried tomatoes
Oregano
Chia seeds
Sunflower seeds
Pumpkin seeds
Flax seeds
Sesame seeds
Poppy seeds
Garlic powder

You can add one ingredient or try several ingredients. Adding a couple of different seeds would turn into a great homemade flatbread saltine I’m certain.

Try and experiment and let us know your results.

How To Store Homemade Crackers

There are several ways to store your homemade saltine. Here are some of my favorites:

Food container – you can store your saltine in an airtight food container
Plastic bag or ziplock bag – the resealable bag is a favorite because you can reuse it
Crackerbox – Here in the Netherlands we have storage boxes specially designed to store bread or in this case crackers

How Long Do Crackers Last?

All the storage options apply that you leave them outside of the fridge or freezer. You do not store crackers in the fridge or freezer. As long as you keep them in a dry place you can keep them fresh for at least a week or longer.

If they have gone a little soft just heat your oven to 350℉/175℃ and pop them in the oven to re-crisp for a couple of minutes.

More Flatbread Recipes

This recipe is made with the Yufka recipe as a start but there are many easy flatbread recipes you can use for this recipe like:

Flour tortillas – basic tortilla recipe
Garlic and herbs flatbread – one of my favorite flatbreads as well as a reader’s favorite
Soft vegan flatbread – soft pliable flatbread with a delicious taste
Moroccan flatbread – already contains great spices and flavor
Sweet potato flatbread – a different taste but a great base for homemade crackers

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