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I love to bake bread and was very eager to try out the sourdough starter that my friend offered. After baking a bunch of sourdough recipes I have been mostly dumping the starter and feeding it every week since fitting in the long rising time seems to be hard right now. So, when I saw this recipe I was all smiles since it makes use of the unfed starter from the fridge and the waiting time is not much. The first time I made it, I burnt half of it because I did not keep a close eye at the end and blindly followed the 20 minutes mentioned in the original recipe.

The next time I forgot to add salt . The best part is that the biscuits were totally gone even with the flaws. They were pretty good . This is going to be my go to recipe to use up the starter in the fridge from now on. Off to the recipe. Recipe from here.

Sourdough Crackers

By Vardhini, February 18, 2016

Sourdough Crackers.

Total Time: 55 minutes
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Yield: 50 crackers roughly

Ingredients:

whole wheat flour - 1/2 cup
salt - 1/4 tsp
sourdough starter - 1/2 cup (unfed)
butter - 2 tbsp
herbs - 1 tbsp (dry)
oil - for brushing

Instructions:

Mix all ingredients except oil and form a soft dough. Flatten the dough and wrap with cling wrap. Place in refrigerator for 30 min to a couple of hours until the dough firms up.

Lightly flour a parchment paper, rolling pin and top of dough. Place dough on the parchment paper and roll to a thickness of about 1/16th inch.

Brush rolled dough with oil and cut using a pizza cutter into 1 1/4th inch squares. Prick each square with a fork. Transfer the parchment paper and dough to a baking sheet.

Bake in a preheated 400F oven for about 10 - 15 minutes until the squares start to brown around the edges. Keep an eye as these tend to burn easily.

When done, transfer to a cooling rack.

My Notes
You can add any choice of dry herbs or seeds. I added caraway seeds and totally loved the flavor.

1 year ago: Whole Wheat Parker House Rolls
2 years ago: Roasted Red Bell Pepper Soup
3 years ago: Strawberry Salsa
4 years ago: Homemade Rasam Powder

Pictorial
1. Take all the ingredients except oil in a bowl.

2. Mix to form a soft dough.

3. Flatten the dough; wrap and place in the refrigerator for 30 min to 2 hours until the dough firms up.

4. Lightly flour a piece of parchment paper, rolling pin and top of dough. Roll out to a thickness of about 1/16th inch.

5. Lightly brush with oil and cut into 1 1/4th inch squares. I used a pizza peel. Prick each square with a fork. Transfer the parchment paper and dough to a baking sheet.