Savory Cracker Bites Recipes

SAVORY CRACKER SNACK MIX

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine potato sticks, crackers and pretzels. In a small saucepan, melt butter; stir in remaining ingredients. Drizzle over pretzel mixture; toss to coat. , Spread in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake until crisp and lightly browned, 12-15 minutes, stirring every 4 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container.

SAVORY CRACKERS

Steps:

• In the bowl of a food processor, pulse flour, dry milk, and salt. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles wet sand. Add cheese and pulse until combined. Drizzle in 4 to 6 tablespoons ice water, pulsing just until dough begins to come together.
• Roll dough into an 8-inch-long log. Divide dough into 2 equal-size logs, wrap both tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Meanwhile, remove and unwrap 1 log. Using a wire cheese cutter, slice log into thirty 1/8-inch-thick rounds. Transfer to 2 parchment-lined baking pans (preferably insulated), spacing rounds about 1 inch apart.
• Bake until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes, rotating pans halfway through. Transfer crackers to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Repeat Steps 3 and 4 with remaining log. To package, line the compartments of 4 boxes with parchment. Divide 1 batch among the boxes, placing 15 crackers in one compartment of each box. Repeat with batches of other variations.
• Assemble ingredients for basic cracker recipe. In Step 1, select Parmesan for cheese. Follow directions for basic cracker recipe above, but after Step 2, place finely chopped walnuts in a shallow bowl. In Step 3, lightly press 1 side of each round into walnuts before transferring, nut side up, to baking pans.
• Assemble ingredients for basic cracker recipe. In Step 1, select smoked Gouda for cheese. Follow directions for basic cracker recipe above, but after Step 2, in a shallow bowl, combine poppy seeds, sesame seeds, kosher salt, garlic powder, and onion powder. In Step 3, lightly press 1 side of each round into seed-spice mixture before transferring, seed side up, to baking pans.
• Assemble ingredients for basic cracker recipe. In Step 1, add white cornmeal and powder to dry ingredients, and select Cheddar for cheese. Follow directions for basic cracker recipe above.

SAVOURY PARTY BITES

Steps:

• Mango & Prawn skewers 3 limes, 1 tbsp grated ginger, 1 crushed garlic clove, 1 chopped and deseeded red chilli and 1 tbsp chopped coriander. Cut a large mango into 20 chunks. Thread each onto a small skewer with a large cooked prawn (20 prawns will be about 250g/9oz). Marinate the skewers in the lime dressing for 1 hr (makes 20).
• Little caviar jackets Put 20 small new potatoes on a baking tray. Drizzle with olive oil and season. Roast for 25 mins at 200C/180C fan/gas 6, then cool to room temp. Cut a small cross in the top of each one, push open a little and top with 1 tsp crème fraîche and some caviar (makes 20).
• Sticky squash with sesame seeds Peel a large butternut squash. Cut into 20 x 3cm squares, then mix with 1 tbsp each of soy sauce, sesame oil and honey. Arrange the chunks on a large baking tray lined with baking parchment. Sprinkle with 2 tbsp sesame seeds, season and bake for 20-25 mins at 200C/180C fan/ gas 6 until crisp. Put a cocktail stick in each chunk to serve (makes 20).
• Chorizo & chilli mini pizzas Use a pastry cutter to cut out 20 x 6cm circles from a pack of soft Middle Eastern flatbread or wraps. Grate 75g/2.5oz Manchego and chop 75g/2.5oz chorizo and ½ a red chilli. Scatter over the bread bases, then bake at 200C/180C fan/gas 6 for 10 mins (makes 20).
• Goat's cheese on toast Roughly mash 250g/9oz goat's cheese with 2 finely chopped shallots. Toast 5-6 slices of sourdough and stamp out 20 small circles. Spread each circle with some cheese, top with a small blob of chilli jam (you'll need about 3 tbsp) and scatter with chives, snipped from a small packet (makes 20).

SAVORY CRACKER BITES

Steps:

• Place crackers in a gallon sized zipper bag.
• In a two-cup measuring cup, add oil, Ranch dressing mix, dill, garlic powder and celery salt.
• Pour the oil mixture into the bag with the crackers and close. Turn the bag to coat evenly.
• Refrigerate for atleast 24 hours, turning the bag every so often.
• Store, covered, in the refrigerator.

SAVORY CRACKERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix whole wheat and all-purpose flours, wheat germ, flax seed, poppy seeds, onion flakes, parsley flakes, basil, oregano, garlic salt, baking powder, paprika, and cayenne together in a large bowl.
• Combine water, olive oil, and sesame oil in another bowl; add to the dry ingredients and stir until dough is just moistened and easy to handle. Gather into a ball and divide into 4 equal sections.
• Roll 2 sections into thin sheets and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Prick with a fork or dough docker and cut into squares of desired size with a pizza cutter or pastry edger. Sprinkle with kosher salt.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes; watch carefully so crackers do not burn. Remove from the oven and transfer to wire racks to cool.
• Repeat steps 4 and 5 with remaining dough.