Sourdough Cheese Crackers
A great use for that discard sourdough starter, these sourdough crackers have a slight sour bite like Cheese Nips, but they pack more cheese flavor.Yield: 18 dozen (1 inch) crackers
Servings: 18 people
Ingredients
- 1 c sourdough starter (this can be your discarded starter from your most recent feeding)
- ¼ c salted butter, melted and cooled
- ½ - 1 c unbleached all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon mustard powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- dash paprika
- ½ c cheddar cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Mix the melted butter into your starter. Add baking soda and enough flour to achieve a stiff dough. Knead mixture together until a smooth, stiff dough forms.
- Place in a bowl, cover loosely with plastic wrap, and let set at room temperature for 8 hours.
- When you are ready to make your crackers, preheat oven to 350F.
- Knead seasonings into the dough until well incorporated.
- Add cheese and continue kneading until evenly distributed.
- Divide dough in half. Roll each half into a rectangle, roughly 10” x 12” and ⅛” thick.
- Transfer rolled dough to a greased baking sheet. Cut into desired shapes with a pizza cutter.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes have passed, turn off the oven, but leave the crackers inside for an additional 10-15 minutes.
- Remove crackers from oven when crispy.
- Let cool completely before storing in an airtight container.