If you like crackers, you'll love this recipe for homemade sesame crackers. These crackers are easy to mix and roll out and they bake up in no time.
When you make sesame crackers you control the amount of sodium used. You use butter instead of hydrogenated fats and the addition of whole wheat flour adds extra goodness. Homemade sesame crackers don't contain preservatives or chemicals so they are a good choice for those who are selective about the foods they eat.
Sesame seeds contain minerals and fiber, which makes them a good choice from a nutritional standpoint. The tiny seeds are also believed to lower cholesterol. Making sesame seed crackers is one way to include healthful sesame seeds in your diet.
Sesame Cracker Recipe
- 1 cup of warm water
- 1/2 cup of melted butter
- 1 tsp. salt
Stir together in a bowl, then add:
- 1 cup of white flour
- 1 cup of whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 cup sesame seeds
- Stir with a wooden spoon to mix dough and then knead, sprinkling flour over and working and kneading until dough no longer sticks to hands.
- Sprinkle flour over your counter and roll out the cracker dough. Sprinkle more sesame seeds over the top of the dough and roll again pressing the sesame seeds into the top of the dough. Roll cracker dough into a rectangle, about 1/8-1/4' thick.
- Use a pizza wheel to cut your sesame crackers. A pizza wheel makes cutting crackers incredibly easy and quick. Run the pizza wheel vertically and horizontally for square or rectangle-shaped crackers.
- If you want fancy crackers, use cookie cutters for desired shapes.
Baking Tips for Sesame Seed Crackers
- Use two cookie sheets, double-panning to avoid over-cooked cracker bottoms.
- Place sesame crackers on cookie pans and bake at 325-350 degrees, 10-20 minutes until golden brown. Remove from oven and lift crackers from the pan (so they don't continue cooking).
Serving Suggestions for Homemade Sesame Crackers
- Sesame crackers are a nice go-along with soup or stew
- Crackers can be packed into lunches
- Sesame crackers are a good item to take along when hiking or camping
- Crackers can be served with dip for special occasions
- Serve sesame crackers with cheese
- If you are hosting an afternoon tea, include homemade sesame crackers as part of the menu
- Tuck sesame crackers into a gift basket along with an assortment of jams and cheeses
Sesame seed crackers can be stored in a tin and will keep for a week or two. Crackers can also be frozen, then thawed and used later.
If you enjoy the crunchy texture of crackers, use this sesame cracker recipe to make your own delicious homemade sesame crackers when you have a hankering for a tasty snack.
Melody Rhodes - M. Rhodes is author of the Bedbug Books. She's been published in Canada, U.S. U.K. & NZ and has won awards for her poetry/prose.
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