Sea Salt and Poppy Seed Crackers
Here are a list of questions I think might be running through your head right now. Well… I like to flatter myself by thinking that these questions might be running through your head. It’s a self-involved delusion . I know you have better things to worry about. Also included here are the answer to before mentioned self-involved questions.
You might be thinking:
Seriously, Joy? Here we are in prime baking mode and you bring us crackers!? Crackers!?
Answer: Yes. Crackers. Big, thick and crispy, salty and satisfying crackers. They have sea salt, people… they must be fancy.
Joy, what are you wearing to your holiday party tonight?
Answer: I. Don’t. Know. Please send help. Please send a new outfit. Please get these crackers out of my face so I stop stress eating them. Please.
Joy, calm down. Why not just wear your nice pair of jeans?
Answer: What? I can do that? I can seriously do that? I’ll can wear my nice pair of jeans even though they’re still jeans? I suspect you’re just trying to make me feel better. I have to find a skirt and top combination that doesn’t make me look like too much of a lunatic hippie. Drats.
These crackers aren’t helping. Someone take these crackers away from me.
And send help… send a pretty black top with sparkles. Quickly. Thank you.
Let’s talk about these crackers, shall we? With poppy seeds and sea salt, these crackers are more like crunchy biscuits… like dog treats for people… like you’ll find yourself reaching for cracker after cracker, and that’s no joke.
The most lovely part about these crackers is that they come together in just about 10 minutes and bake up in 30 minutes. Try them. You might find your happy place.
Sea Salt and Poppy Seed Crackers
from The Complete Book of Cookies
makes 20 crackers
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 Tablespoon butter, cold and cut into 6 small chunks
1 Tablespoon poppy seeds
6 Tablespoons half and half
For topping the crackers:
sea salt
half and half
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Sift together the flour, salt and sugar. Add the butter and, using your fingers, rub the butter into the flour until it is in tiny bits and dispersed throughout the flour mixture.
Stir in the poppy seeds.
Add the half and half and mix to make a stiff dough. Place on a lightly floured surface and roll out to about 8×10-inches. Cut into 20 squares.
Place the dough squares on an ungreased baking sheet lined with parchment or foil. Brush sparingly with half and half and sprinkle with sea salt.
Bake for 30 minutes or until crisp but still pale. Transfer to a wire rack to cool and store in an airtight container.
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They sound delicious, poppy seeds and sea salt seem to go good together. YUM!
I heart crackers! And yes… anything with sea salt can be posted at any time of the year ;)
Oh yum! I recently bought some sea salt and cracked black pepper crackers. I swore I’d never eat crackers again without SEA SALT!
Definitely making these…when hubby isn’t home. He eats anything snacky by the buckets-full….in seconds. Seriously. I should be skinny…hee
You’re a good girl, wear the jeans and don’t panic. Also, mmmmmm, craaaaaaaaaaackers.
yum! my dad would LOVE these; he’s a huge cracker fan. i’ll have to give them a go when i’m home next week.
as for the jeans, if they’re dark you can TOTALLY get away with them for a holiday party! throw on a pretty top with some sparkle or silk and slip into some heels and voila!
How long do they keep? I’d like to make some for stocking stuffers…
Anything brushed with half and half is okay in my book – these look good! Any particular cheese you would recommend to compliment them?
And as for the outfit dilemma, I am totally incapable of dressing myself and what I always do is have my sisters dress me. The clothes they own are always way cuter than mine and they actually know how to do crazy things like accessorize and properly apply eyeshadow. Sisters are the answer.
Oh these crackers in a little baggie with a cute ribbon in a basket with the rest of the homemade goodies sounds like a plan to me.
Have you heard about the website renttherunway.com? You can rent cute runway dresses for a fraction of the cost! I think they prices start at $50. It’s a bit too late for your party tonight, but maybe the next one! (Good luck with the outfit!)
Do you think you could sub milk for the half and half?
This is a nice distraction from all the cookie recipes going on right now. I need some savory treats!
ps: I try to get away with wearing jeans to absolutely everything. I usually throw on some ridiculous dangly earrings and that does the trick of distracting people. Have fun at the party :)
Ditto on the dangly earrings. Earrings solve any fashion dilemma.
Hum, what’s half and half? Sounds like a great recipe but I’m stuck here!
Half and half is one part milk to one part cream!
Like dog treats for people? You crack me up!
I have always wanted to make crackers!! These look amazing.
All I’m thinking is that those crackers look and sound INCREDIBLY delectable! :)