Zaatar and Sumac Crackers
Description
Roll the dough as thin as possible, to ensure crispy crackers, otherwise the crackers will be tough and chewy, a clever way to do that is to roll it on a lightly floured parchment paper, then cut the rolled dough into equal squares, transfer the parchment paper with the scored dough right into a cookie sheet and bake.
Ingredients
For the dough:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoons sugar
- 2/3 cup warm water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
For the filling:
- 1/2 cup zaatar
- 2 tablespoons sumac
- 1/3 cup sunflower oil the reason why I avoided using olive oil, here is that olive oil burns and will spoil the taste of these crackers
- A pinch of sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C/ 350°F
- In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, salt and oil.
- Add the warm water and knead and press with your hands until the dough comes together and you have a malleable dough. Divide the dough into three equal balls.
- To make the filling: Mix together, oil, zaatar, sumac and sea salt in a bowl, to obtain a thick paste.
- Coat the rolling pin with flour and roll each of dough out on a lightly floured piece of parchment paper, till paper thin. Using a pizza cutter, score into 5cm /2 inch squares and gently spread the zaatar filling , with the help of a spoon, all over each square, leaving a bit of the boarder around the edges; transfer the parchment paper with the scored dough right into a cookie sheet and bake to a golden color, about 15 – 20 minutes, watch closely, some squares tend to bake and take color before others, that’s o.k, remove the browned crackers from the oven and return the ones that need more to be browned.
- Repeat with the remaining dough, you can have a batch in the oven while you are rolling out the next. Happy eating!
Notes
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