Cindy "TheSweetNerd" Rodriguez Sometimes you need a little savory to balance out the sweet, especially after holiday cookies, pies and cakes. These savory crackers fit the bill perfectly and they really couldn’t be easier. You can whip some up in just a few minutes to serve as appetizers or just to snack on.
Before you get started with the dough, collect your toppings in one place. I opted to keep things simple with salt, pepper, fresh thyme and parmesan cheese, with a little urfa pepper tossed in for color. Urfa biber is a dried Turkish chili pepper cultivated in the Urfa region of Turkey. It is soooo smoky delicious.
The only trick to making these crackers come out perfectly is to choose high-quality, fresh ingredients. The simplicity of this recipe will allow them to shine in all their glory.
Now for the dough. This is the part you will . Toss your flour and salt in a mixing bowl or the kitchen aid, then add the cold water until you get a soft little ball of dough. But, you don’t have to knead. You just want to bring this cracker dough together, but no need to get it smooth or elastic looking! Save that for the bread doughs. This is cracker time baby, and that means you don’t have to workout!
Make sure to roll the dough out super, super thin and be liberal with the flour underneath so that it doesn’t stick. Stop rolling only when it looks like you might push right through the dough. You want to get it as thin as you can.
Once you have your paper-thin dough on the parchment paper, drizzle it with extra virgin olive oil and top with fresh ingredients. 
Before you pop it in the oven, slice the dough into long, thin strips. Bake it just until the edges crisp up.
These savory crackers are just the ticket post-holiday season. Bring some to your next get-together and watch them disappear off the plate.
Photos by: Maria Hedrick Photography
1In a mixing bowl or a kitchen aid, bring together the dries with a 1/2 cup water plus one tablespoon (or more as needed). Don't knead, just bring it together. Put in saran wrap, and place the disk in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. 2Dust a working area with flour. 3Roll the dough to 1/16 inch (super super super thin) 4Put on Parchment 5Layer with thin drizzle of EVOO, pepper, salt, diced salami, thyme, and cheese 6Slice into strips 7Bake until golden brown at 350Directions
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I can’t wait to try these Cindy! I’m a total cracker addict! All kinds! I’d love to try these with some everything bagel topping too! Happy New Year!
You and me both love crackers! Yum, love the bagel idea.
These look so wonderful! They must taste incredible with all those fresh ingredients. I’ll be trying these for sure. Thanks!
Thanks Barb! So awesome seeing you today. I think the boys might like these. Trick is to roll them out thin.
Dying to try these!!
Thanks Lorna! I hope you like them. They are simple and delish.
Oh I LOOOOVE me some thin, crispy crackers, girlfriend! Obviously these beauties are just screaming my name! I’ll take mine with extra toppings, because I’m all about those garnishes! YUM! Cheers and happy New Year!!
Awww, thanks Cheyanne. They are delicious and sinfully simple.
I’m not a big fan of peppers, but this looks so delicious. I’m thinking black olives to get that same savory goodness. I’ll let you know how it comes out. Thanks for the recipe!
Oh I love black olives. That sounds great. Let me know if you give it a go – I would love to hear about it.
These are so BEAUTIFUL. I feel like if I made these, they might be too pretty to eat.. I can only imagine the taste!
Don’t worry… the compulsion of hunger will outweigh the beauty, every-time.
Looks like a good snack for the Super Bowl. Food is almost as important as the game!
Thanks Joe, totally agree. Usually I don’t even know who is playing, but I sure know what is being served!