Homemade Cheese Crackers

These Homemade Cheese Crackers are a delicious and addictive snack. Simple ingredients like butter, einkorn flour, cheddar cheese, and salt make these crackers a healthier choice than store bought. The result is a crispy and flavorful cracker that’s perfect for snacking on its own or paired with your favorite dips and spreads. This easy recipe is fun to make and allows you to customize the flavor by adding different herbs or spices. We just use a pasta cutter to get the classic edges but you could use a knife to cut or even get fancy and buy the goldfish cracker cutter.

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Homemade Cheese Crackers

Total Time1 hour hr

Servings: 12

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cup Einkorn flour (2 cups all purpose )
• 1 tsp Celtic salt
• 2 cup Extra sharp cheddar cheese (grated fresh)
• 8 oz Butter (cubed)
• 5 tbsp Water (very cold water)

Instructions

Make Dough

• In food processor,  add 2 1/2 c flour, 1 tsp salt, and 2 c cheese.
• Process for a few seconds until ingredients are incorporated
• Turn on processor again, add 8oz butter a few cubes at a time until all are incorporated.
• Then add in water 1 tbsp at a time until dough comes together. Should form a ball but not be wet and sticky. Still should have some crumble but hold together. Might need up to 5-6 tbsp of cold water.
• Turn out dough onto counter, form into a ball, add to ziploc, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Cut and Bake

• Preheat oven to 375
• Take out dough, cut in half.
• Place half of dough onto silicone mat or on parchment paper. Place another piece of parchment on top, flatten dough with hands, and roll out dough until about 1/4 inch thin
• Trim edges so dough is in a rectangle shape (doesn't have to be perfect) and use a knife or pizza cutter and slice rows going both ways until you have little squares.
• Sprinkle top with extra salt. You can add a little hole into the center of each square if desired so they don't puff up as much but I didn't do this step.
• Grab a baking sheet, place squares of cheese crackers onto baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown. Do not overbake!
• Allow to cool for 10 minutes before eating. Enjoy!

Notes

Storage

• Store in airtight container for up to 5 days or you can make a double/triple batch and freeze in advance.
• Just thaw at room temp before eating on counter overnight.