Middle Eastern · Starter

Chickpea Flour Crackers with Cumin

Name: Chickpea Flour Crackers with Cumin
Total time: 13 h 39 min
Yield: About 60 crackers (roughly 450 g), serves 8
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 180 ml buttermilk; 2 tbsp tahini; 190 g all-purpose flour, plus about 60 g extra for rolling; 60 g chickpea flour; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 tsp kosher salt; 1 tbsp ground cumin; ¼ tsp ground allspice; 115 g unsalted butter, cold, cut into 6 mm cubes; 35 g yellow cornmeal, to dust the parchment between sheets; 2 tbsp sesame seeds; 1 tsp kosher salt, for sprinkling

Crisp, flaky crackers that taste a little like falafel thanks to chickpea flour, tahini, cumin and a whisper of allspice. They are a smart partner for hummus or any dip.

YieldAbout 60 crackers (roughly 450 g), serves 8
Hands-on1 h 15 min
Total13 h 39 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Dough

180 mlbuttermilk
2 tbsptahini
190 gall-purpose flour, plus about 60 g extra for rolling
60 gchickpea flour
1 tbspsugar
1 tspkosher salt
1 tbspground cumin
¼ tspground allspice
115 gunsalted butter, cold, cut into 6 mm cubes

Rolling

35 gyellow cornmeal, to dust the parchment between sheets

Topping

2 tbspsesame seeds
1 tspkosher salt, for sprinkling

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Pescatarian

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Sesame
Legumes (any)
Chickpeas
Wheat
Corn (maize)
Allspice
Cumin
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Sweet
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Aromatic spice

Texture

Crisp
Crunchy

Equipment

Oven
Stand mixer

Season

Any season

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Needs advance prep
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: moderate
Fat: moderate
Fiber: low
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: low

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