Mediterranean · Starter

Cornmeal and Nigella Seed Crackers

Name: Cornmeal and Nigella Seed Crackers
Total time: 13 h 41 min
Yield: About 60 small crackers (roughly 450 g), serves 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 190 g all-purpose flour, plus about 80 g extra for rolling; 70 g yellow cornmeal; 1 tbsp sugar; ½ tsp kosher salt; 140 g unsalted butter, cold, cut into 6 mm cubes; 180 ml buttermilk; 35 g yellow cornmeal, to dust the parchment between sheets; 2 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted; 2 tbsp nigella seeds; 60 ml water, for brushing; 1 tsp kosher salt, for sprinkling

Thin, shatteringly crisp buttermilk crackers with a sandy cornmeal crumb, scattered with sesame and nigella seeds. The dough rests overnight so it rolls out thin and bakes evenly.

YieldAbout 60 small crackers (roughly 450 g), serves 8
Hands-on1 h 15 min
Total13 h 41 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Dough

190 gall-purpose flour, plus about 80 g extra for rolling
70 gyellow cornmeal
1 tbspsugar
½ tspkosher salt
140 gunsalted butter, cold, cut into 6 mm cubes
180 mlbuttermilk

Rolling

35 gyellow cornmeal, to dust the parchment between sheets

Topping

2 tbspsesame seeds, toasted
2 tbspnigella seeds
60 mlwater, for brushing
1 tspkosher salt, for sprinkling

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Pescatarian

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Sesame
Nigella (black cumin, kalonji)
Wheat
Corn (maize)
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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