{"id":8277,"date":"2011-12-23T12:35:54","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T11:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=8277"},"modified":"2013-03-26T19:53:50","modified_gmt":"2013-03-26T18:53:50","slug":"last-minute-crackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=8277","title":{"rendered":"Last-Minute Crackers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Puff pastry has saved my life more than once and I always have it in my fridge or freezer just in case of an emergency. Wheter it’s a quick savoury or sweet tart, a snack or a simple cracker, they are often the best solution. The delicate, light and slightly chubby crackers you see above are the easiest and the most frequent snacks I make, especially since they are also an ideal way to use leftover pastry. Of course I usually don’t bother with star or other fancy shapes and simply cut the pastry into strips or squares.<\/p>\n

All you need is a thin puff or shortcrust pastry sheet, one egg and seasonings (my favourite are sesame seeds, poppy seeds and cumin). It takes about ten minutes to prepare them and about 15 to bake, so if you don’t know yet what to serve before the Christmas dinner and are fed up with long, elaborate preparations, you might consider these time-savers.<\/p>\n

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone!<\/p>\n

(Special equipment: a star-shaped cookie cutter, but it’s not necessary: a knife is enough to make nice rectangular or square crackers)<\/em><\/p>\n

Preparation: 25 minutes<\/em><\/p>\n

Ingredients (about 25 x 4 cm stars):<\/em><\/p>\n

230 g puff pastry sheet (rolled out very thin)<\/em><\/p>\n

1 egg<\/em><\/p>\n

sesame seeds, poppy seeds, cumin, coarse salt, etc.<\/em><\/p>\n

Preheat the oven to 180\u00b0C.<\/p>\n

Line a baking try with baking paper.<\/p>\n

Cut out the stars or other shapes from the pastry sheet and place them on the tray.<\/p>\n

(An even easier way is to cut up the pastry sheet into rectangles or squares).<\/p>\n

Beat slightly the egg in a bowl. Brush the crackers with the beaten egg and sprinkle with the grains of your choice.<\/p>\n

Bake until slightly golden (about 15 minutes).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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