Sourdough Crackers (Easy Recipe with 5 Flavor Options)
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These easy sourdough crackers are light and crispy, and a great way to use up sourdough starter discard. We include five different seasoning ideas so you can make a wide range of crackers. The boys have been making them regularly since we got our sourdough starter fired up.
Prep Time and Tips for Your Sourdough Crackers
We usually start the cracker dough one day and bake the next day. In a warm kitchen, six hours would probably be enough, but 8 hours or more is preferred.
Using a recently fed starter will make your crackers lighter, but the starter doesn’t need to be active.
We use Gold N White Organic Whole Wheat flour, or fresh ground hard wheat berries. The sourdough cracker texture is different depending on your flour choice, so experiment to find your favorite.
We like to use melted butter, but you can also use coconut oil, ghee, olive oil, lard or palm shortening. Like the flour, oils add unique flavors, so switch things up as you like.
The plain cracker recipe is seasoned only with seas salt, but we’ve added some spice blends below for flavor variations. You can also mix in 1/2 cup of finely shredded cheese, or cheese powder.
We like Parmesan and Cheddar, but feel free to try your favorite cheese.
You can also try add ins like dried vegetables, bacon bits, caraway (with rye) – use your imagination!
Easy Sourdough Crackers
First, you start with a cracker base, which rests for 8 to 24 hours at room temperature.
The sourdough cracker base is:
- 1 cup sourdough starter
- 1/3 cup melted butter (or other fat/oil)
- 1 cup whole wheat flour (plus more, if needed, for a stiff dough)
In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup sourdough starter and 1/3 cup melted butter. Mix until combined, then add in flour. Knead until blended. Add extra flour, if needed, to form a stiff dough.
Cover dough at let rest for 8-24 hours.
After rest period, add in 1/4 teaspoon baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon salt and other seasonings (if desired).
Knead cracker dough until ingredients are evenly distributed.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Divide sourdough cracker dough into four equal parts. Roll the dough out with a rolling pin, one quarter at a time, on parchment paper. (We use reusable parchment paper.)
Sprinkle dough lightly with sea salt and additional seasonings (like paprika), if desired.
Cut crackers to size using a pizza cutter, or try a cookie cutter to create different shapes. Slide parchment paper onto baking sheet.
Bake for 15 minutes or so, checking after 10 minutes
Do your best to roll the dough thinly and evenly, so they finish baking at the same time. If the crackers on the edges get done faster, remove them from the pan. Then return the rest of the crackers to the oven to finish baking.
Transfer the sourdough crackers to a cooling rack to cool completely. Repeat the process for the rest of the dough.
Store the crackers in a sealed container.
It’s fine to double or triple the recipe. You can also freeze the dough and bake it later.
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Sourdough Cracker Flavor Blends
Plain sourdough crackers are great, but sometimes it’s fun to mix things up a little. These are four different seasoning blends that you can use on your crackers.
To prep the blends, simply grind together in a spice mill or coffee grinder. Store in an airtight container and use as needed.
Garlic and Onion Blend
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons onion powder
- 1 teaspoon of dry mustard
Pizza Flavoring
- 2 Tablespoons dried oregano
- 1 Tablespoon dried basil
- 1/2 Tablespoon fennel seeds, crushed
- 1/2 Tablespoon dried thyme
- 1 Teaspoon garlic granules
- 1 Tablespoon cayenne pepper flakes
Taco Seasoning
Adapted from Barefeet in the Kitchen.
- 4 tablespoons of chili powder
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 tablespoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon each – garlic powder, onion powder, kosher salt, black pepper
Ranch Seasoning
Adapted from Keeper of the Home.
- ½ cup dried parsley
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 4 Tbsp onion flakes
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper
Sourdough Crackers
These easy sourdough crackers are light and crispy, and a great way to use up sourdough starter discard.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 100 crackers 1x
- Category: Snacks
Ingredients
- 1 cup sourdough starter
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 1 cup plus more whole wheat flour
Add just before baking:
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup shredded cheese (if desired)
- 1 teaspoon seasoning
- additional seasoning and sea salt, for topping
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup sourdough starter and 1/3 cup melted butter. Mix until combined, and then add in flour. Knead until blended. Add extra flour, if needed, to form a stiff dough.
- Cover dough at let rest for 8-24 hours.
- After rest period, add in 1/4 teaspoon baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon salt and other seasonings (if desired).
- Knead cracker dough until ingredients are evenly distributed.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Divide sourdough cracker dough into four equal parts. Roll the dough out with a rolling pin, one quarter at a time, on parchment paper. (We use reusable parchment paper.)
- Cut crackers to size using a pizza cutter, or try a cookie cutter to create different shapes. Slide parchment paper onto baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 minutes or so, checking after 10 minutes
- Transfer the sourdough crackers to a cooling rack to cool completely. Repeat the process for the rest of the dough.
- Store the crackers in a sealed container.
Notes
Do your best to roll the dough thinly and evenly, so they finish baking at the same time. If the crackers on the edges get done faster, remove them from the pan and return the rest of the crackers to the oven to finish baking.
Sourdough A-Z eBook and eCourse
These crunchy and delicious sourdough crackers are adapted from Sourdough A-Z by Traditional Cooking School by GNOWFGLINS.
In the book, you’ll also find:
- How to start a starter
- The science of sourdough
- The surprisingly healthy “left-overs” your starter will gladly eat
- The “Bucket” method for creating a sourdough starter that raises itself (no more waiting overnight for your breads to rise)
- How to adapt any recipe to sourdough (and give new life to your favorite family meals)
- and more!
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More Made From Scratch Recipes
Don’t forget to check out the Common Sense Recipes and Kitchen Tips page, with over 100 recipes (sorted by category), including:
- Easy Sourdough Bread
- Chestnut Flour Brownies (Gluten Free)
- Sourdough cookies
- Fudgy Sourdough Brownies
Originally posted in 2011, last updated in 2020.