Homemade Olive Oil Crackers

Here is the recipe for the Olive Oil Crackers I used for my Cheese Board Demo. It is really easy and can be flavored with one of my Salt, Spice or Herb Blends. All can be added to the dough before rolling but I would only use salt to finish as the spices and herbs will burn if not mixed in.

Olive Oil Crackers

2 cups AP flour

1/2 cup water

1/4 cup good olive oil

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (or one of my salt blends) + more for topping

>Preheat oven to 425 degrees and prepare baking sheet by brushing with olive oil or lining with parchment or silpat liner.

>Combine all ingredients in standing mixer with dough hook (or in large bowl and mix with hands). Knead until bread is very smooth, about 5 minutes. It should not stick to the walls of the bowl, if it does add a bit more flour. If it will not come together and seems dry, add a bit more water.

>Form into a ball and cover with a towl. Let rest 15 minutes.

>Roll into a log and cut into 8 even pieces. Cut each piece in half for a total of 16 pieces.

>On a floured board roll each piece out until very thin, sprinkle with additional salt and run over lightly with rolling pin. You can also use a pasta machine if you have one.

> Pick up and move to baking sheet.

>Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges are brown