Sesame Wheat Crackers

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 1 egg , beaten
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375 f.
• 2 grease 2 baking sheets or cover with parchment paper.
• 3 in a medium bowl, mix the flour, salt, and baking powder.
• 4 cut the butter into the flour mixture until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.
• 5 add the egg and 2 tablespoons of the milk.
• 6 mix to make a stiff dough, adding the remaining milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, if necessary.
• 7 gather the dough into a ball, flatten it slightly, and place on a lightly floured surface and roll the dough out to 1/8inch thickness.
• 8 using a 2-inch round cookie cutter, cut out circles from the dough; place on the prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart.
• 9 re-roll the trimmings and cut out more circles.
• 10 continue until the dough is used up.
• 11 brush the crackers with the beaten egg , then sprinkle evenly with sesame seeds.
• 12 bake for 15 minutes or until light brown.
• 13 remove to a wire rack to cool.
• 14 makes about 72 crackers.
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