Savory Sunday – Cracker Recipe

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cracker, crackers, dough, recipe, savory, snack

Around afternoon snack time I had a bowl of hummus, carrots and celery. I wanted crackers with it and there were none in the pantry.
Solution? Make my own.

Wheat Crackers

Ingredients:
1 c. flour, 1/4 c. wheat germ, 1/2 tsp. salt (plus additional for topping), 1/2 tsp. paprika, 1/4 tsp. garlic powder, 1/2 c. water, 1/2 Tbsp. dark brown sugar, 4 Tbsp. butter

Directions:
Preheat oven 400°F. Combine all ingredients in a food processor. Make sure sides are scrapped and dough is throughly mixed. Roll out on a floured surface until about 1/16″. Use lattice pastry cutter to cut crackers. I used 1 1/2″ spacers with wavy edges. Allow dough to sit for 10 minutes. Place crackers on a baking tray, sprinkle salt on top and bake for 7 minutes or until crispy.

I was floored when Hubster had nothing but great reviews after hesitantly trying my crackers. He said the crackers were really tasty, even better than Wheat Thins from the store. As he grabbed another handful, he continued saying that there’s no bad after taste like with other wheat crackers. I’m glad this was a winner for Hubster as well as me.

*This would be really great with 1 Tbsp. rosemary mixed into the dough.

What is your favorite thing to eat with crackers?

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Savory Chicken Pasties

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appetizers, chicken, chicken cordon bleu, chicken pasty, dinner, pastry, pasty, pears, recipe, savory, savory pasty, snack, swiss

During our holiday in Scotland, we loved walking into a bakery and walking out with savory chicken pasties…  I decided to create the same yummy in the belly, easy to eat experience for dinner (think of it as a gourmet Hot Pocket).

Savoy Chicken Pasty

Ingredients:
Phyllo sheets, Chicken breasts, sour cream, Dijon mustard, pears, swiss cheese, olive oil (or melted butter)

Directions:
Cook chicken breast in frying pan with EVOO (use any herbs, spices you like for your chicken). Remove from pan, allow to cool and pat dry. Brush olive oil on each layer of Phyllo. Mix together Dijon mustard and sour cream together and set aside. Layer 1 slice of cheese, pears, cream (thin layer), chicken, cream and second slice of cheese on the left side of the Phyllo sheets and fold over. Brush with olive oil and press sides closed. Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes.

Yum, yum! I think this would be very plain without the pears, Hubster thinks it would be very plain without the ham. Next time I am going to try bleu cheese with my pears and chicken instead of the swiss.

*Hubster’s chicken breast was wrapped in a thin slice of ham before layering his ingredients in his pasty. Sort of chicken cordon bleu…

*You may prefer the taste of the butter over the olive oil.

*Of course you can add any combination of meat, cheese and veggies to make these delicious pasties. What combinations are you going to try?