Ingredients
Scale
- 5 slices shortcut bacon, the smokier in flavour the better
- 180g plain flour
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried onion powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 80g cold butter, cubed
- 120g grated cheddar or similar cheese
- 1 – 2 tablespoons of cold water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Line two baking trays with paper/mat.
- Place bacon into a frying pan or hot oven and cook until dry and almost dehydrated. In the frying pan this took 10 minutes on medium to high heat. Do not burn this.
- Place into tmx bowl and blitz on speed 10 for 8 seconds. Set aside.
- Place cheese into tmx bowl.
- Blitz on speed 7 until fine.
- Add to bacon mixture that is set aside.
- Place flour, garlic and onion powders, paprika and butter into tmx.
- Blitz on speed 7 until a breadcrumb consistency is formed, approximately 6-8 seconds.
- Add cheese and bacon mix as well as salt to the flour.
- Blitz on speed 5 and slowly drizzle in the water through the lid until a dough forms. You may not need all the water. Approximately 20-25 seconds.
- Wrap dough in cling wrap and place into the fridge to chill for about 20-30 minutes. If in a rush you can skip this step.
- Roll out dough until its only 3mm thick. Prick all over with a fork.
- Using a pizza cutter cut vertically and horizontally to form squares or rectangles. I do these very roughly. They don’t have to be perfect. Or use your favourite cookie cutter.
- Place onto baking trays slightly apart.
- If you are wanting a super crunchy cracker place the tray into the fridge for 10-15 minutes for the dough to chill. You can skip this step however and still achieve a crunchy cracker.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes or until crisp. Keep an eye on them. Check after 10 minutes. You want them nice and crunchy but not burnt.
- Let cool on a wire rack.
- Prep Time: 40
- Cook Time: 18