Carbon Black Puffed Cracker

Puffed Cracker made with deZaan Carbon Black cocoa powder and garnished with dried marigold, dried violets, dried rose, thyme leaves and sea salt.
Course: Appetizer
Keyword: Cracker
Difficulty: Intermediate
Brand: deZaan

Equipment

  • Stand mixer with dough hook
  • Mixing Bowls
  • Measuring tools (scales/spoons)
  • Loaf pan (lined with parchment)
  • Rolling Pin
  • Flour-dusting surface
  • Parchment-lined baking sheet
  • Oven
  • Pastry Brush

Ingredients

  • 227 g Bread Flour
  • 8 g deZaan Carbon Black Cocoa Powder
  • 113 g Water room temp.
  • 28 g Butter room temp.
  • 28 g Vegetable Oil
  • 7 g Instant Yeast
  • 5 g Sugar
  • 2 g Baking Soda
  • 3 g Salt
  • 3 g Lime Juice
  • 3 g Barley Malt Syrup

For garnish: Dried Marigold, Dried Violets, Dried Rose, Fresh Thyme, Sea Salt, Egg White (whisked - for brushing)

Instructions

  • Combine all the ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook. Mix to full gluten development, 8 to 10 minutes.
  • Transfer the dough to a lightly greased bowl and let rest for about 10 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
  • Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F.
  • Divide the dough into quarters. On a flour-dusted work surface, roll out each piece until very thin, 1mm to 4mm thick.
  • Transfer the sheet of dough to a piece of parchment and cut the dough into 3.75cm squares.
  • Bake for about 2 minutes, or until the crackers have puffed up.
  • Reduce the oven temperature to 150°C/300°F and bake for 5 to 8 minutes more. The crackers should be crisp.
  • Meanwhile, combine all the ingredients for the garnish.
  • Remove the crackers from the oven, brush the tops with egg white, and sprinkle with the garnish mixture. Bake for about 2 minutes more.
  • Remove from the oven and let cool completely.
  • Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

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