Appetizer Cracker Basket

 

1/2

cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1/4

cup cornmeal or semolina (pasta) flour

1/4

teaspoon salt

1/3

cup warm water

4-quart ovenproof bowl

1

tablespoon sesame seed, mustard seed, poppy seed or coarse ground black pepper

Cheese and fruit, if desired

• 1 Mix flour, cornmeal, salt and water until smooth. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour but no longer than 12 hours.
• 2 Heat oven to 350ºF. Spray outside of bowl with cooking spray; place upside down in 15x10x1-inch pan. Shape dough into 2 balls. Roll each ball on lightly floured surface with rolling pin until 1/8 inch thick. Sprinkle with sesame seed; gently roll seed into dough. Shape 1 dough, seed side down, over bowl, pleating if necessary. Place remaining dough for cracker bread, seed side up, on cookie sheet lined with cooking parchment paper.
• 3 Bake basket 8 to 12 minutes or until golden brown; remove from oven. Set oven control to broil. Broil dough for cracker bread with top 6 to 8 inches from heat 3 to 5 minutes; turn over and broil 3 to 5 minutes longer or until light brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Remove basket from bowl. Break cracker bread into pieces. Fill basket with cracker bread and cheeses.