Appetizer Cracker Basket

Wow guests with your appetizer-serving style!

Prep Time

Minutes

Total Time

2:10

Hrs:Mins

Makes

dozen

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

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

Cheese and fruit, if desired

Mix flour, cornmeal, salt and water until smooth. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour but no longer than 12 hours.
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.
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.

Makes 3 dozen crackers

Success

If necessary, cover with foil during baking to keep the basket from browning too much.

Purchasing

Parchment paper can be found in supermarkets next to the foil and plastic wrap.

Did You Know

Nutrition was calculated for the entire recipe, including the edible basket.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Cracker)

Percent Daily Value*:

Exchanges: FreeCarbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.