Appetizer Cracker Basket

Name: Appetizer Cracker Basket
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: 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

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Prep 15 min
Total 2 hr 10 min
Servings 36

Wow guests with your appetizer-serving style!

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Updated September 21, 2005

Make With

Gold Medal Flour

Ingredients

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

Steps

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 350°F. 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.

If necessary, cover with foil during baking to keep the basket from browning too much.
Parchment paper can be found in supermarkets next to the foil and plastic wrap.
Nutrition was calculated for the entire recipe, including the edible basket.