My First Yeasted Crackers – KAF Soda Crackers

I keep ordering King Arthur Flour (KAF) flour, which means I have needed to use up my existing flour to open up pantry space!  Enter the KAF Gourmet Soda Crackers recipe to use up the last bits of my KAF Italian-Style Flour Blend.  

This recipe had the added benefit of being my first attempt at yeasted crackers.  The dough was incredibly easy to construct, just whisking the dry ingredients together and then adding melted liquids.  I did end up using approx. 30g of all-purpose flour because I ran out of the Italian blend (yay – mission accomplished!).

Then let the dough rise in fridge overnight before resting and rolling out.

I didn't get the dough as thin as called for in the recipe, perhaps because I used a tapered rolling pin instead of one of my (many) flat pins.  I also didn't have pizza seasoning or smoked / seasoned sea salt, so subbed instead mostly Italian seasoning, dried thyme, and Maldon sea salt (approx. 1 tsp. total of seasonings).  I probably could have added a lot more flavoring as the baked crackers seemed like they could have handled more bold flavors.

I baked the crackers for approx. 8 minutes instead of 10 because I was worried about overbaking them after they became golden.  That amount of time was perfect for the smaller crackers, but not the larger pieces, which ended up slightly soft post-cooling.

However, I would definitely make these crackers again.  They were flavorful with a nice yeasted flavor lightly complemented by the salt and herbs.  I also bought some herbes de provence which I think will be great on these crackers.  And the prep was super easy to boot!