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Rye crispbread

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Crispbreads are simple to make and a lovely thing to serve up when you have friends over. Top with cheese or pâté.

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Ingredients

For the topping (optional)

  • 1 free-range egg white
  • mixture of seeds, such as caraway, anise, poppy, sesame

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.

  2. Put the flour in a large bowl. Add the salt, baking powder, anise seeds, honey and butter. Mix thoroughly, then start slowly adding 175ml/6fl oz water, stirring until you have a soft dough. Don’t worry if it’s a bit sticky, it will be fine once you start rolling.

  3. Generously flour a work surface and turn out the dough. Roll the dough out thinly.

  4. Cut out 20cm/8in rounds – you should get 6 - 8 rounds. Cut a small hole in the middle of the rounds.

  5. Place the rounds on 3 baking trays and prick the crispbreads all over with a fork.

  6. For the topping, whisk the egg white with 1 tablespoon water and brush over the crispbreads. Sprinkle with your choice of seeds and press down lightly.

  7. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Remove and leave to cool on a wirerack.

Recipe Tips

If you fancy making bigger crispbreads then double the quantities and use a dinner plate to cut the crispbreads out.