Buttery Rosemary Sea Salt Sourdough Crackers

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These are the most buttery, flavorful, crisp sourdough crackers you will ever have! Once you try these crackers, you’ll never want to do anything else with your sourdough starter discard. Enjoy these crunchy, flaky crackers with cheese and fruit for a perfect snack.

Sourdough Discard Crackers

We consider these “sourdough discard” crackers because you use sourdough starter in the recipe, but we don’t use it for rising, and it is not necessary for the baking process. So the starter is considered “discarded” into the recipe.

I use a stirred-down active, bubbly sourdough starter in these crackers. The starter adds such delicious flavor to these crackers, though.

It may not contribute to baking, but it gives the best tangy flavor. Jon and I think these crackers taste like high-class goldfish.

Sourdough Starter Crackers

You have options with these crackers. Mix the dough, refrigerate the dough for an hour covered, then bake.

Alternatively, let the dough ferment in the fridge for 24-48 hours before rolling, cutting, and baking the crackers. A longer ferment can make these easier to digest, especially if you have sensitivities to non-sourdough gluten products.

Sourdough Crackers Recipe

This is such a simple recipe for sourdough crackers, and it’s best to weigh all your ingredients for the best crispiest texture. Here is everything you need to make the best sourdough crackers:

• 200 grams sourdough starter, stirred down (starter should be fully hydrated, active, and ready to be fed)
• 120 grams of all-purpose flour
• 5 grams sea salt
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened, room temperature
• 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary chopped
• oil, for brushing
• Flake salt for topping

Rosemary Crackers

My favorite herb in these crackers is fresh rosemary, hence the name of this recipe, but you can change it up. Try adding cheese and garlic, or thyme, or basil instead.

I love sea salt and black pepper crackers too.

How to Make Butter Crackers

You are probably wondering how to make crackers by now. First, you mix the dough. Next, you wrap the dough with reusable bees wrap or plastic wrap and refrigerate it.

Then all that is left is to roll, cut, and bake the crackers. When cutting the crackers, you need to poke them with a fork to ensure they don’t puff up in the oven.

These are butter crackers, so once they are baked and cooled, you should store them in an airtight container at room temperature, so they don’t stale. I keep mine in a big sealed weck jar.

More Sourdough Recipes to Try

• Buttery Flaky Sourdough Biscuits From Scratch
• Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler with Sourdough Biscuit Topping
• Customizable Sourdough Focaccia Bread From Scratch

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