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A plate of freshly baked seedy sourdough crackers on a white countertop.

Sourdough Discard Seed Crackers

Use active starter or discard in these delicious, 48-hour fermented, crunchy seed crackers made with sunflower, chia, flax, and hemp seeds.

  • Prep: 10 minutes
  • Cook: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 48 hours 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup sunflower seeds, shelled
  • 1/4 cup hemp seeds
  • 1/4 cup flaxseed
  • 2 tablespoons chia seeds
  • 2 cups sourdough starter (see notes)
  • 2 tablespoons salted butter, melted
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

  1. Mix everything together in a big mixing bowl until fully combined. It should be kind of like a sticky dough ball, but the texture depends on the thickness of your starter.
  2. Cover and let ferment in the fridge for 48 hours.
  3. After fridge fermentation, preheat the oven to 350°F.
  4. Lightly flour a piece of parchment paper sized to fit your baking pan and the top of the dough. (You may want to split the dough and work in batches. I had to use two sheet pans to fit all the crackers.
  5. Place the dough onto the floured parchment and roll it about 1/16 inch thick. (should be the thickness of a sunflower seed)
  6. Transfer the dough and parchment together onto a baking sheet.
  7. Cut the dough into about 1-inch squares; I suggest using a pizza or cracker cutter.
  8. Lightly brush with extra-virgin olive oil, then sprinkle the salt over the top of the crackers.
  9. Bake the crackers for 20 to 25 minutes until they start to crisp and brown around the edges. Midway through, rotate the baking sheets.
  10. When browned and crisp to your liking, remove the crackers from the oven and let them cool.
  11. Store crackers in an air-tight container at room temperature for about a week or two. I like to store them in a sealed glass weck jar or a silicone stasher bag.

Notes

  • You can use an active starter or discard in this recipe. Discard will give you a more sour flavor. Either way, the starter is considered “discarded” into the recipe because it’s not needed for leavening. 
  • The thickness of your starter will greatly impact texture. I recommend a thicker starter. 

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