Savory Homemade Ritz Crackers
Yields about 50 crackers
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (148 grams)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 3 tablespoons cold butter cut into small chunks (42 grams)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ⅓ cup ice cold water (83 ml)
- ¼ cup melted butter (57 grams)
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire
- 1 ½ teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons Italian herb seasoning
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Pulse flour, salt, baking powder, and butter in a food processor until combined or mix by hand using a pastry cutter. Add olive oil and water and mix until a dough forms. Shape into a round disc about 1-inch thick. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least one hour or until firm.
- Lightly dust a clean work counter with flour and roll out dough until it's 1/16-inch thick. Cut out 2-inch round circles and place them on the prepared baking sheet. Reroll dough and repeat until all of the dough is used.
- Use the flat bottom of a toothpick to prick 5 dots in the center of each cracker. Bake crackers for 6 minutes. Flip crackers over and bake for another 2-3 minutes or until puffed and light golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cool.
- Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F.
- Combine melted butter with Worcestershire, brown sugar, Italian herb seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, and pepper. Pour seasoning mix over crackers, tossing to thoroughly coat each cracker. Spread crackers on baking sheet and bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown, flipping them over halfway. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
Notes
If your kitchen is particularly warm, chill the dough after rolling it out, freezing it for 10 minutes or until firm. This will make it easier when cutting out the crackers. After using the biscuit cutter to cut out the crackers, you can chill the dough again before removing the excess dough.
The crackers can be made the day before and finished the following day with the spices.
Keep an eye on the crackers because they can quickly go from light golden brown to dark brown during the first bake. Depending on your oven, they can take anywhere from 5-10 minutes.