Homemade Ritz style crackers -updated recipe

Ritz crackers are a real classic, but have you ever made your own? Hopefully i can persuade you to give these savoury salty homemade Ritz a go.

Its hard to find crackers of you’re dairy-free and sesame-free. I’ve always had such difficulty finding crackers Little S can have – most seem to contain traces of milk, nuts or seeds. You used to be able to buy ‘Snackers’ in Tesco, like an own brand Ritz cracker, but I haven’t seen them in quite some years.

I’m going through my archives (and this recipe was originally from 2014) and updating and revisiting old recipes. Back when i started i often used cups as a measurement, but no more, i much prefer the accuracy of grams instead. Plus the photos often need updating too! Honestly, I don’t know why I haven’t been making these on repeat, i think I have so many recipes that they just got lost in the archives while I focused on constantly coming up with new recipes! These copycat Ritz crackers are so good; crisp and cracker like but also with a buttery, salty flavour.

Back when the girls were little, I thought an easy recipe for a homemade basic cracker would be a good addition to the repertoire, should Tesco run out of Snackers we’d be at a total loss for bedtime snacks! Lucky i did, because Snackers are no more (or certainly ones without traces of sesame) and the only Ritz style crackers for us are these home made ones.

Ritz crackers are such moreish little savoury crackers (although not for us as they may contain milk, eggs and sesame!), available all over the world and equally as good for topping, dipping or simply snacking, so they are an obvious choice to recreate at home.

The results were particularly pleasing and dare I say it, almost authentic. I think the essence of a Ritz is salty, but also sweet, a good crunch and a glazed top sprinkled with salt crystals and this ticked a lot of those. Also there’s the big added bonus of taking virtually no time to put together…

Homemade Ritz Style Crackers (dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, soya-free, sesame-free, vegetarian and vegan)

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Homemade Ritz crackers

dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, soya-free, sesame-free, vegetarian and vegan makes 15-20

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Servings: 4

Course: cracker, Snack

Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients

  

• 130 g plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp caster sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp dairy-free margarine
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 2-2.5 tbsp cold water
• To glaze:
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp salt

Equipment

• 1 baking sheet and a piece of parchment

Method

 

1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Centigrade/Gas Mark 5
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment
3. Place the flour, baking powder, caster sugar and salt into a food processor, add the dairy-free margarine and pulse until it is all combined (or rub in with your fingertips until it resembles breadcrumbs)
4. Pour in the oil and pulse again.
5. Pour in the water and pulse until it forms a ball of dough.
6. Turn onto a floured surface and roll out until about 3-5mm thick
7. Cut out any shapes you like, fluted circles are classic.
8. Place, well spaced on the baking sheets and pick with a fork.
9. Bake for 10-12 minutes until starting to turn golden
10. As soon as you remove them from the oven, brush with the oil and sprinkle with salt.
11. These keep well for a few days in a sealed container.