Buckwheat Crackers With Sesame
Updated September 9, 2025
- Total Time
- 20 minutes
- Cook Time
- 20 minutes
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Ingredients
¾ cup whole-wheat flour
½ cup unbleached all-purpose flour
½ cup buckwheat flour
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
½ teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or canola oil
4 to 5 tablespoons water, as needed
Preparation
- Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees with the racks positioned inside in the middle and upper third. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Sift together the flours.
- Step 2
Mix together the flours, sesame seeds and salt in a mixing bowl, in the bowl of a stand mixer, or in a food processor fitted with a steel blade. If using a mixing bowl, add the oil and cut in with a fork until the mixture is crumbly. In a stand mixer, mix at medium speed; in a food processor, pulse until crumbly. Add the water, and mix with your hands (or at medium speed in a mixer or food processor) until you can gather the dough into a ball.
- Step 3
Lightly dust your work surface, and roll out the dough, or roll out between pieces of parchment, plastic or wax paper. Cut into desired shapes -- squares, diamonds or cookie-cutter shapes -- and place on the baking sheet, close together but not touching.
- Step 4
Bake 15 to 20 minutes until lightly browned, switching the sheet trays halfway through from front to back and top to middle. Remove from the heat, and allow to cool on racks.
Advance preparation: These will keep for about a week in an airtight container.
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Comments
Good, but double the buckwheat, halve the (matzoh) flour and add a half teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary. needed about 3/4 c water.
I have made these crackers twice so far: the first time as written and the second time substituting zatar (from Penseys) for the sesame seeds (which I used up from the first go and forgot to replace). I found the moisture level to be fine - used full amounts of olive oil & water listed in the recipe but nothing beyond that. It was a crumbly dough in the food processor but came together on the counter. Quite good! I might sprinkle with sea salt next time.
same as other reviewers: you'll need more water. very good crackers. i will add a bit more salt next time.
Just had my first taste and it was delicious
Fun to make 5⭐️✨
Just okay. Needed more water to make, and flavor wise just okay.

