• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

My Cooking Journey logo

  • Home
  • Recipes
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Home
  • Recipes
search icon
Homepage link
  • Home
  • Recipes
×

Home » Baking » Cookies

Published: May 17, 2014 · Modified: Feb 21, 2021 by Sandhya Ramakrishnan · This post may contain affiliate links

Saltine Crackers | Soda Crackers | Savory Herb Cookies

Jump to Recipe

A saltine crackers or a soda crackers are thin, crispy square crackers made with flour, yeast, baking soda and a little fat. These savory herb cookies contains very less fat and sugar and is perfect with a little cheese on top.

Homemade Soda Crackers in a tray

When Swathi shared the recipe for this month’s Baking Partner’s challenge, I was very excited. I have never made a saltine cracker before and these little salted crackers are my little one’s favorite.

My husband and my older son have a sweet tooth and more often than I would like I end up making many sweet cookies. This time to bake something specifically for my little one was very exciting. Thanks Arthy for choosing this delicious savory herb cookies recipe.

A saltine or a soda cracker is a thin, crispy square cracker made with flour, yeast, baking soda and a little fat. This cracker contains very less fat and sugar and it was perfect with a little cheese on top. I had a container of mixed herbs that I used in the crackers and I also used a bit of salt to sprinkle.

Sign up to my newsletter

Saltine crackers are something that is usually eaten as a home remedy to settle an upset stomach or to get rid of nausea. It is also often eaten by pregnant women to keep their morning sickness in bay.

Homemade Soda Crackers pieces

Preparation time – 20 minutes plus overnight to refrigerate the dough
Cooking time – about 10 minutes per batch
Difficulty level – easy

recipe source - King Arthur flour

Ingredients to make Saltine Crackers – (makes about 40-50, 1 inch crackers)

Dry ingredients –

  • All-purpose flour – ¾ cup
  • Salt – ¼ tsp
  • Baking soda – little less than ¼ tsp
  • Sugar – ½ tsp
  • Instant yeast – 1 tsp
  • Cream of tartar – little less than ¼ teaspoon (could be substituted with 3 drops of vinegar)

Wet Ingredients –

  • Water – 3 tablespoon plus a little more to make the dough
  • Butter – 1 tbsp
  • Oil – 1 tbsp

For the topping –

  • Mixed herbs – 1 tbsp
  • Salt – 1 tsp
Soda Crackers in a tray

Procedure to make Saltine Crackers –

  • Combine all the dry ingredients for savory herb cookies in a bowl of a food processor or any other bowl. I used my food processor to make the dough, but you could make it by hand or use the stand mixer.
  • Combine the 3 tablespoon of water, butter and oil in a sauce pan and gently heat them until the butter dissolves. Let this mixture cool down until it is lukewarm and then add it to the food processor bowl and start to make dough.
  • Keep adding a tablespoon more of warm water until they come together to form sticky dough. Knead for a minute more and then transfer it to greased container and refrigerate overnight.
Making dough in a bowl
  • The next day, the dough would have risen just a little. Bring it back to room temperature and then transfer it to your floured work surface.
  • Form a rectangle by hand and then start to roll the dough out into a rectangle. Make sure to dust the work surface liberally to enable you to roll the dough out. I rolled mine out to about a 12 x 9 rectangle.
  • Now fold one side of the dough towards the center and then fold the other side over the first one. Refer to the pictures below.
Shaping the dough
  • Now roll this folded over dough to a rectangle as thin as possible. I rolled min out to about 14 x 12 inch rectangle. It is important that the dough is rolled out very thin.
  • Meanwhile preheat the oven to 425 F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
  • Sprinkle the rolled out dough with salt and the herbs and then gently press it in using the roller.
  • Using a ruler to guide you, cut the dough into 2 inch squares. The pizza wheel came in very handy to cut the dough.
Cutting the Savory Herb Cookies dough in pieces
  • Transfer the cut pieces of dough on to the prepared parchment sheet. You could lay them as close as possible, since the crackers would not spread upon baking. The crackers actually shrink a bit when baking. Prick each cracker atleast 2 times with a fork. This would avoid the crackers from puffing up when baking.
Transferring the cut pieces of Savory Herb Cookies dough
  • Bake in the preheated oven for about 8-10 minutes until the edges start to turn light golden brown. Start watching them from about 7 minutes. Mine were done in exactly 8 minutes.
  • At the end of the baking period, turn off the oven and leave the oven door open. The crackers would remain in the oven and continue to cool in the racks. This enables them to retain their crispness. Once the crackers are completely cooled down, transfer them to an airtight container.
  • These soda crackers disappeared entirely right after I clicked them. They were pretty addictive!
Homemade Soda Crackers served in a tray

Other Cookie Recipes

  • Double Chocolate Cookies Recipe
  • Oat Flour And Almond Sables
  • Coconut and Sesame Cookies | Egg less Recipe
  • Gluten-Free Flourless Chocolate Pecan Cookies

 If you made this recipe and liked it, give a star rating on the recipe card or let me know in the comments below. You could also share it with me on Instagram using #MyCookingJourney and tagging me @sandhya.ramakrishnan. You could follow me and my recipes on Facebook |Instagram | Pinterest | twitter

Soda Crackers in a tray

Saltine Crackers | Soda Crackers | Savory Herb Cookies

A saltine crackers or a soda crackers are thin, crispy square crackers made with flour, yeast, baking soda and a little fat. These savory herb cookies contains very less fat and sugar and is perfect with a little cheese on top.
No ratings yet
Print Pin Rate
Course: Baking, Cookies, savory snack, Snacks
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegetarian
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 40 Crackers
Calories: 15kcal
Author: Sandhya Ramakrishnan

Equipment

  • bowl
  • pan

Ingredients

Dry ingredients –

  • ¾ cup All purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • ¼ teaspoon Baking soda little less than
  • ½ teaspoon Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Instant yeast
  • ¼ teaspoon Cream of tartar could be substituted with 3 drops of vinegar

Wet Ingredients –

  • 3 tablespoon Water plus a little more to make the dough
  • 1 tablespoon Butter
  • 1 tablespoon Oil

For the topping –

  • 1 tablespoon Mixed herbs
  • 1 teaspoon Salt

Instructions

  • Combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl of a food processor or any other bowl. I used my food processor to make the dough, but you could make it by hand or use the stand mixer.
  • Combine the 3 tablespoon of water, butter and oil in a sauce pan and gently heat them until the butter dissolves. Let this mixture cool down until it is lukewarm and then add it to the food processor bowl and start to make dough.
  • Keep adding a tablespoon more of warm water until they come together to form sticky dough. Knead for a minute more and then transfer it to greased container and refrigerate overnight.
  • The next day, the dough would have risen just a little. Bring it back to room temperature and then transfer it to your floured work surface.
  • Form a rectangle by hand and then start to roll the dough out into a rectangle. Make sure to dust the work surface liberally to enable you to roll the dough out. I rolled mine out to about a 12 x 9 rectangle.
  • Now fold one side of the dough towards the center and then fold the other side over the first one. Refer to the pictures below.
  • Now roll this folded over dough to a rectangle as thin as possible. I rolled min out to about 14 x 12 inch rectangle. It is important that the dough is rolled out very thin.
  • Meanwhile preheat the oven to 425 F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
  • Sprinkle the rolled out dough with salt and the herbs and then gently press it in using the roller.
  • Using a ruler to guide you, cut the dough into 2 inch squares. The pizza wheel came in very handy to cut the dough.
  • Transfer the cut pieces of dough on to the prepared parchment sheet. You could lay them as close as possible, since the crackers would not spread upon baking. The crackers actually shrink a bit when baking. Prick each cracker atleast 2 times with a fork. This would avoid the crackers from puffing up when baking.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for about 8-10 minutes until the edges start to turn light golden brown. Start watching them from about 7 minutes. Mine were done in exactly 8 minutes.
  • At the end of the baking period, turn off the oven and leave the oven door open. The crackers would remain in the oven and continue to cool in the racks. This enables them to retain their crispness. Once the crackers are completely cooled down, transfer them to an airtight container.
  • These crackers disappeared entirely right after I clicked them. They were pretty addictive!

Nutrition

Calories: 15kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 82mg | Potassium: 9mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 17IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg
Tried this recipe?Mention @Sandhya.Ramakrishnan or tag #MyCookingJourney!
« Chocolate Raspberry Walnut Bars
Pani Puri | Gol Gappas with Homemade Puris and 4 different Panis »

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Sandhya

I am Sandhya Ramakrishnan, author, recipe developer and photographer in this journey! 'My Cooking Journey' is all about family friendly Vegetarian and Vegan recipes from around the World with focus on Indian cuisine.

Learn More about me →

Popular Posts

  • Boulanee Katchalu | Afghani Bolani | Stuffed Flatbread
  • Xian Bing | Chinese Stuffed Pancake - Vegetarian
  • Spicy Roasted Makhana | Roasted Foxnut
  • Gur Papdi | Gol Papdi | Sukhdi
  • Saag Aloo | Vegan Spinach And Potato Curry
  • 4 Ingredients Fruit Salad With Mango Pulp
  • Ginger Chutney | Andhra Allam Pachadi
  • Kerala Style Peas Masala Curry

Street Foods

  • Spicy Schezwan Fried Rice
  • Bhutte Ka Kees | Indore Style Grated Corn Snack
  • Churumuri | Beach Style Masala Pori
  • Green Peas Kachori | Bengali Matar Kachori
  • Air Fryer Arancini | Italian Rice Balls
  • Gobi Manchurian | Cauliflower Manchurian
  • Masala Chaas | Spiced Buttermilk
  • Dry Garlic Chutney Powder Recipe

Sign Up to Newsletter

Footer

↑ back to top

About

  • Privacy Policy
  • About

Contact

  • Contact

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Copyright © 2022 · MyCookingJourney LLC

Sign Up to Newsletter

We'll keep you in the loop with our latest news and new content that we add at MyCookingJourney.com.

Enjoy the journey with us and share it with your family and friends!