Halloween recipe for 4 - 8 people, takes only 15 mins; recipe has cheeses, fig, olive oil, plain flour, sea salt flakes, golden caster sugar, sesame seeds and food colouring.
Halloween cheeseboard with creepy crackers
Course: Halloween
Servings
4 - 8
servings
Prep time
20 mins
Ingredients
- Olive Oil: 2 tbsp olive oil
- Plain Flour: 150g plain flour, plus extra for sprinkling
- Golden Caster Sugar: 1 tsp golden caster sugar
- Fig: figs, black grapes and celery, to serve
- Sesame Seeds: 1 tbsp black sesame seeds, plus 1 tsp for sprinkling
- Food Colouring: black food colouring
- Cheeses: selection of cheeses, including an orange one, blue-veined variety, white one, and if you can find it, a charcoal-coated cheese
- Sea Salt Flakes: 1 tsp sea salt flakes
Directions
- Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Mix the olive oil with 60ml water, then put in a bowl with the flour, salt, sugar, sesame seeds and a few drops of the food colouring. Mix with your hands until you have a rough dough. If it's too sticky, add a little more flour until it's smooth.
- Sprinkle a non-stick baking mat or a sheet of baking parchment with some flour, roll the dough out to the thickness of a PS1 coin, then use a pizza cutter orknifeto cut it into skinny strips. Brush the strips with a little water and sprinkle with some salt and extra sesame seeds. Prick each strip with a fork.
- Transfer the strips with the mat to abaking sheet, separating the strips with a palette knife, and bake for 12-15 mins, or until the crackers are firm and feel hard. Leave to cool.Will keep in an airtight container for up to two weeks. Arrange your selection of cheeses with the fruit and crackers on a serving board.
