A CRACKER OF A CHALLENGE…GOING SAVOURY THE DARING WAY
Make Lavash Crackers and create a dip/spread/salsa/relish to accompany it. This challenge allows for large helpings of creativity and personality, with the crackers, your flavor choices for the crackers, and with your dip/spread choice…
In the girls words… Here’s a simple formula for making snappy Armenian-style crackers, perfect for breadbaskets, company and kids…It is similar to the many other Middle Eastern and Northern African flatbreads known by different names, such as mankoush or mannaeesh (Lebanese), barbari (Iranian), khoubiz or khobz (Arabian), aiysh (Egyptian), kesret and mella (Tunisian), pide or pita (Turkish), and pideh (Armenian). The main difference between these breads is either how thick or thin the dough is rolled out, or the type of oven in which they are baked (or on which they are baked, as many of these breads are cooked on stones or red-hot pans with a convex surface)…The key to a crisp lavash,…is to roll out the dough paper-thin. The sheet can be cut into crackers in advance or snapped into shards after baking. The shards make a nice presentation when arranged in baskets.
Of course DH said…Oh savoury; you don’t have to do it. I said Spoilsport…I’m gonna have ’em all. I just lurve the idea!! This was 3 weeks ago. Didn’t attempt the challenge until this morning…procrastination never did me any good! Hit the ground running, lost in my own world, thinking now that Sunday’s almost here, the challenge better be done. Thankfully did the honours this morning & the kids LOVED them. About an hour ago, stopped by at Marie’s Proud Italian Cook to check out her balsamic marinade recipe for grilled chicken…almost passed out. Missed the date completely…so am hurriedly putting this post together. Sorry if it is ‘very hurried’, but think destiny dragged me to Marie. Thanks a million Marie!!
I made 2 variations on the toppings…1 sweet & 1 savoury. The only deviation to the recipe was to substitute 1/2 a cup of plain flour for wholewheat flour. A crackling good cracker it turned out to be!!
Next time will increase the garlic a bit in the savoury crackers. They were wonderful too! YUM challenge!
Deeba @ PAB
About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
46 Comments
BC
This was a simple challenge BUT I made it three times. It was fun to play around with it!
Manggy
Oh, so pretty! And such an interesting shape too! 😉 Good work, Deeba! 🙂 (I dunno why the previous post was there if this was only going to be a few hours later, heh…) 🙂
glamah16
You call these beautiful products rushed. They look great. We never would have known. I like what you said, we get so used to the complicated and this was breeze and fun.
Dharm
Lovely! I think the sweet version is just fantastic. I think this challenge was a lot of fun and I think you did just great my friend!
Veggie Wedgie
Thank you! Yours look lovely too. I Indian spices are the best!
Sheltie Girl
You did a fabulous job on your crackers. I loved the shape of your savory ones and the sweet version…yum!
Natalie @ Gluten a Go Go
Dana McCauley
I love that you made sweet crackers. My mind didn’t even ‘go there’.
awoz
Your pictures are absolutely gorgeous and your crackers (both the sweet and salty one) look so delicious!!!!Can I have one of each to try, lol!
Aparna
I’m finding it hard to believe these are a last minute effort. The wavy crackers look cute. I liked your apricot relish.
Ivy
Great job Deeba. Like the shape of your wavy two coloured crackers. Both sweet and savory sound fantastic.
Zita
Deeba, your dips are mouthwatering, you couldn’t resist to make sweet crackers, could you? 😉
Elra
All of that look jolly good. I take both of the dips please. Sweet or savory will work well for me.
Gloria (Canela)
Deeba look absolutely wonderful, waht’s nice pictures dear and look so yummy. Nice job!!!
I told you one of my dream is travel to India??? Some day I hope..Gloria
Marija
Deeba great work! You made so many different shapes!
I love the photo with a cinnamon stick. It’s just gorgeous!
Lori Lynn
Thanks for the cute quip by Erma. she was terrific.
Like your use of sesame seeds, looks neat!
ARLENE
Deeba, thanks for stopping by my blog. Your photography is simply incredible! I’m bookmarking your site.
noble pig
What a beautiful treat you made! Love all the contrasting colors! Wonderful job.
jasmine
That apricot relish looks lovely 🙂
j
Rachel
I had done the challenge quite a while back but forgot about the posting date until I saw recipemuncher….so mine was compile yesterday..
deeba you have done great with your crackers…great presentation
Proud Italian Cook
Deeba, You are too funny!!! You call this rushed? How would they have turned out if you had more time?? Your food and your presentations are always stunning and it’s always fun to see what you’re doing here! I’m glad I stayed up late last night and posted at 12:00AM, so you were reminded. Don’t feel bad I waited till the last minute too!
Hugs, Marie
Cham
Excellent work with black sesame seeds, reminds Zebra 🙂 U re very creative!
BumbleVee
I always enjoy coming to your blog…your photos are wonderful …..
Rosa's Yummy Yums
What creativity! Your crackers look great and those dips are wonderful!
Cheers,
Rosa
Happy cook
Love the savoury crackers
Jeanine
I absolutely LOVE the curvy crackers you made with the black & white sesame seeds. And the apricot chutney looks SOOOO yummy!
Linda
Your crackers look so delectable! I can’t believe you “rushed” these. They look as if they had lots of TLC. What also impressed me was your super photography. I’m trying to learn, by looking at other DBs, about the art of food photography. You’ve given me some great examples. The cord tied around the stack of sweet crackers, where were then placed atop some cinnamon sticks, made for such an appealing picture. Nice work!
Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog. Being a brand new DB, I’m eager for feedback.
Bellini Valli
I really enjoyed this challenge. A very creative dip Deeba:D
Ruth
I loved your sweet and savory lavash also your dips look delightful
Gretchen Noelle
I just love the wavy two colored ones. Great job making both sweet and savory as well. Delicious presentation!
toontz
Oh, Deeba-
That sweet version sounds fantastic. I would have loved to be there with you taste-testing on that batch! Apricot Relish?? You are a genius!
Clumbsy Cookie
Seems you had a really fun time with this challenge! Great lavash and beautiful pictures!
Rebecca
Your crackers look fantastic! I love the wavy lines.
Cynthia
Everything looks delish but it is that roasted tomato salsa that has me drooling 🙂
maybelle's mom
really great pictures and effort–loved the tomato salsa.
Jacque
Oh my goodness, those look and sound fantastic! I wish I had tried a sweet version as well.
Núria
First of all: How beautiful!!!! and second, could I get an invitation sent over? please? Ahhhh not only the crackers but the dips look glorious too! Gosh, great stuff 😀
Hannah
Very cool, I love that you tried so many different variations. They all look great, too!
Helene
You did a beautiful job on this challenge. Wow!
Coco
The sweet crackers look interesting. Looks like everyone’s doing the challenge last minute this time. hehe
Coco
Oh and where did you get the sumac from?
Meeta
Deeba! gorgeous crackers both the savory and the sweet one! trust you to come up with such lovely ideas! well done!
Jeanne
Oh I *love* those sexy curved crackers! Too gorgeous with the black & white sesame seeds 🙂 And the apricot relish sounds fantastic too…
Alexa
Deeba, you went all out. I find all the different versions you created so enticing. I’d like to bake another batch to try it your way. Great job on the DB challenge!
Laurie
Deeba I love your use and artistic flare with the seed toppings! This was a great challenge, I am so glad this recipe is now in my file! Hugs to you!
Rosie
You did a fabulous job Deeba on your crackers. Love them both sweet and savoury.
Rosie x
Cakelaw
Your lavash crackers are such lovely shapes – really pretty. And being a sweet tooth, the apricot relish sounds wonderful.