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Carta Musica (Semolina Crackers)
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Mary W.
December 5, 2013
I buy some (pretty expensive) semolina crackers that are very thin and crisp like this, but also have rosemary, poppy seeds, and sesame seeds in the dough, and flaky sea salt on top. They are one of my favorite things! I am going to try these with the extras...how wonderful it would be to be able to make them by the dozens!
breadwhisperer
December 30, 2012
I've made these crackers almost every day since reading this! (For three teenage boys and their many friends.) I weigh out 170 g semolina, 145 g AP flour, then add the salt - but only 3/4 c of lukewarm water. Then I add enough water until it's just a little softer than pasta dough. Roll out through my KA pasta attachment (setting #7) and place it on the baking stone. By the time I've rolled one, the others in the oven are ready to be turned or taken out. They come out in all shapes - round, long rectangles, etc - but look great piled into a basket.
Amanda H.
December 30, 2012
I do the same thing -- I roll as I bake. Over the holidays, I made them with my mother, and as I rolled, she manned the oven, turning them and taking them out as needed.
sophiea
December 19, 2012
just made this and took a photo of my cracker stack, which is here: http://painterlychef.blogspot.com/2012/12/carta-musica-semolina-crackers.html#
so fun and crunchy.
I used a child's cylindrical block toy to roll it finely because my French tapered rolling pin just wasn't doing the trick.
so fun and crunchy.
I used a child's cylindrical block toy to roll it finely because my French tapered rolling pin just wasn't doing the trick.
Hibatt
December 16, 2012
How about using a pasta roller for these? I'm thinking that they could be rectangular rather than round...
ashley's B.
December 16, 2012
I'd love to know if using a pasta roller works. (Would they get tough?) I can't roll things like this out anymore; using a pasta roller would be a great solution.
Amanda H.
December 16, 2012
What a great idea -- I'm sure it would work well, and you can make them any shape. Let us know how they turn out.
Hibatt
December 16, 2012
I just finished making them. I did some with the pasta maker and some by hand. I like the ones made with the pasta maker best because they are thinner. Had to use a lot of extra flour to keep them from sticking to the rollers.
ashley's B.
December 17, 2012
That's great to hear! Thanks for letting us know how it turned out. Yipee! I thought I'd had to give up making crackers -- now I know I don't have to. I think I know what I'll be making for New Year's Eve!
impeesa
December 21, 2013
what great idea! I wonder If I could use my homemade tortilla press and just add another piece of wood on top to increase the pressure
beejay45
January 26, 2014
With the pasta machine, I'm thinking you could roll out a long piece of dough and bake it like that, breaking it up after it's done. It would give an even more rustic look. And I totally agree on the pasta machine being a lifesaver when your hands and arms can't take the heavy rolling. I use mine all the time, seldom for rolling pasta, however. ;)
johnnybracciole
December 11, 2012
the dough is described as being stiff, which makes sense for a cracker, but at 1 cup water to 1 cup each semolina and APF, isn't the hydration going to be approaching 80% which seems pretty wet. looking forward to trying these.
Panfusine
December 11, 2012
my experience with the crackers: I had to add a bit of extra semolina just to allow the dough prior to be pinched off rolling. but i suppose that much of water is needed in order for those puffed spots to get created by the steam.
sophiea
December 19, 2012
Following the recipe, I had super wet dough and I had to knead in a lot of extra flour, and each cracker absorbed a lot more flour during rolling.
chardrucks
December 11, 2012
you can also borrow some inspiration from April Bloomfield (who took her inspiration from Marcella Hazan) and make a carte da musica sandwich with some butter, shaved bottarga, a few slivers of chili pepper and a drizzle of olive oil in between.
mimiwv
December 10, 2012
As thin as they are, maybe they would also work well on the stove top, tortilla-style.
Panfusine
December 10, 2012
Just tried it out with the stovetop & cast irol skillet.. Works great despite my paper thin rolling skills being terrible (the edges were a bit rounded and hence did not brown well), but an extra 15 minute session in a 250 F oven would crisp it up perfectly once all the crackers have been toasted
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