Fennel & poppy seed cracker wreath

Fennel & poppy seed cracker wreath

Arrange savoury biscuits in a pretty circle around your chosen cheese for a decorative centrepiece and alternative cheeseboard

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Recipe by Sarah Cook

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

MAKES 1 wreath for 6-8 people with cheese

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 35 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 - 20 mins

Freezable

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line one baking sheet with parchment. Place the flour, baking powder, butter, fennel and poppy seeds with ½ tsp salt in a food processor, then whizz for a minute until the butter is completely mixed with the flour. Add 100ml water and pulse until the mixture comes together to a firm dough that's not sticky - you may need another tbsp or so of water, if it still feels.
  2. Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface as thinly as you can. Stamp out lots of different sized circles using a selection of round and fluted biscuit cutters of 4cm, 5cm and 6cm diameter. Brush a little milk over the surface of the biscuits, and prick all over with a fork. Start to arrange in a circle on the baking sheet, overlapping each other. If you want to serve a cheese in the centre, check that it will fit. Scatter over a few more fennel and poppy seeds and bake for 15 - 20 mins until the biscuits feel dry and sandy with a slightly golden colour around the edges - they may still feel soft but will harden up when cooling. Cool on the baking sheet. Serve with cheese & chutney. Will keep in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
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STORAGE

These biscuits will keep in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

PER SERVING

210 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 28g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 1.2g, sugar 0.7g, salt 0.8 g

Recipe from bbcgoodfood.com, December 2011.

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  • 07 December 2011

    bmj8 rated and commented on this recipe

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    This looks wonderful but I haven't made it yet. I'm not so keen on the random appearance of the circles though so I'll start with a bottom layer of larger circles and then put some leaves made of the dough on top as I think that would look festive.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

MAKES 1 wreath for 6-8 people with cheese

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 35 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 - 20 mins

Freezable

Ingredients

  • 300g plain flour , plus extra for rolling
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 85g butter , diced
  • 2 tsp fennel seeds , plus extra to sprinkle
  • 2 tsp poppy seeds , plus extra to sprinkle
  • splash of milk
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PER SERVING

210 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 28g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 1.2g, sugar 0.7g, salt 0.8 g

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