Name: Benne Crackers
Yield: Makes Several Dozen
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 1½ teaspoons salt; 2⅔ cups unbleached (all-purpose) flour; ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper; ¼ pound (1 stick) unsalted butter; about ⅓ cup ice water; ½ cup lard, chilled; 1⅓ cups roasted benne (sesame seeds) additional salt (optional)

Preparation info

Makes
Several Dozen

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Hoppin John’s Lowcountry Cooking

By John Martin Taylor

Published 1992

About

The first recipe, after those for drinks, in Charleston Receipts is a benne (sesame seed) “cocktailer” said to have revolutionary powers, at least at cocktail parties. My version shortens the dough with equal parts of butter and lard.

Ingredients

2⅔ cups unbleached (all-purpose) flour
1½ teaspoons salt
¼ teas

Method

Preheat the oven to 300°. Sift the dry ingredients together into a bowl, then cut in the shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until it is uniformly distributed. Gradually add the ice water until the dough just begins to hold together (you may not need to use it all). Add the se

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