Crisp Seedy Cracker Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 egg , beaten
• 1/3 cup sesame seeds or 1/3 cup poppy seed
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Recipe

• 1 grease two rimless baking sheets; set aside.
• 2 in a food processor, pulse 3 1/2 cups of the flour with salt until combined. with motor running, add water in a steady stream until dough forms ball.
• 3 pulse in as much of the remaining flour as necassary, at a time, until dough is no longer sticky. whirl for 1 minute.
• 4 turn out onto lightly floured surface; knead into ball. cover with bowl or plastic wrap: let rest for 30 minutes.
• 5 divide dough into 6 pieces. leaving remaining pieces covered with plastic wrap, roll out 1 piece very thin (14x9-inches) rectangle; place on 1 of the prepared pans,.
• 6 brush lightly with some of the egg ; sprinkle lightly with about 1/6 of the sesame seeds and salt.
• 7 bake in center of a 500f oven, turning baking sheet halfway through , until edges are browned and golden-brown blisters appear all over, 7-9 minutes.
• 8 let cool on rack,.
• 9 repeat with remaining dough, egg , seeds, and salt.
• 10 break into shards.
• 11 make ahead: store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.