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Olive Oil Crackers

I just had to have crackers to go with my split pea soup yesterday so I made two kinds…sesame olive oil and pesto basil. Here are the pesto basil crackers:

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You can see a picture of the sesame olive oil crackers here. They’re on my plate with the split pea soup. :)

You just make the olive oil cracker recipe below and then top with whatever your heart desires. :) They’re very easy to make, taste great, and crunch beautifully! :) Top them, dip them, spread stuff on them, crunch them! :)

Believe me, I know all about crunching…it’s one of my favorite things to do. :) I love almost anything crunchy…something about that lovely sound is music to my ears. :) Okay, are you ready to crunch and munch? Get ready, get set, CRUNCH!!!! :)

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Olive Oil Crackers (Recipe Source: Heidi Swanson from www.101cookbooks.com)

Note: I thought these homemade crackers would make a lovely gift during the holidays, especially if they were put in a holiday tin to make it look more festive; however, I’ve found out otherwise. They tasted good enough to give as as gifts, but I just had a pesto cracker with my coleslaw for breakfast, and the cracker lost some of its crispness after only 24 hours of being made. The olive oil sesame seed crackers were still as crispy 48 hours after making them as they were right after making them; however, by the third day, they were getting stale and loosing their crisp.

I think the pesto crackers lost their snap so quickly because the pesto topping is heavier and thicker than a light brushing of olive oil and a few sesame seeds.  I’m not sure why the olive oil sesame seed crackers didn’t stay fresh more more than 48 hours though. I’m disappointed in that.

I think the next time I make these I’ll cut the recipe in half since they don’t last very long. And in the meantime, I’m going to try a few more cracker recipes to see if I can find one in which the crackers stay fresh and crispy for a longer period of time.  :)

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