
Pistachio Wafers
20–25 per length
1 hour
4 hours
A pistachio crust with a hint of saltiness—a delightful contrast to the sweetness.
With this basic dough, you can easily bake 7 different kinds of sourdough crackers. They’re incredibly delicious and crispy. Perfect for serving on a cookie plate, packing in a picnic basket, or giving as a gift to someone you care about. If you find a favorite flavor, you can, of course, flavor the entire dough with that specific flavor. Just skip dividing the dough into seven pieces and use seven times as many spices to flavor it.
For 6 more flavors, search for cola cookies, blueberry cookies,licorice cookies, ginger and lime cookies, almond cookies, and cardamom and orange cookies. Same basic dough—different flavors.
Here's how:
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Choose your 7 favorite flavor combinations—for tips and inspiration, check out the suggestions above
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Dissolve the yeast in milk and water.
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Combine all the ingredients in a food processor, mixing for 3 minutes on low and about 8 minutes on high, or mix by hand for 15 minutes.
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Place the dough on a work surface and divide it into 7 pieces (245 g each).
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Flavoring – for one stick (245 g)
Coarsely chop the toasted pistachios and mix them into the dough. Knead by hand on a baking surface and let the dough rest for 30 minutes, covered with a baking cloth or plastic wrap.
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Roll the dough pieces into baguettes as long as the baking sheet. Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Let them rise for 1.5–2 hours, covered with a kitchen towel or plastic wrap.
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Topping – for one skein (245 g)
Shell and chop the pistachios. Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle the chopped nuts along the entire length.
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Bake the strips at 190 °C for about 12 minutes. Let them cool completely. They can be stored until the next day, but should be covered or wrapped in plastic.
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Cut all the pieces into 1.5 cm wide strips. Arrange the strips with a little space between them and dry them in the oven at about 150 °C for about 15 minutes. If they aren't quite dry, let them sit overnight in the turned-off oven with the oven door open.
Tip! If you need a little help getting started or want to learn more, feel free to check out our Baking School. Good luck with your baking!
Ingredients
Basic Dough
- 25 g (1/2 packet) KronJäst for Sweet Doughs, fresh
- 150 g (1 bag) KronJäst Whole-Grain Wheat Sourdough
- 875 g (about 14.5 dl) all-purpose wheat flour
- 150 g (about 1.5 dl) milk, lukewarm
- 100 g (about 1 dl) water, lukewarm
- 150 g (about 1.5 dl) granulated sugar
- 150 g butter, softened
- 100 g (about 2) eggs
- 12 g (about 2 tsp) salt
- 5 g (about 1 tsp) vanilla extract
Pistachio flavoring
For 1/7 of the dough. If you want the same flavor in the entire base dough, multiply the ingredients below by 7.
- about 245 g of starter dough
- 15 g (about 2 tablespoons) pistachios, shelled and unsalted
Pistachio Topping
For 1/7 of the dough. If you want the same topping for the entire base dough, multiply the ingredients below by 7.
- 10 g (about 1.5 tbsp) pistachios, salted
- 50 g (about 1) egg
