https://www.lifestylefood.com.au/recipes/955/blue-ginger-cracker-dough
LifestyleFOOD.com.au
Ming says: At the restaurant, we get tons of requests for this recipe, which is the basis of our much-loved house crackers. But this easily made, garlic and spice-spiked dough also produces great scallion pancakes and other treats, depending on how the dough is rolled and what's added to it. It also keeps beautifully: freeze it in quarter- or half-pound quantities in airtight plastic bags, defrost it at room temperature, and you can fix the kind of baked specialties that make a meal.
You can make the dough by hand if you like, but it's way easier to use a standard mixer with a dough hook.
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Using a mortar and pestle or a spice grinder, grind the cumin, coriander, fennel, and peppercorns and combine them in a medium bowl.
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Set aside.
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In a 5-quart mixer bowl, or very large bowl if working by hand, combine in this order the yeast, 2 1/2 cups cold water, the flour, oil, garlic, and salt.
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Using a dough hook, mix at low speed until the flour's gluten is fully developed and the dough is smooth and doesn't tear easily when stretched, about 15 minutes.
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Remove the dough from the machine and knead in the spices.
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If working by hand, combine the yeast, flour, oil, and salt and mound the mixture on a work surface.
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With your fingers, make a well in the mixture.
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Add 2 1/2 cups cold water to the well and, working with a pastry scraper or large fork, gradually incorporate the flour into the water, as if you were making fresh pasta.
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Work the dough into a rough ball and then knead in the garlic and the spice mixture.
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Continue to knead until the dough becomes smooth, 10 to 12 minutes.
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Cover the dough with plastic wrap.
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If using immediately, allow the dough to rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
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Otherwise, refrigerate or freeze until ready to use. Lasts about 1 week, tightly wrapped and refrigerated, 3 to 4 weeks frozen.
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