SHOPPING LIST: Cooking Skills: Cheese and Party Snacks 1, Chapter 2 (Crackers and Crispbreads)

Baking paper, a rolling pin, a fork, a pizza wheel or sharp knife and a wire rack. Plain flour, oats, seeds and a ready-rolled sheet of puff pastry. Use eggs with the British Lion mark.

Simple water crackers (4 portions)
[ ] 150 g plain flour, plus extra for rolling
[ ] ½ tsp salt
[ ] 2 tbsp olive oil
[ ] 60 ml cold water, about
[ ] 1 tsp flaky salt or seeds, to sprinkle (optional)

Oatcakes (4 portions)
[ ] 150 g rolled or porridge oats
[ ] 40 g butter, melted (or oil)
[ ] ½ tsp salt
[ ] ½ tsp baking powder (optional)
[ ] 60 ml hot water, about

Seeded crispbread (4 portions)
[ ] 100 g plain or wholemeal flour
[ ] 50 g mixed seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, linseed, sesame)
[ ] 1 tbsp olive oil
[ ] ½ tsp salt
[ ] 1 tsp rosemary or thyme, chopped (optional)
[ ] 80 ml water, about

Cheese straws (6 portions)
[ ] 1 sheet ready-rolled sheet of puff pastry (about 320 g)
[ ] 80 g mature cheddar or parmesan-style cheese, finely grated
[ ] 1 Lion-marked egg, beaten
[ ] 1 tsp mustard powder or smoked paprika (optional)
[ ] 1 tbsp sesame or poppy seeds (optional)

For the experiments
[ ] Extra plain flour
[ ] Extra butter
[ ] A tin for storing crackers