Sea biscuit
Hard bread, made from flour, water, and salt, and baked twice to ensure a very long shelf life.
At a glance: serves 12 people, 1 hr 20 min total (20 min prep and 1 hr cook time), difficulty: easy, about $0.07 per person, 144 kcal per serving.
Hardtack is a type of very dry bread that sailors carried on long voyages. Without yeast or fat, it could be stored for weeks.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time1 hr
- Total1 hr 20 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Calories144 kcal/serving
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$0.82 $0.07 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
Ingredients
people
- $0.80
- $0.02
Prices from US supermarkets.
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 200 °C.
- Mix the flour, water, and salt together until a smooth dough forms. ≈ 10 min
- Spread the dough to a thickness of about 1 cm (it will become thinner during baking). ≈ 4 min
- Bake the entire dough for 30 minutes.
- Take it out, cut it into squares of about 8 cm, and prick them with rows of holes using a fork so that they cook through properly. ≈ 8 min
- Turn the cookies over and return them to the oven for another 30 minutes.
The bill
Sea biscuit
- 2 cups of flour (500 g)$0.80
- ¾ teaspoon of salt (3g), optional$0.02
Total$0.82
that's $0.07 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 144 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0.4 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 29.8 g |
| Sugars | 0.6 g |
| Fiber | 1.5 g |
| Protein | 4.2 g |
| Salt | 0.01 g |
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