LAVASH SPOONS
- 1 1/2 cups (6.75 oz) unbleached bread flour
- 1/2 tsp (.13 oz) salt
- 1/2 tsp (.055 oz) instant yeast
- 1 Tb (.75 oz) sugar
- 1 Tb (.5 oz) vegetable oil
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup + 2 Tb (3 to 4 oz) water, at room temperature
- Chopped roasted salted peanuts to sprinkle
In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour, salt yeast, sugar, oil, and just enough water to bring everything together into a ball. You may not need the full 1/2 cup + 2 Tb of water, but be prepared to use it all if needed. Sprinkle some flour on the counter and transfer the dough to the counter. Knead for about 10 minutes, or until the ingredients are evenly distributed. The dough should pass the windowpane test and register 77 degrees to 81 degrees Fahrenheit. The dough should be firmer than French bread dough, but not quite as firm as bagel dough (what I call medium-firm dough), satiny to the touch, not tacky, and supple enough to stretch when pulled. Lightly oil a bowl and transfer the dough to the bowl, rolling it around to coat it with oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
Ferment at room temperature for 90 minutes, or until the dough doubles in size. (You can also retard the dough overnight in the refrigerator immediately after kneading or mixing). Mist the counter lightly with spray oil and transfer the dough to the counter. Press the dough into a square with your hand and dust the top of the dough lightly with flour. Roll it out with a rolling pin into a paper thin sheet about 15 inches by 12 inches. You may have to stop from time to time so that the gluten can relax. At these times, lift the dough from the counter and wave it a little, and then lay it back down. Cover it with a towel or plastic wrap while it relaxes. When it is the desired thinness, let the dough relax for 5 minutes. Line a sheet pan with baking parchment. Carefully lift the sheet of dough and lay it on the parchment. If it overlaps the edge of the pan, snip off the excess with scissors. I've cut spoon shapes out of the dough.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180ºC) with the oven rack on the middle shelf. Mist the top of the dough with water and sprinkle with the peanuts.

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the crackers begin to brown evenly across the top. When the crackers are baked, remove the pan from the oven and let them cool in the pan for about 10 minutes.

Here they are! So what can we spoon with them?
I've been meaning to make homemade peanut butter for a long time, and I've been meaning to make homemade Nutella for a even longer time. (I even had this Zen recipe bookmarked). I thought this was a good oportunity to make one of them, but since I couldn't decide which one to make, I've combined both and came up with my own version of Peanutella, a peanut-chocolate spread, or in this case, dip! I've based my recipe on Zen's but besides substituting hazelnuts for peanuts, I've changed a few more things.
PEANUTELLA
- 1 cup toasted peanuts
- 1/3 cocoa powder
- 1/4 + 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1-2 tbsp oil
I have a Magic Bullet, but if you don't have one you can do it in a food processor. First process the sugar until you have a fine powder. Remove, set aside and add the peanuts. Process until the peanuts start loosing their natural oil and start forming a paste. Add the sugar, cocoa, vanilla and salt. Keep mixing and add oil little by little until you're happy with its consistency. Keep refrigerated.
Peanutella is my new favourite thing!
Dig in!

It's ok to double dip!
Let's get to the bottom of it!
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116 comments:
I love love love what you did with this challenge! Spoons? Brilliant! All the better for scooping your delicious dip!
OH MY GOODNESS!!! You are so talented and so creative! I am going to be making that Peanutella soon! And spoons... genius!
que ingeniosa! te han salido fenomenales!
Muito bom trabalho...beijocas
Cookie you're awesome! Only you could come up with such a deliciously genius idea!!! Love the sound of that dip and the look...well the look is simply addictive :D
hi clumbsy
wow, what an innovative way to make spoons...raally i must agree with you that peanutella is so good that i must eat the spoons.....nice post ! and you have presented it very well.
Lavash spoons???? Peanutella???? You are BEYOND brilliant!!! But I already knew that, and you should know that by now too, haha ;0) Nice work on this month's DBC!!!
peanutella...that I got to try..and you have some patience to cup all that spoons....Good Job!
Amazing and brilliant--again! So do the spoons not break as you dip into the delicious looking peanutella? GREAT name and dip! Will you move to the US please, and Kansas preferreably, and be my neighbor. I'll give you a cookie if you give me one! ;)
I would like some peanutella now, please. Do you ship?
These are really cute.
LOVE your spoons! Very neat! (looks like a lot of work though). And you peanutella...brilliant! I'd probably run outta cracker spoons before it was gone. :) Great job!
You are soooo creative! The little spoons are super cute. And that chocolatey nutella dip is lookin' pretty much to-die-for!!!!
¡¡¡ Qué bueno !!! Tanto la peanutella (hasta que no lo he leído no tenía ni idea de cómo podías hacerlo sin mantequilla) como las cucharas, me encanta cómo te quedaron.
Yo lo hice en el último momento y se nota la improvisación... Todavía alucino con los dips y cremas dulces veganos y sin gluten que os habéis inventado. Ùltimamente los retos de las DBrs están empezando a requerir una tarde frente al ordenador con un buen bol de palomitas... ;-)
WOW - what a creative approach! The spoons are adorable and... PEANUTELLA??? That sounds fantastic! Well done!
Brilliant idea with the spoon shaped lavash ^^! and your photos are amazing!
Peanutella is also amazing cos it has the best of both worlds :D I want to try making some now hee hee
You are just brilliant...AGAIN!
You are so dang clever I can't even stand it! Adorable...a winning entry!
This is so clever, the spoons and the peanutella - very cool.
--Marc
Wow, that's a lot of work to make those spoons - I wouldn't have the patience. I love the Peanutella idea - I'm definitely making that. Nice job.
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Very creative - you deserve a gold star!
These are just beyond adorable! I am just humbled and awed, per usual...
Oh man you made spoons! Guys don't usually say things are cute... but those spoons are. I can say that, right? Yup, I totally dig the dip too... delicious to the max :)
how adorable! i love the spoons! this looks delicious!
your lavosh spoons are so cute!
So love your spoon, brilliant!!!
Rita, these are the most originally shaped crackers I've seen! And I love the dip!
I love the peanut chocolate dip:) Looks so good...and your spoons are so cute...
Peanutella and cracker spoons!!!???YES, YES yes please!
Very creative! Love the spoon idea!!
You are so creative, I love how your mind works! Awesome pictures and your peanutella rocks!!!
I love what you did with this challenge! Looks so good!
Ok..I was seriously laughing out loud when I read you have the Magic Bullet! I swear you must have EVERY kitchen gadget made to man!!!You are too funny! If they make it you have it!
I love love love you spoons..always Miss creative!
And the homeade peanutella..oh yes!!!
Seriously you surprise me everytime. THIS IS INSANE WOW SO IMPRESSED. Not enough words since my jaw has hit the floor
Yum yum yum. Of course you ate the spoon! :)
I love your spoons and peanutella--both such awesome ideas! And I also had trouble with my gluten not wanting to develop. For awhile, I thought I'd have to just start over.
I love the spoons, and I am pretty sure you can do no wrong with peanutella!
You must have the patience of a saint to have made those delightful lavash spoons. What a great idea! I think I'd like to make a sugar cookie spoon. If I do, I'll be sure to share the results with you.
I love the inspired spoon shape! My son has never had Nutella because of his dairy allergy. I have to make almondella with this recipe for him to try.
Holy crap. That peanutuella is the best looking thing I've seen all day. Oh sweet heavens, I'm craving it now.
nous avons eu la même idée des cuillères, moi je m'en suis aussi servies comme moules pour la cuisson .
ton travail est superbe :)
Wow, this is brilliant!! So fantastically creative and undoubtedly delicious, too.
There is so much to love here...the spoon shaped crackers...the peanutella...wow! That spread sounds insanely good! You combined two of my favorite spreads. Great job!
Que rico!! y que buena idea! el tarrito tambien debería comerse, así no haria falta fregar luego :-)
OH MY! This is unbelievable and none of it would be safe in my house! Fantastic idea!!
omg that is such a brilliant/cute/amazing idea! i've seen a bunch of the other daring bakers posts and i think yours is the most original :]
Your entry is my absolute favorite that I've seen so far for this challenge- the absolute most original idea for shaping the crackers, to be sure!
So cute! What an ingenious idea!
Brilliant!! Love the spoons and the dip! Well done!!
Wow! This is the cleverest twist on this challenge I've seen yet! The spoons are genius! The dip is divine! Great job!
These look brilliant, such a fantastic way to complete the challenge... and I want to bite into one right now!! So clever!!
Ali
Wow, love your spoons and peanuttella. Very creative and so well documented. You've inspired me.
Very well done! Your crackers look really dainty! A great idea! I can't say no to your Peanutella!!!
Cheers,
Rosa
You're so smart! I love the spoons - that's creative.
I know I would love Peanutella.
Good job Cookie.
Is there no end to your genius or creativity?! Seriously! I would have sooner woken up with my head sewn to the carpet than think of this!! You are too much. It looks great, and even though I didn't think it up, I may have to make mine like this and let people think I'm special.
What a fantastic idea! These are so cute. and I LOVE the dip!
I think I'm falling in love with the peanutella too...great great spoons!!
The spoons are gorgeous and very clever - and I am loving peanutella as a dip.
Loss of words here!! :) Lavash is one thing, but spoon shaped Lavash!! Such a brilliant idea. I need to make a note for this - for my next dinner party! That is if I have the patience to cut up all the shapes. :D
You are a talented little chef! How inventive of you.
I absolutely love this.
Peanutella, oh yeah, girl can bake and create.
These are absolutely wonderful. Bravo!!!
That's so neat!! Fabulous party idea!! Loved it.
Another brilliant idea! I am so impressed... You creativity is delightful and so is that peanut chocolate spread.
É caso para dizer que até a colher marcha!! Muito, muito original.
Bj
Spoons!! What a genius idea! This looks perfect!
I want some for sure! Those spoons are so cute, and youve outdone yourself again with your creativity! peanutella sounds heavenly.
Love your blog -- you are so creative. I developed a recipe for chocolate peanut butter for a contest I entered last year. It was so delish. But the spoons are totally unique and I love them! Here's my recipe -- it's at the end of the post:http://judyskitchen.blogspot.com/search/label/Cheesecakes%20--%20Mocha%20Peanut%20Butter
Oh Yum...How creative!!! Love the spoons and the homemade nutella!
Bem, essas colheres são o máximo!
É um prazer extra poder comer a sobremesa com a colher e tudo lol
Uau! Que ideia original. Adorei a sugestão. Parabéns.
wow, i love your spoons! so creative. and homemade peanutella? you're my new hero :)
You, young lady, are such a talent of epic proportion! The things you come up with our just brilliant.
PEANUTELLA!!! You are a genius!
And very creative :)
The lavash spoons and the peanutella--what a great idea!
Mmmm I just paid almost $4 for a jar of Nutella at the store, I will have to try this recipe, thank you!
Okay. You win! Most creative lavash crackers ... so adorable!!!
YOU DID GREAT. I saw these in the website, and was stunned. Fantastic job.
What a fantastic idea you had with this one! I love the spoons and peanutella!
Fantastic - peanutella and edible lavash spoons! I can't wait to try making this spread myself.
I love your edible spoons! You are the best little daring baker there is girl! Ok, and I have to have some of your peanutella. Great post as usual, love it!!
me ha encantado tus cucharas...con pe(a)nutella??jajaj me recuerda a otras cosas mas adultas...pero de todas formas dejando la broma me estoy poniendo en la situacion de comermelo con las cucharas crakers y seria un no parar...fatal para mis kilos pero algo sumamente delicioso.Felicidades
Every time I visit your blog I go "why didn't I think of that."
Looks like a lot of fun to eat.
Love the spoons and love the peanutella a lot :)
Hola Clumbsy Cookie:
Gracias por tu bonitocomentario en mi blog. Tu lavash te ha quedado perfecto, maravilloso, una presentación exquisita, muy original y deliciosa. Besos miles y hasta pronto.
It couldn't get better than Peanutella on Cracker spoons.
que chulas tu cucharitas¡¡¡¡ felicidades¡¡¡¡¡
Fan-bloody-tastic!!! What a great idea making spoons and an even better idea making peanutella!! I'm still in awe at your brilliance!
Great idea! I'll have to try yours. Don't you love the Magic Bullet?
How cute are those spoons! What a fun idea!
Like the other million people that have already said it - those spoons are a brilliant idea!
-DTW
www.everydaycookin.blogspot.com
Awesome! Creative!
Those would be all gone in two seconds in our household.
Super idea!!!!!!!
Te quedaron divinas y la peanutella también es una super alternativa para acompañar las cucharitas!!!
Saludos!!
Lavash spoons - what a unique and fun idea!
Girl I just love your comments that you leave me each and every time you visit my blog. You rock!
Ooo, your lavash looks wonderful! Love the spoons!!
the spoons are such a fantastic idea and so darn cute. the dip looks so yummy i want to eat it up!
Oh wow, you are so creative! This is genius!
you are totally creative! not only do i love those spoons but peanutella - original!!
I have to endure hospital and rehab center food while looking at this *sobbing*!! You're amazing, Rita, what a great idea, and PEANUTella..OMG, you know how I feel about peanut butter and chocolate. I would give my right leg for a bowl of that with those lavash spoons..Oh, wait..lol
Awesome awesome idea.. love it! :)
Como sempre muito perspicaz... O lavash ja contem um fim... Tambem quero uma "colherada"!! :)
i love your crackers!and the spices are a competition,who i like to win!!=)
Spoons. You are so clever, these were a great idea and the peanutella sounds divine!
How clever! I love the spoon idea and dipping them in peanutella is brilliant!
Ah! I love it. Decadent and cute. Well done!
You are so creative, I will say that every time I come by this blog because it's so true. What a nifty and practical idea; all spoons should be edible :).
The spoons are a delightful idea and that sauce makes them even better. So creative! I am thrilled and impressed!!
These are SOOOOOOOOOOO whimsical! I love it!
And peanutella...you've GOT to be kidding me!!! Awesome
These are SOOOOOOOOOOO whimsical! I love it!
And peanutella...you've GOT to be kidding me!!! Awesome
Your Peanutella kicks my Zenutella's ass!
;-)
Spoons! I am so making spoons.
You are incredible.
I am drooling. SO YUMMY!
The spoons are perfect--themselves and yet somehow a metaphor for themselves. Maybe I'm overthinking this, but I love it!
I can just imagine that kids would love this! Have you made these and covered them in chocolate (like you might a dipped cookie?
What can I say, you were massively creative creating little, cute spoons out of the cracker dough. :-)
simplemente espectacular!!!!! una idea genila...me encanta.
Besos fely.
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