Bear Paw Bites

Homemade bear paw shaped crackers topped with cream cheese, salmon, capers and mini pickles!

Posted by Cat Morley

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These were the canapé at my Paddington Bear afternoon tea and I even 3D doodled my own bear shaped cookie cutters to cut out the crackers.

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You Will Need (17 things)

  • For the bear paw crackers

  • 2 ½ cup Whole Wheat Flour
  • 1 cup Oat Bran
  • 1 tbsp Charcoal
  • 1 tsp Sea Salt
  • 80 ml Olive Oil
  • 240 ml Warm Water
  • Baking Paper
  • Rolling Pin
  • Sliced Almonds
  • Paw shaped Cookie Cutter - I made my own

  • To top

  • Cream Cheese
  • Smoked Salmon
  • Capers
  • Mini Pickles
  • Dill

Steps (13 steps, 45 minutes)

  1. 1

    Whisk together the flour, charcoal, oat bran and sea salt.

  2. 2

    Add the olive oil.

  3. 3

    Mix in the warm water.

  4. 4

    Scoop the dough out onto baking paper.

  5. 5

    Cover with a second sheet of baking paper and roll our flat with a rolling pin.

  6. 6

    Find an appropriate cookie cutter for your crackers. I made my one with a 3D printing pen and will post a tutorial on my profile, if you'd like to try making your own.

  7. 7

    Use your cookie cutter to cut out as many crackers as you can from the dough, or simply score the dough with a knife to cut squares.

  8. 8

    Place on a baking tray lined with baking paper.

  9. 9

    Place a sliced almond on the tip of each paw to look like claws.

  10. 10

    Bake at 180'C for 20 minutes until they are beginning to brown.

  11. 11

    If any claws fall of your cookies, simply reapply them with a drop of honey.

  12. 12

    When cool, top each of the crackers with a spoonful of cream cheese.

  13. 13

    Top with smoked salmon, a mini pickle, a few capers and a sprinkling of dill.