Cooking for Seven

Some things are a bit difficult to make at home. Like whole wheat crackers. It’s just hard to make them crispy, tender, and tasty.

Here’s a recipe that comes very close.

Notes:

I experimented by adding spices, Parmesan cheese, and nuts to make the crackers more flavorful. The original flavor is very nice as well. Please, experiment! Get creative!

The dough is very similar to pie dough and should be handled gently for tender crackers.

To get perfectly even crackers, you can roll them out using a pasta rolling machine.

Wheat Crackers

Adapted from The King Arthur Flour Baker’s Companion

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup (4 ounces) whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup finely chopped nuts (I used sunflower seeds)
• 1/4 cup raw sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
• Scant 1/2 cup milk
• Kosher salt, for spinkling

Directions:

1) Preheat oven to 325°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2) Mix together the flours, nuts, raw sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Cut in the butter. Gradually add milk until the dough comes together.

3) On a floured surface, roll out 1/3 of the dough very thin - about 1/16 inch. Sprinkle with salt, spices, cheese, etc., if desired. Cut into squares, triangles, circles, or whatever shape you wish. Transfer to prepared baking sheet.

4) Bake for approximately 20-25 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container.

Makes approximately 8 dozen crackers.

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Tags: Baking, Crackers, Flatbread, Whole Wheat