As part of last month's Daring Baker's challenge, we were asked to make homemade graham crackers as well as the baked dessert chosen. Well, I will never buy graham crackers again. Although at first, the texture was crunchy, after storing them in a Tupperware container, they achieved that classic graham cracker texture. They were good, I tell you, good, good, good!
Graham Crackers: (adapted from 101cookbooks.com)
2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/3 cup brown sugar, lightly packed1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
7 Tbsp butter, cut into 1-inch cubes
1/3 cup honey
5 Tbsp milk
2 Tbsp vanilla extract
In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade or in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt. Pulse or mix on low to incorporate. Add the butter and pulse on and off on and off, or mix on low, until the mixture is the consistency of a coarse meal.
In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, milk, and vanilla extract. Add to the flour mixture and pulse on and off a few times or mix on low until the dough barely comes together. It will be very soft and sticky.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and pat the dough into a rectangle about 1 inch thick. Wrap in plastic and chill until firm, about 2 hours or overnight.
Divide the dough in half. Sift an even layer of flour onto the work surface and roll the dough into a long rectangle about 1/8 inch thick. The dough will be sticky, so flour as necessary. Trim the edges of the rectangle to 4 inches wide. Working with the shorter side of the rectangle parallel to the work surface, cut the strip every 4 1/2 inches to make 4 crackers. Gather the scraps together and set aside. Place the crackers on one or two parchment-lined baking sheets. Repeat with the second batch of dough.
Mark a vertical line down the middle of each cracker, being careful not to cut through the dough. Using a toothpick or skewer, prick the dough to form two dotted rows about 1/2 inch for each side of the dividing line.
12 comments:
I'm with you, these were the best part of the challenge!
That is so cool!! I need to try that sometime.
very impressive, great series
Weren't these delicious?
These are right up my alley.I love graham crackers, but hate that they are full of white flour and sugar. These are a much better alternative.
oh, I've been wanting to try graham crackers -- yum!
I'm going to have to try these. Maybe this weekend if it's warm enough to have a fire outside and we can have smores. Thanks for stopping by my blog.
these look so good! Crackers are something my family misses since we started eating real food, and something I need to learn to make.
Have you ever tried omitting the brown sugar and using all honey or just cutting it out altogether? I'd be interested to know if they still turn out.
yum! bookmarking this:)
I'm glad to find this recipe here. My kids will appreciate these. Thanks for posting this!
These Look Yummy!!
Thank you for this fabulous recipe, I'll try it soon!
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