Graham Crackers

Graham Crackers

After trying this version of graham crackers, you’ll never want to buy another package at the grocery store. These can make a quick and easy snack when dipped into a bit of peanut butter.

  • ½ cup softened butter (Pasture raised is preferred)
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup honey ( your local honey is the best)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 cups organic, stone ground, whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ cup milk (cow’s milk or nut milk)

Cream together the butter and brown sugar until the color lightens. Add in the honey and vanilla and mix well.

Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and milk and mix well.

Roll out about a quarter of the dough at a time, on a lightly floured surface, until it is about 1/8 inch thick (or less).

Use a pastry cutter or a cookie cutter to cut the dough into squares or rectangles (or whatever shape you desire).

Place these on an ungreased baking sheet and bake at 350o for 15 to 20 minutes. They should brown slightly, so they end up being crisp. They can be returned to a warm oven to dry them out a bit if they aren’t crispy enough after baking.

Note: sugar or cinnamon sugar can be sprinkled on the crackers before baking, but they are delicious without the extra sugar.

Yield: almost 5 dozen 2 ½” square crackers.

Prep time: 45 to 60 minutes

 

Adapted by Jane Blaisdell. Original recipe from Better Homes and Gardens, 1980.

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