I was rolling the dough out to cut these crackers and my sister calls.
Sister: "What are you doing?"
Me: "Making homemade crackers."
Sister: "Really. You know that saltines are like $1.99 a box."
Me: "They are for the blog."
Sister: "Ok?"
2 minutes later and hubby calls on the way home from a business trip.
Hubby: "What are you doing?"
Me: "Making homemade crackers."
Hubby: "Crackers? How?"
Me: "I made this dough last night and I'm rolling it out and then I get to cut it with the pizza cutter!"
Hubby: "What are you cutting it on?"
Me: "Oh don't worry I have the cutting board...."
Hubby: "Ok... Well don't cut yourself."
After the crackers are cooked.
Me: "G dog these crackers are smaller than I think they should be"
Gdog: Pant.. Pant... They smell good.
Me: "Lets have a couple of them...."
Gdog: Yum!
20 crackers later.
Me: "Gdog we have to stop eating these crackers until I take pictures of them!"
Gdog: Ok.. I'm off to watch the birds.
Homemade Crackers
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 oz or 2 tsp instant (fast rise) yeast
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
- seasoned salt
- In a large bowl mix together the flour, yeast, salt, baking soda, cream of tartar, and sugar.
- Add the water, butter and vegetable oil into a small saucepan. Heat at medium heat until the butter has melted.
- Test the temperature of the mixture, it should be slightly warmer than lukewarm.
- Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ones.
- Beat on medium speed for about 30 seconds, then on high speed for 30 seconds, and then at medium speed for an additional 30 seconds.
- The dough should be soft, put it in a greased bowl.
- Cover the bowl and put it in the fridge overnight.
- When you remove the dough allow it to warm up for about 15 minutes.
- Pick a flat surface that you can roll and safely cut the dough on.
- Flour the surface and roll the dough to a size of about 13" X 15". Remember to always roll away from the center of the dough.
- After reaching the desired size fold the dough into thirds, similar to how you would fold a letter.
- Roll the dough out again to an approximate size of 11" X 19".
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Sprinkle the dough with the seasoned salt.
- Cut the dough into the appropriate sized cracker. Mine were about 3/4 inches square, but you could make them larger.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, and fill with crackers.
- The crackers can sit close together, since they will not get larger.
- Peirce the top of each cracker with a fork.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Leave the crackers in the oven.
- Turn off the oven and open the door. Allow the crackers to remain on the oven rack until they are completely cool.
- When cooled store in an airtight container.
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