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Have you ever tried making your own crackers? Your very own crispy, crunchy, seed-topped crackers? My recommendation: try it. Definitely. Crackers are surprisingly easy to make at home with just five basic ingredients, a rolling pin, and a baking sheet. Make yourself a quick batch tonight and have homemade crackers for lunches, snacks, and dinners all week long.

Homemade crackers strike me as one of those things that seem likely to be more effort than they’d be worth, especially since picking up a box of perfectly decent crackers at the grocery store is so easy. In reality, crackers are one of the easiest “homemade pantry” projects that you’ll encounter. The dough is mixed in about a minute flat (no kneading! no yeast!). Add on rolling, cutting, and baking the crackers, and making an entire batch will still only take you about 45 minutes, tops. A half an hour once you’ve had some practice.

This recipe is pretty near fool-proof. I’ve made them with all white flour and with a 50/50 mix of white and whole wheat. I’ve tried them on their own and with a seed topping. I’ve accidentally under-baked them and made crackers with a crisp-chewy texture perfect for pairing with soup, and then I intentionally over-baked them to make super-crispy crackers on which I couldn’t stop snacking.

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  • Mar 28, 2014  Crackers don’t need to be an after-thought. These particular crackers are definitely worthy of their own place on your menu. In fact, I made them, and then decided afterward that I needed to make some soup to accompany them.
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Truthfully, crackers are so quick and easy that you can experiment to your heart’s content and find the exact combination of cracker thickness, toppings, and baking time that you like.

P.S. If cheese crackers are your thing, take a look at the Additional Notes below. You’re welcome.

To make homemade crackers, you’ll need 3 cups flour, 2 teaspoons sugar, 2 teaspoons salt, 1/4 cup olive oil, 1 cup water, plus optional toppings. (Image credit: Apartment Therapy)

Crackers are surprisingly easy to make at home with just five basic ingredients, a rolling pin, and a baking sheet. Make yourself a quick batch tonight and have homemade crackers for lunches, snacks, and dinners all week long. Crackers are made merely by layering dough, and cookies may be made in many of the same manners a cake would be prepared. citation needed Crackers sometimes have cheese or spices as ingredients, or even chicken stock. Crackers are typically salted flour products. Tender crackers made from oat flour, whole wheat flour, and a few other simple ingredients make nice quick treats for the kiddies. Make them sweet or savory.

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Mix the flour, sugar, and salt in a medium-sized mixing bowl. (Image credit: Apartment Therapy)
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Add the oil and water to the flour mixture. (Image credit: Apartment Therapy)
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Mix the oil and water into the flour. (Image credit: Apartment Therapy)
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Stir until a soft, sticky dough is formed. Add additional water one teaspoon at a time if necessary to incorporate all the flour. (Image credit: Apartment Therapy)
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Divide the dough in half. Sprinkle your work surface lightly with flour and set the other half on top. Pat it into a thick square with your hands. (Image credit: Apartment Therapy)
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Roll out the dough into a rectangle roughly 1/8-inch thick or thinner. (Image credit: Apartment Therapy)
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Optional: brush the top of the dough with water and sprinkle with seeds or other toppings. (Image credit: Apartment Therapy)
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Cut the dough into individual crackers roughly 1-inch by 2-inches. (Image credit: Apartment Therapy)
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Transfer the crackers to a lightly floured baking sheet using a metal pastry scraper or spatula. (Image credit: Apartment Therapy)
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It’s fine to crowd the crackers close together. (Image credit: Apartment Therapy)
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Prick each cracker with the tines of a fork to prevent puffing during baking. (Image credit: Apartment Therapy)
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Bake the crackers for 12-15 minutes, until they are all browned around the edges. While this batch is baking, roll and cut the second batch. (Image credit: Apartment Therapy)
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How to Make Crackers at Home

Makesabout 100 crackers

Ingredients

  • 3 cups

    all-purpose flour, or a mix of all-purpose and whole grain flours

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  • 2 teaspoons

    sugar

  • 2 teaspoons

    salt

  • 4 tablespoons

    extra-virgin olive oil

  • 1 cup

    water

  • Optional topping: 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, 1 tablespoon fennel seeds, 1 tablespoon poppy seeds, 1 teaspoon sea salt

Equipment

  • Sturdy spoon or spatula

  • Rolling pin

  • Pizza cutter or sharp knife

  • Dinner fork

Instructions

  1. Heat the oven to 450°F: Place a rack in the lower third of the oven and heat to 450°F. Sprinkle a baking sheet lightly with flour and set aside.

  2. Mix together the dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, and salt.

  3. Add the oil and water: Add the oil and water to the flour mixture. Stir until a soft, sticky dough is formed. If a lot of loose flour remains in the bottom of the bowl and the surface of the dough, add more water a tablespoon at a time until all the flour is incorporated.

  4. Divide and shape the dough into a square: Divide the dough into two halves and set one half aside. Sprinkle your work surface lightly with flour and set the other half on top. Pat it into a thick square with your hands.

  5. Roll out the dough: Working from the center of the dough out, roll the dough into a rectangle roughly 1/8-inch thick or thinner. If the dough starts to shrink back as you roll it, let it rest, uncovered, for 5 minutes and then continue rolling.

  6. Sprinkle dough with topping (optional): Brush the surface of the dough very lightly with water. Combine the seeds in a small bowl and sprinkle half of them (roughly 1 1/2 tablespoons) evenly over the surface of the dough. See Additional Notes below for additional ideas for toppings and flavorings.

  7. Cut the dough into cracker-sized rectangles: Using a pizza cutter or a sharp knife, cut the dough into individual crackers roughly 1-inch by 2-inches. Alternatively, cut the crackers into squares, diamonds, or use cookie cutters.

  8. Transfer crackers to baking sheet and prick with fork: Transfer the crackers to the baking sheet using a metal dough scraper or spatula. It's fine to crowd the crackers very close to each other. Prick each cracker with the tines of a fork to prevent them from puffing during baking.

  9. Bake for 12-15 minutes: Bake the crackers in the oven for 12-15 minutes, until the edges are browned. Thinner crackers will bake more quickly than thicker ones; you can remove the crackers as they brown to your liking and continue baking the rest. While the first batch of crackers is baking, roll out and cut the remaining dough.

  10. Cool and store the crackers: Transfer the baked crackers to a wire rack to cool completely. The crackers will crisp further as they cool. Store the crackers in an airtight container on the counter for 3-5 days. If you're crackers are a little old and less-than-crispy, lay them on a baking sheet and put them in a 350°F oven for a few minutes to re-crisp.

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Recipe Notes

Making Homemade Crackers

Other Ideas for Toppings: dried herbs, chili powder, za'atar seasoning, dukkah

Cheese Crackers: Add 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese to the flour mixture. Pulse in a food processor until the mixture resembles course cornmeal. Proceed with adding the oil and water as directed.

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Water biscuit crackers, plain and as part of a snack, with herring and garlic cream topping and a parsleygarnish
Place of originVarious
Created by
Main ingredientsFlour, water

A cracker is a flat, dry baked food typically made with flour. Flavorings or seasonings, such as salt, herbs, seeds, or cheese, may be added to the dough or sprinkled on top before baking.[1] Crackers are often branded as a nutritious and convenient way to consume a staple food or cereal grain.

What Are Wasa Crackers Made Of

Reproduction of 19th-century hardtack, in the Army (square) and Navy (round) styles

Crackers can be eaten on their own, but can also accompany other food items such as cheese or meat slices, dips, or soft spreads such as jam, butter, or peanut butter. Bland or mild crackers are sometimes used as a palate cleanser in food product testing or flavor testing, between samples. Crackers may also be crumbled and added to soup.[2] The modern cracker is somewhat similar to nautical ship's biscuits,[3]militaryhardtack, chacknels,[4] and sacramental bread. Other early versions of the cracker can be found in ancient flatbreads, such as lavash, pita, matzo, flatbrød, and crisp bread. Asian analogues include papadum and senbei.

Names[edit]

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In American English, the name 'cracker' usually refers to savory or salty flat biscuits, whereas the term 'cookie' is used for sweet items. Crackers are also generally made differently: crackers are made by layering dough, while cookies, besides the addition of sugar, usually use a chemical leavening agent, may contain eggs, and in other ways are made more like a cake.[5] In British English, crackers are sometimes called water biscuits,[6][7] savory biscuits, or simply biscuits, though the latter also is used for sweet cookies.[8]

Types[edit]

Crackers come in many shapes and sizes, such as round, rectangular, triangular, or irregular. Crackers sometimes have cheese or spices as ingredients, or even chicken stock.

Saltines and oyster crackers are often used in or served with soup. Additional types of crackers include cream crackers and water biscuits.

What Are Ritz Crackers Made Of

Cheese crackers are prepared using cheese as a main ingredient. Commercial examples include Cheez-It, Cheese Nips and Goldfish.

Graham crackers and digestive biscuits are also treated more like cookies than crackers, although they were both invented for their supposed health benefits, and graham crackers are sweet.

What Are Soda Crackers Made Of

Mock apple pie is made using Ritz (or similar) crackers.

The characteristic holes found in many crackers are called 'docking' holes. The holes are poked in the dough to stop overly large air pockets from forming in the cracker while baking

Brands[edit]

Basic Cracker Recipe

Cracker brands include Bremner Wafers, Captain's Wafers, Cheese Nips, Club Crackers, Handi-Snacks, In a Biskit, Town House crackers, Ritz Crackers, Stoned Wheat Thins, Triscuit, TUC and Wheat Thins, among others. Such crackers are sometimes spread with cheese, pâté, or mousse.

Gallery[edit]

  • Arare, small Japanese rice crackers

  • Bagel chips

  • Cheez-It crackers made by Kellogg

  • Cheddar cheese flavored Goldfish crackers

  • Mein gonChinese American crispy fried 'noodles'

  • A bowl of oyster crackers

  • Japanese Senbei rice cracker with seaweed topping

  • Triscuit shredded wheat crackers

  • Trio of Water biscuits: Left: Supermarket own brand, Right: Excelsior from Jamaica, Top: Carr's Table Cracker

  • Beaten biscuits are a relative of crackers

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^Manley, D. (2011). Manley's Technology of Biscuits, Crackers and Cookies. Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition. Elsevier Science. ISBN978-0-85709-364-6. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  2. ^'The right moves for soup sippers'. tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  3. ^Gooii. 'Hardtack (Ships Biscuits) recipe - Cookit!'. cookit.e2bn.org. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  4. ^Raffald, Elizabeth (1818). The Experienced English Housekeeper: For the Use and Ease of Ladies, Housekeepers, Cooks, &c. : Written Purely from Practice, and Dedicated to the Hon. Lady Elizabeth Warburton, Whom the Author Lately Served as Housekeeper, Consisting of Near Nine Hundred Original Receipts, Most of which Never Appeared in Print .. with Two Plans of a Grand Table of Two Covers and a Curious New Invented Fire Stove Wherein Any Common Fuel May be Burnt Instead of Charcoal. James Webster.
  5. ^'Original NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Chocolate Chip Cookies'. NESTLÉ® Very Best Baking. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  6. ^'Water biscuit definition and meaning Collins English Dictionary'. www.collinsdictionary.com. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  7. ^'British Vs. American English: Food Terminology'. www.lostinthepond.com. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  8. ^'Biscuit definition and meaning Collins English Dictionary'. www.collinsdictionary.com. Retrieved 2018-11-07.

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