Basic White Crackers
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
2 c All-purpose flour
1/4 ts Salt
2 tb (1/4 stick) butter or Margarine, softened
1 c Milk
Salt for the tops (opt.)
Recipe
Preheat oven to 325~ F. In a large bowl or in the food
processor, combine
the flour
and salt. Cut the butter into the flour until the mixture
resembles coarse
meal.
Slowly mix in enough of the milk to form a dough that will
hold together in
a
cohesive ball. If necessary, add up to 1 additional
tablespoon of milk.
Divide the
dough into 3 equal portions for rolling. On a floured
surface or pastry
cloth, roll the
crackers paper thin. They will look almost translucent. If
desired, lightly
sprinkle
the tops with salt and gently roll over the dough with your
rolling pin.
With a sharp
knife, carefully cut the crackers into 2-inch squares.
Handling them
gently, transfer
them to an ungreased baking sheet. Prick each cracker in 2
or 3 places with
the
tines of a fork. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until
lightly browned. Cool
on a rack.
Yield: 95-100.
Variations:
This basic cracker recipe can be the starting point for much
interesting
experimentation. Simply varying flour or liquid and/or
adding different
spices, etc.
of your choosing can produce a variety of delicious crackers
available only
in your
kitchen.
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