Homemade Multigrain Graham Crackers
20
minutesFrom a recipe by Cat Morrow of legacyacresme.blogspot.com
A cracker or a cookie – both work!
Cat Morrow states that she prefers using a mixture of whole, local, fresh grains – the ones that she suggest go well with molasses and honey to create a cracker with a classic New England flavor.
Dough must chill for at least an hour before baking (preferably overnight).
Ingredients
- Dry Ingredients
3 cups whole grain flour – 1 cup of Maine Grains Whole Wheat Flour, 1 cup Maine Grains Spelt Flour and 1/2 cup each of Maine Grains Organic Corn Flour and Maine Grains Organic Rye Flour
3⁄4 cup sugar or honey
1⁄3 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger, ground (optional)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp sea salt
8 tbsp (or 4 oz) butter, cold and cut into pea sized pieces
- Wet Ingredients
1⁄3 cup molasses, honey or maple syrup
1 egg
4 tbsp whole milk, OJ, water or wheys
Directions
- In a large bowl combine all of your dry ingredients with the butter – use two forks or a pastry cutter or your hands. Or use a stand mixer – turn it on and off blending the pea sized butter looks blended in.
- Add the egg and molasses and mix to combine.
- Add the water, milk or other liquid, only as needed, till the dough starts to ball up.
- Once the mixture is combined divide into two – form into logs or rectangle/ square. Wrap both in plastic. Allow to chill in fridge for at least one hour, or overnight (preferred).
- Preheat oven to 350ºF when ready to bake.
- Slightly flour a work surface or use a silicone mat. Roll out one piece of dough at a time into a 1/8″ thickness. Use a sharp knife, or pizza cutter, to trim edge to form a large rectangle.
- Lay out dough onto a baking tray. Make a cracker grid, about 4″ square for each cracker, by gently pressing the backside of a butter knife into the dough to create indentation lines. prick each square with a fork. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar mix if desired.
- Repeat with the second dough or freeze up to 2 months.
- Bake 18-20 minutes for a cracker texture. Allow to cool fully before breaking apart on the indentation lines. Use a fork to separate any still stuck together.
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