Sunday, January 27, 2013

HOMEMADE GRAHAM CRACKERS

Homemade graham crackers without all those questionable ingredients the store bought ones have.


1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
2 cups graham flour (whole wheat is fine)
1/4 cup evaporated cane juice sugar (regular sugar is fine)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup cold butter, cut into pieces
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon molasses
1/4 cup water (may need a little more--I used another tablespoonful)

In bowl of food processor, combine flours, sugar, salt, baking powder and cinnamon.  Pulse a few times.  Add the cold butter and pulse until texture is dry and crumbly.
In a separate bowl, mix together the honey, molasses and water.  Add to food processor and blend together until it forms a ball.  Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for one hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Roll the dough out on a well floured surface (I used all purpose).  Roll the dough out pretty thin and cut with cookie cutters or cut into rectangles.  Make fork marks in the dough.  Transfer to baking sheets lined with parchment paper (that's what I use, just a baking sheet would work fine).  You could sprinkle these with sugar or cinnamon/sugar before baking.   
Bake for 11-14 minutes until golden and crisp.  This recipe made 19  3 1/2 inch hearts.

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