i’ve been wanting to try making homemade crackers for awhile. i finally got a book called ‘easy homeade crackers’, by jim long. turns out, it’s real easy and fun. i started with a basic recipe that calls for 2 cups flour,1/2 cup water, and 3 tbs. butter. you can saute whatever herbs or spices you want in the butter before adding to the rest. i used one garlic clove and a couple sprigs of rosemary from the garden. because i’m genetically predisposed to never be able to follow a recipe, i replaced 1/2 cup of the flour with oatmeal.
throw it all in a food processor until it starts to form a ball. move to a floured cloth and roll out 1/8 – 1/4 inch thick. before the last roll, i sprinkled coarse sea salt all over. cut in shapes with a pizza cutter. prick all over with a fork. bake on ungreased baking sheet at 325 for 20 – 25 minutes. great with goat cheese and tasty to snack on.
