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Going Crackers

I decided to try making homemade crackers the other day. Reasons: a) the ones I can buy have too much artificial crap in them; b) any box I buy goes stale or expires before I can eat them all and c) I didn't think it would be that difficult. I'm still pretty good with a rolling pin.

I tried this vegan recipe with just pepper and salt as a trial run. They came out okay; a little like pie crust chips. I need to roll the dough out much thinner and add some rosemary next time.

Comments

Maria Zannini said…
We have the same problem. I try to buy the really small cartons since it's just the two of us. I'm rather fussy about crackers though. I don't like a lot of fatty or buttery crackers. I prefer the drier, thinner ones embedded with rosemary or cracked black pepper. They work so well with many different dips or cheeses.

But you got me thinking about making my own. We like to do little antipasto trays of proscuitto and cheeses. Some homemade crackers would make it extra nice.
nightsmusic said…
You should look on allrecipes.com, but this one is nice and you don't have to use as many layers or as much butter. And you can put whatever other seasons or herbs between the layers as well.
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/278819/everything-seasoning-phyllo-crackers/

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