Homemade Saltine Crackers

So Crackers is something I always cringe a little when I think about buying them, or do buy them.  I've heard and this isn't verified, I know you can't believe everything you hear, but I just haven't taken the time to research it more, that crackers may contain powdered plastic as a filler.   It just kind of grosses me out so that's why I cringe a little.  However Label Watch also has given me some reason to be concerned about what is going in those crispy little squares that we so generously put in our soup, snack on with cheese, eat when our tummy hurts..... you can read more here: http://www.labelwatch.com/prod_results.php?pid=281513


So I decided to try my hand at making some homemade crackers.   This is the first recipe I tried.

Saltine Crackers

• 1 cup all purpose flour (you can also use wheat or cornmeal)

• 2 tablespoons melted butter

• 4 to 8 tablespoons water

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

My dough ended up wanting about 5 tablespoons of water, but if you use wheat flour instead, you may have to use more. Then I rolled out the dough on my baking stone, sprinkling with additional salt and used a pizza wheel to score them into squares.  Use a fork and poked holes in each of the squares to prevent bubbles
and baked them for about 15 minutes, checking them after 10, until lightly golden brown. This amount of time makes them chewy. Then, leaving the crackers in the oven,  turn off the heat and let the crackers crisp for about 20 minutes. After the 20 minutes,  remove the crackers and let them cool on a wire rack.

I preheated my oven to 400 degrees. mix the flour, melted butter, and salt. Adding the water 1 tablespoon at a time, I mixed ingredients until the dough cleaned the sides of the bowl.

I want to try a few more recipes as well as some homemade graham crackers!

For now, here's my finished product.   Kids loved them, they're delicious in soup, easy to make, just be sure to roll them out thin!   :D

After I rolled them out, I just scored them and poked them with a fork, but next time, I will cut them and seperate them so the center ones will get crispier.