I'm working on perfecting this recipe: The recipe for the perfect cracker.
I first found this cracker at our local Co-op and I've paid $5 ever since for a pack a trip. That's like a cigarrette addiction for some people. These crackers make my mouth salivate when I'm still at work, just thinking about getting home. I'll charge up to the top of the hill, open the gate and put my bike away and then...then say hi to the dogs on my way to the kitchen where I'll pour either a gin & tonic or glass of wine and sit on the back stairs with a cracker and a drink. Then I look at the clock and it is still 3:34pm. It was all a daydream.
But when the clock ticks to 5:30 or 6, or whatever, I put that dream into action, and I can be found engorging myself on these crackers within 8 minutes of leaving the office.
That was a long introduction for a great cracker. Heres how if you've got 8 min to prepare and 30-40 min to babysit an oven:
Stuff You'll Need
*disclaimer: I'm still working on the proportions, but this seems to work well,
- Parchment Paper is necessary
- Preheat Oven to 325 F
Dry:
- 1.5 cups Oats (regular)
- 1 cup flour
- 0.5 cup wheat bran (*not germ)
- 0.5 tsp salt (important)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1tsp garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp oat bran (optional)
Wet:
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 2/3 cup water
Ridiculously easy Directions:
- Mix Dry ingredients together
- Mix Wet ingredients in a separate bowl (or in measuring cup)
- Mix all together until forms a dough (sticky)
- Cut a piece of parchment paper that will cover a cookie sheet and place dough on top in a ball
- Smash the ball down flat and sprinkle with flour; roll out until it is 1/8" thick or a little thinner.
- Sprinkle top with sea salt or flaky salt and run the rolling pin over the top to embed the salt a bit
- Use a knife to gently cut the dough where you want it to break
- Bake for ~30 minutes on 325, or until the middle portion is hard....this is the part I'm still working on. Adjust time and temp as necessary, but watch carefully on high heat so they don't burn.
Ta Da! Great crackers. Kids love em' Dogs love em' even more.
