Graham Crackers

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2008

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Flat is Beautiful: Going Crackers

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (13)

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Cook Time:
25 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
25 to 30 minutes

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 25 min
Total:: 55 min

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Ingredients

8 3/8 ounces graham flour
1 7/8 ounces all-purpose flour
3 ounces dark brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon aluminum-free baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 ounces unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch cubes and chilled
2 1/4 ounces molasses
1 1/2 ounces whole milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Place both flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon into the bowl of a food processor and pulse several times to combine. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles cornmeal. Add the molasses, milk and vanilla extract and process until the dough forms a ball, approximately 1 minute. Press the ball into a 1/2-inch thick disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Unwrap the chilled dough and place it onto a large piece of parchment paper and top with a second sheet of parchment paper. Roll the dough out until it is 1/8-inch thick. Slide the rolled dough and parchment paper onto a half sheet pan. Remove the top sheet of parchment paper and cut the dough, using a rolling pizza cutter into 2-inch square pieces, by making vertical and then horizontal cuts all the way across the dough. Trim off any excess. Using a fork, poke holes all over the top of the dough. Leave the crackers on the pan and bake on the middle rack of the oven for 25 minutes or until the edges just start to darken. Remove from the oven, set the sheet pan with the crackers on a cooling rack and allow to cool completely. Once completely cool, break into individual crackers and store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

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Sherri West Boylston, MA 10-02-2009
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Nice alternative to store bought grahams
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

To Jennifer and anyone else looking for weight to volume conversions, try these for the metric measurements: 2 cups graham... flour (measured with the fluff, sprinkle/spoon and level method) 1/2 cup all purpose flour (") 1/4 cup tightly packed brown sugar 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter 1/4 cup TOTAL molasses and/or honey 1/4 cup milk Also for those without a kitchen scale, here is a link to a page that contains conversions for many common baking ingredients: http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Baking-Ingredient-Conversions/Detail.aspx Read more
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Paulina Cleveland, OH 09-11-2009
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The best I've ever had!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Well to be honest I've never had homemade before now, but they are so good. My 19-month-old loves them! He keeps snatching... them off the table! I didn't have parchment paper, so I just floured my board and rolled the dough out and cut them into squares. Worked perfectly! Next time I will try them with honey, since I'm not so fond of molasses.Read more
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Jennifer APO, AP 09-09-2009
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Would like to try
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Would like to try this recipe, does anyone have the conversions of ounces to cups?
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cass Fraser, CO 08-03-2009
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Success!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

When my 5 year old declared that these "taste just like the store's" I knew I had a keeper! We have been using them for our... s'mores all summer. The fact that we have to search for 2 crackers that match does not lessen their appeal. We were on a camping trip recently & everyone who tried them was impressed. I would guess a batch yeilds about 2 dozen crackers, depending on how you cut them - mine are far from uniform! I have a small grain mill & find that using soft wheat berries w/ a few other grains mixed in (barley, oats, etc.) works perfectly & I use that instead of graham flour. I would think you could substitute store bought coarsely ground whole wheat flour with success. Read more
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Lori Hereford, AZ 07-15-2009
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So worth the effort!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Normally I will not make anything that requires a rolling pin but these are well worth the effort. My 2 1/2 year old son... loves them. Hard to find the graham flour where I live but managed to get some and will order on line if necessary.Read more
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Christine Bonita Springs, FL 04-20-2009
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possible to use soft whole wheat flour instead of graham flour?
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I was hoping to avoid an extra shopping trip, and also I think my soft whole wheat flour is fresher than any flour I can buy... at a grocery store, since I don't think graham flour is that commonly used...? Has anyone tried this recipe with (soft) whole wheat flour?Read more