Graham Crackers

Name: Graham Crackers
Yield: Makes about 60 crackers
Ingredients: Honey, ¼ cup (3 oz/90 g); Whole wheat flour, 1¼ cups (6½ oz/200 g); Dark brown sugar, ½ cup (3½ oz/105 g) packed; All-purpose flour, 1 cup (5 oz/155 g), plus more for dusting; Nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon freshly grated; Whole milk, ⅓ cup (3 fl oz/80 ml); Cold unsalted butter, 6 tablespoons (3 oz/90 g), cut into ½-inch (12-mm) chunks; Ground cardamom, ⅛ teaspoon; Sea salt, ½ teaspoon; Ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon; Baking powder, ½ teaspoon; Sugar, 2 tablespoons; Vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon; Baking soda, ½ teaspoon; Ground cloves, ⅛ teaspoon

Preparation info

Makes about
60
crackers

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Better From Scratch

By Ivy Manning

Published 2014

About

These are just like the graham crackers you grew up with, but they are made more exciting with the addition of nutmeg, cloves, and cardamom. The key is to roll the dough evenly and thinly. Elastic rolling-pin guides or a keen eye and careful rolling do the trick.

Ingredients

Whole wheat flour, 1¼ cups (6½ oz/200 g)
All-purpose flour

Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

In a food processor, combine the flours, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cloves, and cardamom and pulse just until combined. Scatter the butter over the flour mixture and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal, about 20 short pulses.

Transfer the mixture to a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together the milk, honey, and vanilla until the ho