*Homemade Wheat Thins*
Makes about 3 dozen crackers
Easy to make and even more delicious than the store bought ones. Adapted lightly from a recipe on the King Arthur Baking site. 155g whole wheat flour (1 1/4 cups) 1 1/2 TBS golden caster sugar 1/2 tsp fine sea salt 1/4 tsp sweet paprika 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1/8 tsp ground black pepper 4 TBS unsalted butter, cold and cut into bits 60ml cold water (1/4 cup) Preheat the oven to 200*C/400*F/ gas mark 6. Line two large baking sheets with baking parchment paper. Set aside. Measure the flour, sugar, salt, paprika, garlic powder and black pepper into the bowl of a food processor. Blitz to combine. Drop in the butter bits and process for about 20 seconds until well combined and the mixture resembles fine bread crumbs. With the motor going, add the cold water slowly and process until the mixture begins to clump together and form a ball. (Alternately you can rub the butter into the flour mixture with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine bread crumbs and add the water by hand.) Tip out onto a lightly floured surface and roll out as thinly as you can. Ideally the thinner they are the crisper the cracker you will have. Cut them into rectangles with a pizza cutter, or like me with a really cool cookie cutter which has a fluted edge and makes dimples in the crackers. Transfer to the baking sheets. Sprinkle with a bit more fine sea salt if you so desire and bake for 6 to 8 minutes until golden brown and crisp. Allow the crackers to cool on the baking sheets before storing in an airtight container. Delicious! |
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