Honey Whole Wheat Graham Crackers Recipes

SIMPLE GRAHAM CRACKER RECIPE

Steps:

• Place all your dry ingredients in your mixer bowl and combine.
• Add all of the wet ingredients and mix with the cookie paddle attachment until everything comes together. The dough isn't sticky and is moderately greasy.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Divide the dough in half and roll out on a floured surface. Roll to about 1/4-inch thick. You can treat the dough like a sugar cookie dough and cut out shapes, or you can use a pizza cutter and cut out squares.
• Place the cut-out crackers on an un-greased cookie sheet and bake for 8 to 12 minutes, until the edges just slightly darken.
• They will harden up more as they cool. Store in an airtight container for about a week.

CRISPY WHOLE WHEAT GRAHAM CRACKERS

Steps:

• Make the dough:
• Combine sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, vanilla, golden syrup, and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on low speed to moisten, then increase to medium and beat until somewhat light, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low, add whole wheat flour, and mix to form a soft dough.
• Scrape dough onto a work surface and knead gently to form a ball. Divide in half. Use immediately or wrap in plastic and refrigerate for up to 1 week; soften for 30 minutes at room temperature, then knead on a bare work surface until pliable and smooth.
• Roll and bake the dough:
• Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat to 350°F. Generously flour a large sheet of parchment and place one portion of dough in the center. Pat into a 5-by-6-inch rectangle, sprinkle with flour, flip, and dust again. Working from the center out and adding more flour as needed, roll the dough until roughly 15-by-11 inches and very thin. Slide onto an aluminum baking sheet and brush away excess flour. Repeat with remaining dough.
• For grocery store look-alikes, score each sheet of dough into twelve 2 1/4-by-4 3/4-inch rectangles and dock with a bamboo skewer or the narrow end of a chopstick (a strictly cosmetic procedure). Otherwise, leave the dough uncut.
• Bake until crackers are tawny brown and firm, though your fingertip may leave a faint indentation, about 20 minutes. Immediately cut along the pre-scored lines with a knife, or cut into free-form shapes using a pizza wheel. Cool to room temperature directly on the baking sheets. Enjoy scrap pieces as a snack, or pulverize into crumbs. The grahams can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks at room temperature or frozen for up to 3 months.
• Mix it up!
• Chocolate: My mom used to sandwich chocolate graham crackers with peanut butter for an after-school snack, a combo I re-create by reducing the whole wheat flour to 10 ounces (21/4 cups), sifted with 1 ounce (1/3 cup) natural or Dutch-process cocoa powder. To retain their deep cocoa color, roll the dough in sifted cocoa powder. Serve with generous smears of peanut butter and a tall glass of milk.
• Cinnamon Sugar: We rarely had sugar-coated grahams in our pantry when I was a kid, but they were always at my best friend's house, and seemed all the more special for their rarity. For the dough, increase the cinnamon to ½ teaspoon. Before docking, dust each sheet of dough with a half batch of Cinnamon Sugar (page 44), or any Sugar Sprinkle (page 46). Otherwise, dock and bake as directed. After the crackers cool, gently tap each against the baking sheet to knock off any excess sugar.
• Coconut (vegan): Replace the butter with 5 1/2 ounces (3/4 cup) virgin coconut oil (solid but creamy-about 70°F) and add 1 teaspoon pure coconut extract along with the vanilla.
• Gingerbread: This variation has all the spicy complexity of a Christmas cookie, with the unique flavor and crunch of a classic graham. Make the dough with sorghum or unsulfured molasses (not blackstrap) and increase the cinnamon to 1 teaspoon. Along with the sugar, add 1 tablespoon orange zest, 2 teaspoons ground ginger, 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves, and a few cracks of black pepper.
• Graham Cracker Crumb Crust: Combine 9 ounces (2 cups) finely ground graham cracker crumbs with 2 ounces (4 tablespoons) melted unsalted butter. Scatter into a 9-by-1 1/4-inch glass or ceramic pie plate and press into an even layer over the bottom and up the sides. Bake at 350°F until firm, about 18 minutes. Cool to room temperature for immediate use in your favorite recipe, or wrap tightly in plastic and refrigerate for up to 1 week.
• Gluten-Free: Replace the whole wheat flour with 6 ounces (11/4 cups) white rice flour, 4 ounces (1 cup plus 2 tablespoons) oat flour, and 1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) kinako.

HOMEMADE HONEY GRAHAMS

Steps:

• Whisk together first 8 ingredients; cut in butter until crumbly. In another bowl, whisk together honey and water; gradually add to dry ingredients, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed., Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; cover and refrigerate until firm enough to roll, about 30 minutes., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to an 8-in. square. Using a knife or fluted pastry wheel, cut each into sixteen 2-in. squares. If desired, prick holes with a fork. Place 1 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. , Bake until edges are light brown, 10-12 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.

HONEY WHOLE WHEAT GRAHAM CRACKERS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar, and honey. Stir in vanilla.
• Combine whole wheat flour, bran, baking powder, soda, and salt. Stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the milk. Stir in Splenda now, if using.
• Cover and chill until firm, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll one fourth of the dough out to 1/8" thickness. Prick all over with a fork to prevent crackers from bubbling when baking. Cut into rectangles with a pastry wheel, or use cookie cutters. Place 1/2 inch apart onto the prepared cookie sheets. May sprinkle with cinnamon sugar if desired. Repeat with remaining dough until all crackers are baked.
• Bake for 12 to 14 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden brown and crisp. Remove from baking sheet with spatula and cool completely on wire racks.

100% WHOLE WHEAT GRAHAM CRACKERS OR PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt butter in microwave or on stovetop.
• Mix together dry ingredients (first 6 ingredients).
• Add the rest of the ingredients and mix until the dough forms a ball. Add a little water if needed.
• Line two jelly roll pans with parchment paper or Silpat.
• Put half the dough on each pan and gently flatten out with a rolling pin, covering the pan (Depending on the size of your pan, you may not completely cover it. Just roll them out to desired thickness. These don't puff up much, so what you roll out is very nearly what you end up with.).
• Gently score the crackers into rectangles with a pizza or pasta cutter.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until crisp and just beginning to brown.
• Let cool on a wire rack.

HONEY GRAHAM CRACKERS

Steps:

• In a small bowl whisk together milk, honey and vanilla, set aside.
• In a large bowl combine all-purpose flour, brown sugar, whole wheat flour, baking soda and salt. Using a pastry blender cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. You can you a fork to do this. Add milk mixture and stir until just combined. If necessary, knead dough gently to form a ball. Divide dough into fourths. Wrap each portion in plastic wrap and chill for about 1 hour or until easy to handle. On a lightly floured surface, working with 1 portion at a time, roll each portion to a 10-inch square. Using a fluted pastry wheel, cut each square into sixteen 2 1/2 inch squares. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Poke tops of cutouts with a fork. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 6 to 8 minutes or until edges are firm. Remove and cool completely on wire racks. Makes 64 crackers.
• To store: Layer crackers between waxed paper in an airtight container. Cover.
• Prep time does not include chill time.

HONEY GRAHAM CRACKERS WITH WHOLE WHEAT

Steps:

• Blend tog flour, salt, soda, brown sugar and shortening in Bosch mixing bowl.
• Mix in honey and oil with the shortening mix.
• Add cold water and mix only enough to combine.
• Roll out to 1/8 inch thickness on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Cut into 2 inch squares.
• Prick crackers with fork.
• Bake on the centre rack in a 425 degF oven for 8-10 minutes.
• If the outside row of crackers browns before the center, remove outer crackers from pan and continue baking.