Have You Ever Baked Crackers From Scratch?

[Rick-o]

I was getting groceries the other day and spotted a huge display of crackers on the shelf. It got me thinking that, to my knowledge, I have never ate homemade crackers. We've made all kinds of baked goods through the years - cookies, cakes, bread, etc., but never crackers.

After a quick search I find a vast quantity of recipes. http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=cracker+recipe&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 Somebody out there must be making them. I suspect that it would be like making homemade cookies - far superior to most store bought.

Have you ever made your own, and if so, what were they like?

[Black Landlord]

I think it's time to fix Rick-o up with Trish-o :-)

[guitarist]

Not on purpose.

[rgG]

No. If I made them, I would doubt they would be edible. :dunno:

My mom made some yeast rolls once that only the cat would eat.

[Gutenberg]

The easiest crackers to make are the Ritz cracker-Waverly Wafer kind, and believe me they are a pain in the patoot. Unless you have a laminator lying around your kitchen you might not want to bother. The steps, pretty much, are mix dough, let rest, roll out, fold, turn, rest, roll out, fold, turn, rest, roll out, dock, bake. If you are really lucky the result will be as good as store-bought.

If you are having guests and want to offer then something special, I would make oiled and herbed pita crisps or a crispy foccaccia, and you will still be sane when you have your party.

[AlphaDog]

I've made dog biscuits, cat treats, and horse munchies. Does that count? The dogs thought theirs were just OK, the cats rejected them (even the tuna flavored ones), and I decided the horses would eat anything. Llary the llama wouldn't touch any of them. The ingrates have not gotten any more from me.

[freeradical]

Gutenberg wrote:
The easiest crackers to make are the Ritz cracker-Waverly Wafer kind, and believe me they are a pain in the patoot. Unless you have a laminator lying around your kitchen you might not want to bother. The steps, pretty much, are mix dough, let rest, roll out, fold, turn, rest, roll out, fold, turn, rest, roll out, dock, bake. If you are really lucky the result will be as good as store-bought.

I'd go through that sort of trouble to make croissant dough with it's butter block.

[Grateful11]

My mother used to take like pie crust that she had left over and put a bit of salt on them
and bake them and she would tell us they were homemade crackers. We liked them.

[Rick-o]

Gutenberg wrote:
The easiest crackers to make are the Ritz cracker-Waverly Wafer kind, and believe me they are a pain in the patoot. Unless you have a laminator lying around your kitchen you might not want to bother. The steps, pretty much, are mix dough, let rest, roll out, fold, turn, rest, roll out, fold, turn, rest, roll out, dock, bake. If you are really lucky the result will be as good as store-bought.

If you are having guests and want to offer then something special, I would make oiled and herbed pita crisps or a crispy foccaccia, and you will still be sane when you have your party.

Best answer so far! (tu) The pita crisps sound good!:yum:

I figured there was probably a reason why this wasn't a good idea. Thanks for setting me straight. I was thinking it would be healthier, (less additives and other junk) and would go well with the smoked venison sausage we will be making soon. (I'm having awesome luck lately with the LP smoker)

Thanks for all the input everyone! BL, did Trisho ask a similar question? (memory fails me, but I think she was trying to market some type of homemade snack?)

[AlphaDog]

trisho was going into the cookie business, but I haven't heard anything about it for quite a while. I'll ask.