Snack Time: Homemade Graham Crackers
Last week I was tasked with bringing in snacks for my son’s pre-school class. My guidelines included avoiding nuts, keeping it healthy. The first day I had my son bring in seedless clementines, which also offered a lesson on peeling and working with their fine motor skills. Not to mention a burst of vitamin C during the cold and flu season. I also wanted to tackle a new recipe. Back in September, the 27th and Olive blog posted a recipe for homemade s’mores and they looked so good. I never forgot about the homemade graham cracker portion of that recipe and this was a perfect opportunity to make them. With only 6 ingredients and a perfect size (1.75″) square cookie cutter I found in my son’s play-doh container, I knew we had our after school project set.
Recipe Source: 27th and Olive
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Ingredients
- 3/4 Cup - Unsalted Butter (room temperature)
- 1/2 Cup - Light Brown Sugar
- 2 Tablespoons - Honey
- 1 1/2 Cup - All-Purpose Flour
- 1/3 Cup - Whole Wheat Flour
- 1/4 Teaspoon - Cinnamon
Method
- With a stand mixer beat the butter until it becomes fluffy
- Add the sugar and honey, beat until the mixtures turns fluffy again
- Add the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour and cinnamon and mix until dough forms
- Transfer the dough to a sheet of plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Prior to rolling out allow the dough to warm slightly so it can easily roll. Roll on a floured surface to 1/4" thick
- I used a 1.75" square cookie cutter. You could also freeform the square cut as well. Use a fork to prick the top of each cracker
- Bake on a baking sheet (no liner or parchment paper) for 8-10 minutes or until crackers are golden brown
Nicole Bedard
Nicole is a professional photographer, mother to an energetic child, and founder of Make and Taste. She has been a Commercial, Editorial and Lifestyle photographer for 10 years and has been published in various magazines and brand websites. Nicole is passionate about providing her child with meaningful experiences and documenting all of the fun along the way. You can always find her baking with her 7 year old and enjoying a good cup of coffee.
