graham crackers | What Megan's Making http://www.whatmegansmaking.com Love through Food Tue, 17 Jun 2014 12:00:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.14 Homemade Graham Crackers http://www.whatmegansmaking.com/2011/08/homemade-graham-crackers.html http://www.whatmegansmaking.com/2011/08/homemade-graham-crackers.html#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/2011/08/homemade-graham-crackers.html I think Mike’s family is starting to think I’m somewhat strange.  When I showed up at our family camping trip last weekend with homemade graham crackers (and homemade marshmallows…for s’mores!), I got a few sideways glances and a few “you can make those homemade?” comments. Once they tasted them, however, there was no room for […]

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Homemade Graham Crackers

I think Mike’s family is starting to think I’m somewhat strange.  When I showed up at our family camping trip last weekend with homemade graham crackers (and homemade marshmallows…for s’mores!), I got a few sideways glances and a few “you can make those homemade?” comments. Once they tasted them, however, there was no room for complaint. These homemade crackers have a great graham cracker flavor, and I would say they taste better than their store-bought counterparts!

The graham crackers were fun to make and not too difficult. I baked mine a little too long and they ended up extra crunchy – not great for s’mores, but perfect for snacking on. I’ve eaten them plain, dipped in milk, spread with strawberry butter, and dipped in leftover buttercream frosting. Any way you eat these, they make a great snack and a fun camping addition.

Homemade Graham Crackers

Homemade Graham Crackers

Yield: Makes approximately 48 2-inch squares

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons (375 grams) unbleached all-purpose flour
1 cup (176 grams) dark brown sugar, lightly packed
1 teaspoon (6 grams) baking soda
3/4 teaspoon kosher or coarse sea salt (4 grams)
7 tablespoons (3 1/2 ounces or 100 grams) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch cubes and frozen
1/3 cup (114 grams) mild-flavored honey, such as clover
5 tablespoons (77 grams) whole milk
2 tablespoons (27 grams) pure vanilla extract

Directions:

Combine the flour, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on low to incorporate. Add the butter and mix on low, until the mixture is the consistency of a coarse meal.

In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, milk, and vanilla extract. Add to the flour mixture and mix on low until the dough barely comes together. It will be soft and sticky. Lay out a large piece of plastic wrap and dust it lightly with flour, then turn the dough out onto it and pat it into a rectangle about 1-inch thick. Wrap it, then chill it until firm, about 2 hours or overnight.

Lightly flour your workspace and roll the dough into a long rectangle about 1/8 inch thick. The dough will be sticky, so flour as necessary. Using a square cookie cutter (or any shape you want) cut out the crackers. Place on parchment-lined baking sheets. Chill until firm, about 30 to 45 minutes in the fridge or 15 to 20 minutes in the freezer. Repeat with with the scraps, chilling the dough if necessary before rolling out again.

Adjust the oven rack to the upper and lower positions and preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until browned and slightly firm to the touch, rotating the sheets halfway through to ensure even baking. The crackers will harden as they cool, so be careful not to overbake.

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S’mores Cookies http://www.whatmegansmaking.com/2010/08/smores-cookies.html http://www.whatmegansmaking.com/2010/08/smores-cookies.html#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:15:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/2010/08/smores-cookies.html Apparently Tuesday was national s’mores day and I missed it. I’m a little late, but trust me, these cookies are worth the wait. After the sucess of my s’mores whoopie pies, I was on the search for more s’mores type cookies. I made these fun little cookies for our camping trip last weekend and they were […]

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Apparently Tuesday was national s’mores day and I missed it. I’m a little late, but trust me, these cookies are worth the wait. After the sucess of my s’mores whoopie pies, I was on the search for more s’mores type cookies. I made these fun little cookies for our camping trip last weekend and they were a big hit! You can never have too many types of s’mores on a camping trip right?

These cookies are so good and slightly addicting. I’ve mentioned before that I don’t really like s’mores, but I definitely like these cookies. Plus they’re cute, which is always a plus. They’re basically a chocolate chip cookie with graham cracker crumbs replacing part of the flour.  The addition of hershey bars and marshmallows really does make them taste like s’mores!

My cooies turned out pretty flat, but they still had a soft and chewy texture.  They are slightly time consuming to make, and I don’t recommend starting them late at night while you’re also trying to last-minute pack for a camping trip. But I can tell you (from experience), that these are worth it. A great unique summer cookie, and a delicious way to enjoy the taste of s’mores, without the campfire.

S'mores Cookies

Yield: Makes approximately 4 dozen cookies.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 dash of cinnamon
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups miniature chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
4 Hershey bars, chopped

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a medium bowl combine the flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking soda, salt, and dash of cinnamon. In a second larger bowl beat together the butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract until creamy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Slowly beat in the flour mixture until smooth. Stir in the chocolate chips. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake for 8 minutes, and remove from the oven. Push 3 to 4 marshmallows and a few pieces of hershey bar into each cookies. Return to the oven and bake an additional 3-4 minutes until fully cooked. Cool cookies on a wire rack.

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