Graham Cracker recipes

[Bicycle Lee]

I see the use of graham crackers a lot, but no recipes for them...can anyone help?

[DeannaS]

Here's some. Haven't tried them, though:

http://homecooking.about.com/library/archive/blcookie69.htm

http://homecooking.about.com/library/archive/blcookie70.htm

http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/getrecipe.zsp?id=9125

http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/getrecipe.zsp?id=74527

[Bicycle Lee]

thanks I'll try them out and let you know

[andiesenji]

Graham Crackers

(From an old Mennonite cookbook)

Ingredients

1 c Shortening

2 c Brown sugar

1 c Granulated sugar

2 c White flour

4 c Graham flour

1 t Soda

2 ts Baking powder

1/2 ts Salt

1 c Sweet or sour milk

1 t Vanilla

Servings: 6 dozen

DIRECTIONS: Cream shortening and sugar together until fluffy. Add vanilla.

Sift flour. Measure, and add salt, soda and baking powder to flour.

Sift again.

Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk to shortening mixture.

Mix thoroughly after each addition.

Chill dough in refrigerator overnight.

In the morning, turn out on floured board and roll as thin as possible.

Dock with a fork all over.

Cut in squares or any shape desired.

Place 1" apart on a greased cookie sheet.

Bake at 350-F until crisp and a golden brown.

[andiesenji]

Cinnamon Graham Crackers

Recipe By : Better Homes and Garden Heritage Cookbook, 1975

Ingredients

2 cups whole wheat flour

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup shortening

1/3 cup honey

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 cup milk

3 tablespoons granulated sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Stir together whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Cream together brown sugar and shortening till light.

Beat in honey and vanilla till fluffy.

Add flour mixture alternately with milk to creamed mix ture, beating well after each addition.

Chill dough several hours or overnight.

Divide chilled mixture into quarters.

On welll-floured surface roll each quarter to 15x5-inch rectangle.

Cut rectangle crosswise into 6 small rectangles meas uring 5 x 2 1/2 inches .

Place on ungreased baking sheet.

Mark a line crosswise across center of each small rectangle with tines of fork; score a pattern of holes on squares with fork tines.

Combine granulated sugar and cinnamon;

Sprinkl e over crackers.

Bake at 350 for 13-15 minutes.

Remove from sheet at once.

[achevres]

This recipe is from Gale Gand"s show on foodtv.com: Graham Crackers

This next recipe is from my extensive collection of recipes from magazines, newspapers and, now, the web. It is from The Pleasures of Cooking, a cooking newsletter from Cuisinart from the 1980's. I didn't get it, but saved the recipe from a brochure. The recipe is by Pamela Murtaugh and it says that "our tasters judged them far better than any store bought or homemade ones they had tasted." The link is to a site that has the exact recipe, but uncredited. Well, it saved me the typing.

Honey Graham Crackers

BTW, there are also molasses-rye and chocolate variations in my clipping.

I have not made them. I'm sure they are a special treat homemade. Here we get them at the store, but I know they don't have them where you live. Good luck!

Edited to add: Both these recipes use butter-not shortening.

Edited May 15, 2004 by achevres (log)

[cakewalk]

Looking through some of these recipes, which call for "graham flour," made me a little curious. I mean, okay, wheat flour is from wheat, rye flour from rye ... and graham flour? Huh? So I never knew there was a Mr. Graham, so shoot me!

Anyway, this site had some interesting basic information (and some recipes):

http://homecooking.about.com/cs/specificfood/a/graham.htm

[andiesenji]

Regarding "Graham" flour.

It is indeed actually whole wheat flour but is more coarsly ground than regular whole wheat flour.

I am a big fan of Bob's Red Mill products which are widely available and most health food stores carry a great many of this company's products.

There is a good turnover so the products are usually quite fresh.

It has to be kept in the freezer because like most whole grain products it will become rancid if left at room temp.

If you don't know of a store that carries these products you can go to this site and do a store finder search.

http://www.bobsredmill.com/storefinder.php

There is also a recipe for graham crackers on the site. I have not tried it but have tried other recipes from the company and have not been disappointed.

[hazardnc]

I would like to make homemade marshmallows and graham crackers to give as Christmas gifts this year, but I need a recipe for the crackers. Any egulleteers have a good recipe?

[bluechefk]

jacques torres has a graham cracker recipe in one of his dessert circus books - i've made them before, and seem to recall that they turned out nicely. there's also a recipe from the wooden spoon cookie book (see below) for cinnamon crisp cookies that i think tastes VERY graham cracker-like. in fact, i was thinking of making them myself this year - substituting whole wheat flour for some of the all purpose to accentuate the grahamness of them

Cinnamon Crisps

Recipe By: wooden spoon cookie book

21 ounces sugar

2 tablespoons cinnamon

1 pound butter

vanilla

1 teaspoon salt

2 each eggs

2 each egg yolks

25 ounces all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

cold water

2 each egg whites

combine sugar and cinnamon, reserving 1/2 cup for finishing cookies. cream butter with remaining cinnamon sugar, vanilla and salt. add eggs and yolks, scraping bowl as needed. add dry ingredients and mix just to combine. chill dough.

roll dough out very thinly - about 1/4" thick, or a little less. mix a little cold water with egg whites, and brush on top of cookies. sprinkle with reserved cinnamon sugar. bake at 350 until browned and crisp.

[Becca Porter]

I use a recipe from Great Cookies. They are really wonderful. Surprisingly addictive.

-Becca

[M. Lucia]

I have used this recipe quite successfully:

Homemade Graham Crackers (from Wayne Harley Brachman)

King Arthur is also a good source:

KA Graham Crackers

[rlmasson]

this is the recipe i use....i love them. i usually bake them at 350 degrees for about 7 mins., then take them out of the oven and score them, then bake another 5 mins or so, until lightly golden brown.

graham crackers

24oz crisco

2# dark brown sugar

1# AP flour

2# whole wheat flour

6T baking powder

1T salt

2 1/2C buttermilk

[hazardnc]

Thanks for all of the recipes. Now my nieces and nephews will have fabulous makings for s'mores this holiday

[Lior]

Hello. I found a recipe online for graham crackers, since they are not sold here...

After two times I got something quite nice,but hadto leave them in the oven for much longer than what was required (an extra 23mins), otherwise they come out spongy not crispy. If anyone has a really good recipe I would love to try it!

Thanks! A great weekend to all.

Lior

[alanamoana]

try the recipe from "the fannie farmer baking book" by marion cunningham. it makes very nice graham crackers.

edited for spelling

Edited May 11, 2007 by alanamoana (log)

[srhcb]

HERE you go!

SB

[phlawless]

you could also try the one on the anson mills website. they sell fantastic graham flour too...

[Lior]

Thanks!! I will try SB's recipe tomorrow. What is AP flour? And what spices are in Penzeys? About the book, can't getit here. Is it worthwhile ordering from Amazon? I amnow going tocheckout that site-thanks! I alsoloved the info about Mr. Graham!

Thanks so much everyone!

[srhcb]

Thanks!! I will try SB's recipe tomorrow. What is AP flour? And what spices are in Penzeys? About the book, can't getit here. Is it worthwhile ordering from Amazon? I amnow going tocheckout that site-thanks! I alsoloved the info about Mr. Graham!

Thanks so much everyone! 

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"AP" just stands for regular All Purpose flour.

Penzeys Baking Spice is a blend. I don't care for a real sharp cinnamon flavor, and this spice combination, while it does contain cinnamon, seems to mellow it out.

SB

[Lior]

Okay thanks!