Recipe: Homemade Graham Crackers

HOMEMADE GRAHAM CRACKERS
Source: Hot Chocolate by Michael Turback
Makes 48 crackers

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups whole-wheat flour
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
4 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon molasses
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, mix together the flours, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Add the butter and mix until the mixture resembles coarse meal.

Add the honey, molasses, 1/4 cup cold water, and the vanilla. Mix until the dough comes together in a ball, adding up to an additional 1/4 cup of water if needed.

Place half the dough on an ungreased baking sheet and flatten with a rolling pin to cover almost the entire baking sheet, leaving 1 inch around the edges and dusting the dough with flour if necessary to keep it from sticking to the rolling pin. Repeat this process with another cookie sheet and the remaining dough.

Score the dough with a knife into 2-inch squares, and prick several holes in each cracker with a fork.

Bake until brown, about 13 minutes. Remove from the oven and let the crackers cool on the baking sheet.