Great basic cracker recipe. Simple variations allow it to satisfy many cracker tastes.

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Name: Crackers - Choose a flavor
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: not set
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups flour; 1/4 teaspoon Onion powder; 1/4 teaspoon Garlic powder; 1/4 teaspoon Chili powder; 1/4 teaspoon Smoked paprika (regular is fine); 4 tablespoons Butter or 2 T butter and 1 T olive oil; 1/4 cup water; 1 tablespoon Honey or Simple Syrup; as needed Sea Salt or Regular Salt to sprinkle on top

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INGREDIENTS

-----------Dry Ingredients-----------
1 1/2 cups flour
Spices - heaping 1/4 tsp ; These are optional
1/4 teaspoon Onion powder
1/4 teaspoon Garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon Chili powder
1/4 teaspoon Smoked paprika (regular is fine)
-----------Other Ingredients-----------
4 tablespoons Butter ; or 2 T butter and 1 T olive oil
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon Honey ; or Simple Syrup
as needed Sea Salt or Regular Salt ; to sprinkle on top

INSTRUCTIONS

{ Mixing Bowl, Baking sheet or Stone, Rolling pin, Fork, Pizza cutter}

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> Preheat oven to 425 F

[[]] 1 1/2 Cups Flour

[[]]1 heaping 1/4 teaspoons of each powder;

[[]] Onion, Garlic, Chili, and smoked Paprika

+ Place Dry ingredients in to Large {mixing bowl} and combine

[[]] 4 Tablespoons Butter

+ Cut in butter until it is pea size clumps

[[]] 1/4 Cup Water

[[]] 1 Tablespoons Honey

+ Add water and honey, stir to combine ( I hand work it usually then pinch it apart to get the right amount for my multiple stones)

> Lightly flour a {baking sheet or Stone} ( I use a stone to make crispy crackers)

> Roll to desired thickness ( too thick and they are chewy, too thin and the brown FAST)

> Poke with {fork} - so each cracker will have holes

[[]] Desired amount of Salt

+ Sprinkle with desired amount of salt

> Cut with {pizza cutter} to desired shape and size ( I go for wheat thin size or a little bigger)

> Bake for 15-17 minutes (until they are turning golden brown)

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Variations:

** Pecan Crackers **

[[]] 1/3 Cup pecans; finely chopped

+ add with dry ingredients

(my family enjoyed this very much)

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** Rosemary and Parmesan Crackers **

- don't add spices

[[]] 1 Tablespoon Rosemary; fresh, diced

[[]] 1/3 Cup Parmesan cheese; shredded and chopped

+ add with dry ingredients

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** Rye Crackers **

- don't add spices or do if you want =)

- replace part of flour

[[]] dark rye flour

+ replace 1/4 to 1/2 of the flour with dark rye flour

[[]] caraway seeds

+ add desired amount to dry ingredients. (I made sure that each cracker would have some)

NOTES

-The edges will be thinner, remove them, if you want, and bake remaining crackers for a couple more minutes.

-Leave crackers on baking sheet to cool, it helps make them crispier.

- I can't remember where I got this recipe originally.

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Crackers - Choose a flavor

-----------Dry Ingredients-----------
1 1/2 cups flour
 Spices - heaping 1/4 tsp These are optional
1/4 teaspoon Onion powder
1/4 teaspoon Garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon Chili powder
1/4 teaspoon Smoked paprika (regular is fine)
 -----------Other Ingredients-----------
4 tablespoons Butter or 2 T butter and 1 T olive oil
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon Honey or Simple Syrup
 as needed Sea Salt or Regular Salt to sprinkle on top

{ Mixing Bowl, Baking sheet or Stone, Rolling pin, Fork, Pizza cutter}
----------------------------
> Preheat oven to 425 F
[[]] 1 1/2 Cups Flour 
[[]]1 heaping 1/4 teaspoons of each powder;  
[[]] Onion, Garlic, Chili, and smoked Paprika
+ Place Dry ingredients in to Large {mixing bowl} and combine
[[]] 4 Tablespoons Butter 
+ Cut in butter until it is pea size clumps
[[]] 1/4 Cup Water
[[]] 1 Tablespoons Honey
+ Add water and honey, stir to combine ( I hand work it usually then pinch it apart to get the right amount for my multiple stones)
> Lightly flour a {baking sheet or Stone} ( I use a stone to make crispy crackers)
> Roll to desired thickness ( too thick and they are chewy, too thin and the brown FAST)
> Poke with {fork} - so each cracker will have holes
[[]] Desired amount of Salt
+ Sprinkle with desired amount of salt
> Cut with {pizza cutter} to desired shape and size ( I go for wheat thin size or a little bigger)
> Bake for 15-17 minutes (until they are turning golden brown)
----------------------------
Variations:
** Pecan Crackers **
[[]] 1/3 Cup pecans; finely chopped
+ add with dry ingredients
(my family enjoyed this very much)
-------
** Rosemary and Parmesan Crackers **
- don't add spices
[[]] 1 Tablespoon Rosemary; fresh, diced
[[]] 1/3 Cup Parmesan cheese;  shredded and chopped
+ add with dry ingredients
-------
** Rye Crackers **
- don't add spices or do if you want =)
- replace part of flour
[[]] dark rye flour
+ replace 1/4 to 1/2 of the flour with dark rye flour
[[]] caraway seeds
+ add desired amount to dry ingredients.  (I made sure that each cracker would have some)

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Serving Size: 1 (35g)
Recipe Makes: 10 Servings

Calories: 131
Calories from Fat: 41 (31%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 4.6g	6 %
	Saturated Fat 2.9g	15 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 1.2g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 0.2g
Cholesterol 12.2mg		4 %
Sodium 33.3mg		1 %
Potassium 3.8mg		0 %
Total Carbohydrate 23.4g		7 %
	Dietary Fiber 0g	0 %
	Sugars, other 23.4g
Protein 0.1g		0 %
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