Kathleen Anninos Cape Cod Comman Crackers |
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Prep Time: 4320 Minutes Cook Time: 120 Minutes |
Ready In: 4440 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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I've looked everywhere for this recipe and it was in Julia's Kitchen With Master Chefs. This is an extremely hard-appearing recipe, but I haven't made it yet. Ingredients:
1 1/2 teaspoons yeast |
1 cup warm water |
1 tablespoon brown sugar |
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1 cup bread flour |
1 1/4 cups bread flour |
6 tablespoons lard |
1 teaspoon salt |
1 tablespoon instant potato flakes |
1 tablespoon brown sugar |
1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
3 tablespoons water |
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice |
2 cups bread flour |
Directions:
1. Making the starter: Whisk 1st 6 ingredients together into a batter and store for 2 days. It will rise, go down and then separate.
2. Making the cracker dough: Knead enough flour into 1 cup of starter dough to make a firm ball of dough. Cover and let rise 1 hour.
3. In another bowl, mix the lard, salt, potato flakes, brown sugar and baking soda
4. Mix in lemon juice and 3 tablespoons water.
5. Knead this liquid into dough using paddle attachment of mixer.
6. Add more flour changing to dough hook as dough stiffens.
7. After 5 minutes you should have a stiff smooth ball of dough.
8. Rolling out dough: Cut the dough into 1/4s.
9. One at time, roll dough into a rectangle 3/8-inch thick.
10. Starting at one end, put through pasta roller.
11. Fold in thirds like a business letter.
12. Give a quarter turn and roll again.
13. Repeat the process 6 times. going down to position # 6 on machine.
14. Use as little flour as possible.
15. The final dough should be 1/4 inch thick.
16. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
17. Cut 1 1/2 inch rounds.
18. Press tines of table fork through the rounds in 2 places.
19. Arrange on parchment paper.
20. Bake 8 minutes until the crackers have risen and are light golden brown.
21. Lower the temperature to 200 degrees and then let the crackers dry out in oven for 2 hours.
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