Homemade Wholewheat Cracker

Summer Holidays are on. When kids stay at home during the hot summer mornings; demands for snacks is on high. They keep munching on snacks continuously to avoid being bored. Stocking up on snacks which are homemade, simple to make, healthy and yum is always looked up to. These crackers are something I tried a long ago. No matter how big a batch I make, I always run out of it pretty soon. But if they tend to last, they store well too. 

These crackers are great to eat as it is or when paired with a dip. Make it this summer season and enjoy it while at home or carry along, if you are hitting the road for a trip. Because homemade is always the best.

Ingredients

1. 1 1/4 cups of whole wheat flour
2. 1 1/2 tbsps of sugar
3. 1/2 tsp of salt 
4. 1/4 tsp of paprika
5. 4 tbsp of unsalted butter
6. 1/4 cup of cold water

Method

• Preheat the oven to 400 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, paprika and butter untill all the ingredients spread evenly and the butter breaks down to give a coarse mixture.
• Add the cold water little by little while you mix the dough with the other hand. Once combined, remove it onto the counter top and knead it twice or thrice.
• Flour the counter top gently. Take half of the dough and roll it out into a very thin sheet.
• Run a pizza cutter or knife, horizontally and vertically to cut out squares of 1 1/2 inch. 
• Dock or poke each squares with a fork. You  could do it in a pattern to look appealing.
• Transfer the crackers onto the baking sheet leaving little space in between them.
• Bake them for about 5-7 minutes or untill crisp and lightly browned.
• Keep an eye on the crackers, as the baking time would totally depend on how thin you might have rolled out the dough. Thinner crackers bake fast and thicker crackers would take a little longer.
• Remove from the oven and let them cool before you store it in air tight container. It would stay good for 1-2 weeks.

Tips

1. You should roll out the dough very thin to obtain crispy crackers.
2. While rolling out the dough, check frequently if it is sticking to the counter. If so, dust or flour the counter top and start rolling again untill you have rolled it out very thinly.