Graham Cracker Brown Bread Recipes

GRAHAM CRACKERS

Steps:

• Place both flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon into the bowl of a food processor and pulse several times to combine. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles cornmeal. Add the molasses, milk and vanilla extract and process until the dough forms a ball, approximately 1 minute. Press the ball into a 1/2-inch thick disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Unwrap the chilled dough and place it onto a large piece of parchment paper and top with a second sheet of parchment paper. Roll the dough out until it is 1/8-inch thick. Slide the rolled dough and parchment paper onto a half sheet pan. Remove the top sheet of parchment paper and cut the dough, using a rolling pizza cutter into 2-inch square pieces, by making vertical and then horizontal cuts all the way across the dough. Trim off any excess. Using a fork, poke holes all over the top of the dough. Leave the crackers on the pan and bake on the middle rack of the oven for 25 minutes or until the edges just start to darken. Remove from the oven, set the sheet pan with the crackers on a cooling rack and allow to cool completely. Once completely cool, break into individual crackers and store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

GRAHAM CRACKER BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Grease and flour bottoms only of two 8 x 4-inch loaf pans. In large bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and shortening beat until well blended. Add buttermilk, molasses and eggs blend well. In small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt and nutmeg mix well. Add to graham cracker mixture mix at low speed until well blended. Fold in raisins. Pour batter into greased and floured pans.Bake at 375°F. for 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes remove from pans. Cool on wire racks. Wrap tightly and store in refrigerator.*TIP: To substitute for buttermilk, use 5 teaspoons vinegar or lemon juice plus milk to make 1 3/4 cups.HIGH ALTITUDE - Above 3,500 feet: Increase flour to 2 1/4 cups. Bake as directed above.Nutrition Per Serving: Calories 110 Protein 2g Carbohydrate 17g Fat 4g Sodium 180mgFrom "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.