Kats Beer Crackers Recipes

HOMEMADE GOURMET CRACKERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C/350F (all oven types). Grease and line a small loaf tin with baking paper (mine is 21 x 11 x 7 cm / 8.5 x 4.5 x 3") (Note 1).
• Whisk the milk, sugar and yoghurt in a bowl.
• In a separate bowl, add plain flour, wholemeal flour and cranberries. Stir - use fingers to break up cranberries if required.
• Add remaining ingredients, including Spices, plus the milk mixture. It should be a thick batter, like muffin batter (note: batter in video looks slightly thicker because it was standing for a couple of minutes, doesn't affect outcome).
• Scrape/pour into tin. Bake for 25 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
• Cool on rack, then wrap in cling wrap and freeze for at least 2 hours, up to 3 months. (Note 2)
• Unwrap loaf and allow to thaw partially so the outside is not rock hard frozen (around 20 minutes).
• Preheat oven to 120C/250F (all oven types). Place one shelf in the middle, and another shelf beneath it.
• Use a serrated bread knife to slice thinly - around 2 mm / 1/12" thick (see video). Place biscuits on 2 large baking trays, you can squeeze them in as they won't expand or stick.
• Bake for 50 minutes or until they are a light brown, swapping trays halfway.
• Leave biscuits on tray to cool - they will harden so they snap when you break them. (Note 3)
• Store in an airtight container for 4 weeks (probably ok for longer, I've only done 4 weeks). Brilliant served with creamy cheeses like brie, camembert, but soft, creamy blue cheeses is the ultimate pairing!

HOMEMADE CRACKERS

Steps:

• Mix to make like pie dough, turn on slightly floured surface. Roll with rolling pin until very thin. Cut into square and pick several times with a fork. Bake on bottom rack in a 400-degree oven for 10 minutes. Then remove and place on top rack and increase temperature to 450 degrees to brown the crackers. Immediately salt to taste when removed from oven.

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Steps:

• Place about 25 crackers in the bottom of a 9 x 13" baking dish.
• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter and add the milk, crumbs and sugar and bring to a boil.
• Boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Pour half of heated mixture over crackers, quickly and carefully spreading to cover.
• Place about 25 more crackers on top and spread with remaining heated mixture.
• Top with remaining crackers.
• Melt the peanut butter and chips together either in a small saucepan or in the microwave.
• Spread carefully over crackers.
• Chill at least 1 hour or until firm.
• Cut into small squares.