Amish Friendship Bread Crackers
Amish Friendship Bread starter makes perfect crackers. They have just the right tang and a crisp bite.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients until a dough ball is formed.
- Divide the dough in half and shape each into a rectangle. Cover with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator until dough is firm, about 2 hours.
- Preheat over to 400° F (205° C).
- Flour a sheet of parchment paper and roll out one of the rectangular dough slabs to a thickness of 1/16". Thin but not paper thin (paper thin will burn too easily).
- Trim off the edges to create a rectangle. Divide the dough into columns and rows to form 1¼" squares. Use a ruler to help, and cut with a pizza wheel. You can also use cookie cutters in any shape you'd like.
- Prick the tops of each square with a fork.
- Transfer dough on parchment paper to baking sheet.
- Brush the top of the dough with olive oil and sprinkle with coarse sea salt.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until crackers start to brown around the edges. The darker they are, the more crispy they will be, but you want to be careful not to burn them.
- Transfer parchment paper to a cooling rack.
- ENJOY!
Notes
There's more than one way to make a cracker! Try any of these variations for a fun twist. Tweak the ingredients to get the flavor you want.
- Rosemary and Olive Oil Crackers: replace the butter with olive oil, replace the mixed herbs with chopped dried rosemary
- Cheddar Cheese Crackers: replace 1 tablespoon butter with 1 tablespoon cream cheese (softened), replace dried herbs with ½ cup cheddar cheese (grated) and 1 tablespoon chives
- Sesame Crackers: replace dried herbs with a mixture of black and white sesame seeds, replace butter with sesame oil or vegetable oil
- Parmesan Garlic Crackers: add ½ cup parmesan cheese, eliminate butter, add 2 tablespoons olive oil, reduce dried herbs to 1 tablespoon, replace salt with garlic salt
- Graham Crackers: replace dried herbs with 1 tablespoon cinnamon and 1 tablespoon sugar, replace butter with a equal mixture of vegetable oil and honey, top with cinnamon sugar
- Animal Crackers: replace dried herbs with 2 tablespoons sugar and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract. Reduce salt to ¼ teaspoon. Instead of topping with olive oil and sea salt, make a drizzle with 1 cup confectioners' sugar and 5 drops of red food coloring to form a thick pink icing. Top with rainbow sprinkles