Swedish Breakfast Crackers

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 4 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 6 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400 f.
• 2 lightly grease two 17 x 14- inch baking sheets without sides.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, cream the butter with the sugar; add the egg and beat until light.
• 4 in another bowl, stir the flours together with the baking powder and salt.
• 5 add to the creamed mixture along with the milk and mix until the dough is well blended.
• 6 divide the dough into 2 equal parts.
• 7 flatten each half of the dough and place one on each baking sheet.
• 8 sprinkle lightly with flour.
• 9 with a rolling pin, roll the dough out directly on the baking sheet, adding flour as necessary to keep from sticking, until the dough is 12 x 15 inches and about 1/4 inch thick.
• 10 pierce all over with a fork.
• 11 with a straight knife, cut into 2 x 3-inch rectangles, leaving them in place.
• 12 bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until light brown.
• 13 remove from the oven and, with a sharp knife, cut the crackers where they were scored to separate, leaving them on the baking sheet.
• 14 turn off the oven and return the crackers to the oven to crisp, about 10 minutes.
• 15 makes about 48 crackers.
• 16 the great holiday baking book.