
We've been cutting back on the refined sugars around here -- I've had to cut out sugar entirely, and I know that Thomas does much better without it. He still gets treats, for sure, but I'm trying to make them healthier. Today we made graham crackers, adapted from our friend Aili's recipe, who adapted it from this one.
I've tried a few variations, but this is the best one yet:
1/2 c flour
1 3/4 c whole wheat flour
1 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
1/2 salt
1/4 t cinnamon
1/2 c cold butter, diced
2 T honey
1/4 c molasses
2 T blackstrap molasses
1 t vanilla
water as needed
Mix the dry ingredients together then process with the butter until the mixture resembles cornmeal -- just a few pulses should do it. Mix together with the sweet stuff, adding just enough water to make a firm ball. Refrigerate dough about an hour then roll out and cut however you like. We used heart-shaped cookie cutters, of course. Bake 'em on a well greased cookie sheet 'til they are done.
I had half of one just to taste, and they are delicious. More like a molasses cracker than a graham cracker. They'd make a great pie crust too, not that I can eat pie anymore. Thomas' verdict? Well, he preferred them to the scary tube of "Go-gurt" that my next-door neighbor gave him, which packs 10 grams of sugar into 2.5 plastic-encased ounces.

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