Crackerville
As the weekend comes to a close, my cracker-making experiment has left me with a couple of observations. 1. I didn't need fancy tools to make delicious crackers. 2. I'm a really messy cook! 3. Practice makes perfect. Today's cracker making was easier than yesterday. I even developed a few of my own little tricks along the way. I found hand rolling with a wooden rolling pin to be just as easy as the pasta maker and more fun! I prefer the irregular shapes over the rectangles. I also found the pin was useful when I wanted to press the cheese and spice mixture into the dough. My only thought with that . . .make sure you keep the rolling pin well-floured. I tried my own bread recipe for the dough, today. The Armenian recipe called for as much whole wheat as white. I chose my recipe because it has five flours including white whole wheat and semolina. We agreed it had a lot more flavor. I also am able to split the recipe for bread or pizza dough. I even had time to...