Wheat Thins Recipes

Steps:

• Combine the milk, butter, honey and 5.8 oz water in a small saucepan. Heat over low heat and stir until the butter melts and the honey dissolves. Remove and cool to lukewarm (under 110 deg F).
• In a small bowl, combine the cereal and 1/2 oz of the hot water. Mix and set aside to cool, then combine with the liquid from Step 1.
• Combine the dry ingredients in a mixer bowl, stirring thoroughly.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry.
• Using a dough hook, combine on a low speed (speed 2) and mix for 6 minutes. If the dough seems sticky, add flour until the dough releases from the bottom of the bowl.
• Remove the dough from the bowl and knead to shape in into a ball, then place the dough in a greased bowl, turning to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place, free from draft, until doubled in bulk about an hour.
• Divide the dough into 2 oz portions, shape into balls and let rest covered for 5 minutes.
• With a rolling pin, roll out each ball into a 5 in disk, taking care to keep an even thickness. Let the disks rest on the work surface for 2 to 3 minutes, to help them retain their shape (they will want to shrink).
• Place on baking sheets lined with parchment paper and dusted with cornmeal.
• Dock each disk with a docker or with a fork, then cover and let rise for 20 to 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400 deg F.
• Brush top of disks with warm milk and sprinkle with oatmeal flakes.
• Bake for 13 minutes or until they just start to get golden brown. Remove from pans immediately and cool on wire racks.
• When the disks have cooled completely, slice in half horizontally with a sharp bread knife. Place in a bread bag or freezer bag and freeze to maintain freshness. Thaw for 15 seconds in the microwave.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl thoroughly combine both flours.
• In a separate bowl whisk together the oil, salt and water.
• Add liquid mixture to the dry mixture, mixing only enough to completely incorporate. Do not over mix!
• On a length of parchment paper that will fit your cookie sheet roll mixture to a rectangle no more than 1/8" thick - the thinner the better - as uniform as possible. Work fairly quickly but don't overwork. Dust rolling pin lightly with flour as needed to keep from sticking if necessary during the rolling process.
• Carefully slide parchment paper and contents onto cookie sheet.
• Gently score mixture with a sharp knife at the desired cracker size but do not cut through!
• Prick each cracker section two or three times with a fork to allow steam to escape.
• Sprinkle lightly with salt or other favorite cracker seasoning mix, if desired.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until crackers are crisp and light brown.
• Cool completely. Separate into individual crackers.
• Store in air-tight containers in a cool, dry place.