The MacGyver Approach To Crackers

Last post I told you I was on a mission to make my own crackers, and what success Ive had!!

They are very yummy for a first try so Im hoping to get far more experimental with practice.

and what is this thing I hear you ask??? Well its my latest invention.  The recipie tells how you have to prick the entire surface of the cracker to keep them flat.  I dont have all day so I made this multi pricker....

from cardboard, double sided tape and tacks, it made the job much faster...

it also said to use a brush to brush all the crackers with oil before salting, but being smart I used a new sponge from my art room, one dab and it was all done....

the finished results were very yummy but a bit odd.  I now know how to make Pita Pockets!

So if you dont prick the surface enough (just breeze over it..woops!) you end up with puffing, still yummy but hard to balance toppings on! (you could put topping in though!!)

Lesson learned, 'Donot skim on pricking'

Ohh Yummmeeeee....

Now I had to rush.. I had to go pick Munchy up from grandmas....

and Im walking today!!

 but it is beautiful,

I love it when its finally spring and the drive way dries up and turns to soft sand instead of mud, no more gumboots! woo hoo.

I have a beautiful walk down.....

see some friends along the way....Hi friends!... yummy friends hehe!!!...

ohh the lovely drive way, its quite legendary for being one of the most hideous drives around, keeps our visitors elite, only the brave arrive for a tea!...

after picking little miss up we walk next door to grandads work, uncle Troy is fixing up this rather strange battered go cart from the dump ( yes we all shop at the dump round here)

My little tinker fairy just cant help herself, she is in there with her tools fixing it up...

Home for the last game of Peek A Boo with some puppies before they are shipped to their new homes... quite sad really, this one Jem was my favorite, she loved to play dollies xxx

BOO!

and then to settle down with some crackers to eat...



I get more excited about food every day!

Raven Moon Magic Crackers

2 cups Flour ( I used 1c spelt and 1c wholemeal)

1tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4cup butter

1/2cup milk

1 large egg

poppy seeds or sesame seeds etc

sift dry ingredients and knead in butter

add milk and egg and seeds to make a dough

add more flour if too sticky

roll out thin and cut,

poke holes all over to stay flat when cooking!!

dab with oil and sprinkle salt over tops

Bake for 10mins @ 220'c  or 400'f

store in a very airtight container

YUM YUM!

Well I hope some of you feel inspired to make these, so easy and cheap, I ended up with 82 crackers, over two box fulls if they were brought.

and I have to end this post with my Xmas wish list seeing as its November in a few days.

November!! Time to start dropping hints...ehhheemmm..

I want these two books so bad.

I feel if I get the green one (which I have just looked thru at my brother house) my stomach will be fulfilled in every way, it has everything and is amazing.  All such basic ingredients which Im so happy about too, and lots of new skills to learn.  It is a very fat book indeed!

and I had a wonderful blogger comment on my last post and told me where I had heard about living like your Nana from, and its this lady who is a New Zealander!  ohh joy!

so yes please santa, Im in need of this one too!! 

please pretty please with a cherry on top!



Whats on your xmas list this year??? 

if your partner is the proof reader/editor of your blog posts (like mine) then here is the perfect place to project wishes from!

I like it!

Happy Halloween to all this weekend, Nothing much going on here but a whole lot of horror movies on TV...yikes!  I think I'll retreat to my lady cave and sew  : )

xxx

Sheree