Kathleen Anninos Cape Cod Comman Crackers

Name: Kathleen Anninos Cape Cod Comman Crackers
Prep time: 72 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 74 h
Yield: 5 1/2 dozen
Ingredients: 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast; 1 cup warm water; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup bread flour; 1 1/4 cups bread flour; 6 tablespoons lard; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon instant potato flakes; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 3 tablespoons water; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; 2 cups bread flour

Submitted by Dienia B.

"I've looked everywhere for this recipe and it was in Julia's Kitchen With Master Chefs. This is an extremely hard-appearing recipe, but I haven't made it yet."

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Ready In:: 74hrs
Ingredients:: 15
Yields:: 5 1/2 dozen

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons yeast
1 cup warm water
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons lemon juice
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 cup bread flour
1 ¹⁄₄ cups bread flour
6 tablespoons lard
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon instant potato flakes
1 tablespoon brown sugar
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking soda
3 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 cups bread flour

directions

Making the starter: Whisk 1st 6 ingredients together into a batter and store for 2 days. It will rise, go down and then separate.
Making the cracker dough: Knead enough flour into 1 cup of starter dough to make a firm ball of dough. Cover and let rise 1 hour.
In another bowl, mix the lard, salt, potato flakes, brown sugar and baking soda
Mix in lemon juice and 3 tablespoons water.
Knead this liquid into dough using paddle attachment of mixer.
Add more flour changing to dough hook as dough stiffens.
After 5 minutes you should have a stiff smooth ball of dough.
Rolling out dough: Cut the dough into 1/4s.
One at time, roll dough into a rectangle 3/8-inch thick.
Starting at one end, put through pasta roller.
Fold in thirds like a business letter.
Give a quarter turn and roll again.
Repeat the process 6 times. going down to position # 6 on machine.
Use as little flour as possible.
The final dough should be 1/4 inch thick.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
Cut 1 1/2 inch rounds.
Press tines of table fork through the rounds in 2 places.
Arrange on parchment paper.
Bake 8 minutes until the crackers have risen and are light golden brown.
Lower the temperature to 200 degrees and then let the crackers dry out in oven for 2 hours.