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Into a 350°F oven they went, six minutes on the first side, a quick flip, then five more. The kitchen filled with a warm, honeyed smell that made even the cat sit up.
“Well?” she asked, trying to sound indifferent. how to make homemade graham crackers
She pulled down her largest mixing bowl. Into it went 2 cups of whole wheat flour (Graham would approve), 1 cup of all-purpose flour (Graham would faint), and a teaspoon each of baking powder, baking soda, and salt. She added a half-teaspoon of cinnamon, then hesitated. Leo loved cinnamon. She added a full teaspoon. Into a 350°F oven they went, six minutes
So Elena decided to rebel.
She rolled the chilled dough between two sheets of parchment paper until it was a scant quarter-inch thick. Using a fluted pastry wheel (because plain edges were for amateurs), she cut the dough into 2x4-inch rectangles. A fork pricked each cracker in two neat rows—not just for decoration, but to keep them from puffing up like angry little pillows. She pulled down her largest mixing bowl
She handed him the fork. He pricked a cracker into a smiley face.