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Communion Wafers

A simple wafer made from water and flour, baked until crisp.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 2 ingredients
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Communion Wafers

16 wafers
Oven450°F
Time3 minutes per side

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the dough

  1. Preheat the oven to 450°F (230°C).

  2. Knead together the water and flour in a bowl to get a smooth dough.

  3. Divide the dough into 4 equally sized portions.

  4. Divide each of the 4 equally sized portions into four smaller portions for a total of 16 portions.

  5. Roll each of the 16 small portions into small balls.

Shape and bake

  1. Flatten each of the small portions into small, thin, flat disks.

  2. If desired, use a butter knife to cut a small cross onto each wafer.

  3. Bake the wafers for 3 minutes.

  4. Take the wafers out of the oven and flip them over using a spoon or chopstick.

  5. Bake the wafers for another 3 minutes.

  6. Take the wafers out of the oven and let them cool.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

All-purpose flour
Provides the structure that sets the thin wafer into a crisp, firm sheet as it bakes.
Water
Hydrates the flour so its proteins and starches form a smooth, workable dough.

The step that matters

Flattening the portions into thin disks. Thickness controls how the wafer bakes. Thick disks stay soft and doughy in the centre, while thin disks dry out and crisp evenly during the short bake.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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