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Crisp Crackers

Crisp Crackers are crackers baked with butter until lightly browned.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Crisp Crackers

Crisp Crackers

Oven, in the book's wordsA moderate oven

Ingredients

Directions

The book says “a moderate oven”. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps is the modern equivalent, not the book's own figure.

  1. Split common crackers in half.

  2. Spread ¼ teaspoon of butter on each half.

  3. Place the crackers in a pan.

  4. Bake in a moderate oven at 350°F (175°C) until delicately browned.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Common crackers
Form the base that becomes crisp and lightly browned in the oven.
Butter
Adds fat that promotes browning and a rich flavor on the crackers.

The step that matters

Bake until delicately browned. Butter browns quickly at oven heat, so the crackers can move from golden to dark within minutes. Watching for a light golden color keeps them crisp and prevents bitterness from scorching.

“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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