Graham Crackers
I have an awful habit of posting recipes just a little too late to be used for the holidays. Oh, well. Have vegan smores next 4th of July, if there is one.
I wanted a graham cracker that was relatively hassle free, most graham cracker recipes call for chilling the dough and that sometimes turns me off from baking. I want graham crackers, NOW. Not in 3 hours. I also wanted them to be relatively healthy for a sweet treat, with a hearty wheaty crunch, so I ultimately went for regular whole wheat flour – pastry flour didn’t give me the crunchy crumbs I was wanting. These aren’t too sweet so if you would like them sweeter and more cinnamony sprinkle with a tablespoon of sugar and 1/2 a teaspoon cinnamon before scoring. To add to the beauty of this recipe, everything gets done with just a large mixing bowl and a fork.
I don’t know if these graham crackers will suppress unhealthy carnal urges, but they’ll probably impress the folks.
Gwam Crackers
Makes about 12 crackers
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
scant 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup oil
2 tablespoons molasses
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup rice milk (plus maybe an extra tablespoon or so), soy milk or water will work, too
Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a light colored baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl mix together flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Make a well in the middle and pour in oil, molasses and vanilla. Give the liquid ingredients a quick wisk with a fork and then continue mixing until everything is well combined and crumbly.
Drizzle in the milk and combine. Use your hands to knead the dough a few times until it holds together, add an extra tablespoon of rice milk if needed. You should be able to form a pliable ball of dough.
Line a work surface with parchment. Place the dough on the parchment and work into a rectangle. Flatten a bit with the palms of your hand and sprinkle with flour. Use a rolling pin to roll into a rectangle that is roughly 10 x 14 inches. The dough should be about 1/8 inch thick. If the edges look crumbly, that’s okay.
Cut the edges off so that you have a relatively even 12 x 8 rectangle. Cut the dough into 8 crackers, to do this evenly use a sharp paring knife to slice the dough in half lengthwise and widthwise. Then cut widthwise again on either side of the center widthwise cut. That probably made it sound confusing, read it slowly.
Use a very thin flexible spatula to transfer the crackers to a baking sheet. It helps if you spray the spatula with cooking spray so that it slips on and off easily.
Gather up the scraps of dough and form them into a ball, then roll it out into a 4 by 8 rectangle, or whatever size you can manage. I was able to get 4 more crackers out of the deal, but your mileage may vary. Cut the edges evenly and slice into 4 crackers then transfer to the baking sheet.
Score each cookie with a fork 4 times in 2 columns. You don’t need to poke all the way through. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes. 14 will give you nice crispy crackers, 12 minutes will be better for making ice cream sammiches.
Let cool completely on the baking sheet.
it is almost impossible to find honey-free grahams. not anymore! thankyouthankyouthankyou.
Comment by urbanevgan — July 9, 2007 @ 12:52 pm |
well, great. now I’m feeling carnal urges- towards graham crackers! must redirect. must redirect.
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Comment by johanna3 — July 24, 2007 @ 11:07 pm |
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I live in Iowa, pork capital of the world. I snuck my home made vegan Graham crackers onto the snack table at a party where the main draw was meat smoking. They were SO well received: each bite sparked raised eyebrows and toothy smiles. It made me feel warm and fuzzy. These are fun to make and better than any store bought cracker. Incidentally, do you know the history behind the Graham cracker’s namesake? Quite interesting…
Thank you! Cupcakes rock!
Comment by Emilia — August 1, 2007 @ 12:56 am |
Oh. My. Goodness. These sound SO good. I live gluten free so I’ll have to change up the flour a bit, but the rest of the recipe fits in with my food issues! Thanks!!
Comment by Dawn — August 13, 2007 @ 5:30 pm |
Oh! I’ve been looking for a recipe to use my new bag of graham flour on and *poof* here it is! I’m so excited! THANKS!
Comment by JenasaurusX — August 15, 2007 @ 1:32 am |
P.S. Sylvester Graham was a vegetarian!
Comment by JenasaurusX — August 15, 2007 @ 1:35 am |
Just what I’ve been looking for! I just got some sweet and sara vegan marshmallows in the mail and I’ve been dying to make smores!! Now I can, thanks!!
Comment by Vegan_Noodle — August 17, 2007 @ 12:05 pm |
PS They turned out perfect! Way better than store-bought graham crackers…
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These cookies/crackers are great. My family is not vegan, but I look for vegan recipes because my daughter has serious food allergies to eggs and milk. I wanted a graham cracker I could bake at home because the ones the stores sell have soy (she is also allergie to soy). This one has none of the NO-NOs! I tried another vegan graham cracker recipe last night and it tasted like cardboard and didn’t smell good while baking. My husband and I plan to sneak off to bed with some of these as ice cream sandwiches. Thank you!
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So, I just have to ask: how do these fabulous graham crackers translate to a graham cracker crust for a vegan key lime pie? Is it as simple as crumbling them up like regular graham crackers, or do I need an extra step in the processing (such as leaving the oil or molasses out so they don’t liquefy as the pie bakes)?
Comment by Helena Zee — April 10, 2009 @ 6:55 pm |
This recipe rocks! It’s super easy and we are packing these off on a camping trip! Well done Isa and Terry!
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I made these using real graham flour and it gave them a nutty dense flavor that is great. Next time Ill make them a tiny bit sweeter and Ill have the ‘cookie’ Ive been trying to make for months!
Comment by Shelleyj — June 17, 2009 @ 5:09 am |
I love the name “Gwam Crackers”. It reminds me of the band Gwar.
I imagine the band, in their ridiculously overblown death metal costumes, sitting down on stage to enjoy a nice batch of Gwam Crackers. The fans start yelling in protest, screaming for the show to go on, but then Gwar hands out Gwam Crackers to all the fans and they all say “Yum!” and munch away.
Comment by Pace — July 21, 2009 @ 7:00 pm |
I have made these a lot, and I will add two points:
(1) With the 1/3 cup sugar, they are pretty sweet, sort of like gingerbread cookies. I reduced the sugar to a scant 1/4 cup and they are still very good, but more like crackers than cookies.
(2) I found it is not necessary to cut and transfer the dough to a baking sheet. Just fold some parchment into the dimensions of your baking sheet, roll out the dough onto the parchment, cut off the excess at the fold lines, and use a pizza cutter/pastry cutter to cut clean through the dough in whatever shapes (rectangle, square, triangle) you want. Then slide the whole parchment onto the baking sheet. After you bake and cool, they will break apart easily along the cuts. This leaves some excess which you can either make into shapes, or put in the refrigerator and mix it into your next batch.
THANK YOU for this recipe!!!!
Comment by Amanda — August 25, 2009 @ 11:43 am |
Homemade graham crackers, this looks so great, I never thought of it. Thanks!
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I fixed this dessert for snacks. It turned out really great. I will definitely make this again. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Comment by mabuhay2010 — January 14, 2010 @ 11:11 pm |
Hi
Can I substitute maple syrup for molasses?
Thanks
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I am also a vegetarian and my body has never been in a very good shape. Being a vegan can really make you much heathier.*`”
Comment by Isabella Edwards — May 9, 2010 @ 7:25 am |
Oh gosh – they look so great!
I found the blog via Dawn’s comment (above). These will be delicious with a bit of gluten-removed flour. Thank you so much for the recipe!
Comment by Linda - Celiac Foods Blog — May 20, 2010 @ 10:48 pm |
I love to eat Marshmallows every day he he he.:`*
Comment by Jake Lewis — June 17, 2010 @ 11:50 pm |
i like to fry marshmallow in an open fire, they taste really great.**~
Comment by Dylan Lopez — July 26, 2010 @ 12:51 am |
Thanks for the wonderful recipe. I am making some vegan marshmallows and and naturally thought of trying to find some vegan graham crackers for my next cook out for some s’mores. I can’t wait to try them together!
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I was looking for a graham cracker recipe to go with my vegan marshmallows! Mmmhmm, yum. Thanks!
Comment by Jenny — October 12, 2010 @ 1:51 pm |
Oh fun! My 2 yr old sona nd I made these last night, except we rolled them out thin and used cookie cutters to make bear and star shaped grahams. They’re really good! And I actually didn’t have molasses, so I subbed dark agave and I think they came out ok
P.s. I did the first set for 14 min and the second for 13 and they were both REALLY crispy. I think I’d probably try 11 next time? Thanks Isa, this is a fabulous recipe!!!
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Comment by Shower Cubicle — October 21, 2010 @ 12:40 am |
marshmallows with cheese is the stuff that i always munch–.
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