homemade wheat thins

I love Wheat Thins… it’s one of the food products from the states that I miss most… No offense to my Brit friends, but most of your crackers just make me sad. So when I came across this recipe for them somewhere in the online world, it became necessary to try it out. They taste similar enough to make me happy.

Ingredients:
• 1 1/4 c. whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 tbsp. sugar
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. paprika
• 4 tbsp. margarine
• 1/4 c. water
• 1/4 tsp. vanilla

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Combine flour, sugar, salt and paprika in a bowl. Melt the margarine and stir in. (I tried a batch with butter as margarine skeeves me out, but it doesn’t work, so processed buttery tasting whipped oil it is)  It will be kinda wet and crumbly. Add the water and vanilla, stirring until it makes a smooth dough.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Divide the dough into two pieces to make it more manageable to roll out . Lightly flour your work surface and rolling pin (I used my housemate’s giant thermos)  and roll the dough into a large rectangle, about 1/16th thick. Cut into squares with a pizza cutter. Put the squares on the baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt if you want. Repeat with the rest of the dough.

Bake the crackers one sheet at a time, until crisp and brown, about 7-10 minutes, Checking on them often to make sure they don’t burn. Take them out, cool them and then eat all of them in one sitting.