Water biscuit crackers, plain and as part of a snack, with herring and garlic cream topping and a parsleygarnish | |
Place of origin | Various |
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Main ingredients | Flour, water |
What Are Rice Crackers Made Of
A cracker is a flat, dry baked food typically made with flour. Flavorings or seasonings, such as salt, herbs, seeds, or cheese, may be added to the dough or sprinkled on top before baking.[1] Crackers are often branded as a nutritious and convenient way to consume a staple food or cereal grain.
Reproduction of 19th-century hardtack, in the Army (square) and Navy (round) styles
Crackers can be eaten on their own, but can also accompany other food items such as cheese or meat slices, dips, or soft spreads such as jam, butter, or peanut butter. Bland or mild crackers are sometimes used as a palate cleanser in food product testing or flavor testing, between samples. Crackers may also be crumbled and added to soup.[2] The modern cracker is somewhat similar to nautical ship's biscuits,[3]militaryhardtack, chacknels,[4] and sacramental bread. Other early versions of the cracker can be found in ancient flatbreads, such as lavash, pita, matzo, flatbrød, and crisp bread. Asian analogues include papadum and senbei.
- When filling your crackers, make certain you do not push the cracker snap into the center of the cracker. 13 — Repeat steps 11 and 12 for open end of cracker. 14 — Check the finished end of the cracker to make certain the snap is located near the outer rim of the cracker and not too far down into the cylinder.
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- Crackers are made merely by layering dough, and cookies may be made in many of the same manners a cake would be prepared. citation needed Crackers sometimes have cheese or spices as ingredients, or even chicken stock. Crackers are typically salted flour products.
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Tender crackers made from oat flour, whole wheat flour, and a few other simple ingredients make nice quick treats for the kiddies. Make them sweet or savory.
Names[edit]
In American English, the name 'cracker' usually refers to savory or salty flat biscuits, whereas the term 'cookie' is used for sweet items. Crackers are also generally made differently: crackers are made by layering dough, while cookies, besides the addition of sugar, usually use a chemical leavening agent, may contain eggs, and in other ways are made more like a cake.[5] In British English, crackers are sometimes called water biscuits,[6][7] savory biscuits, or simply biscuits, though the latter also is used for sweet cookies.[8]
Types[edit]
Crackers come in many shapes and sizes, such as round, rectangular, triangular, or irregular. Crackers sometimes have cheese or spices as ingredients, or even chicken stock.
Saltines and oyster crackers are often used in or served with soup. Additional types of crackers include cream crackers and water biscuits.
What Crackers Are Gluten Free
Cheese crackers are prepared using cheese as a main ingredient. Commercial examples include Cheez-It, Cheese Nips and Goldfish.
Graham crackers and digestive biscuits are also treated more like cookies than crackers, although they were both invented for their supposed health benefits, and graham crackers are sweet.
Mock apple pie is made using Ritz (or similar) crackers.
The characteristic holes found in many crackers are called 'docking' holes. The holes are poked in the dough to stop overly large air pockets from forming in the cracker while baking
Brands[edit]
Cracker brands include Bremner Wafers, Captain's Wafers, Cheese Nips, Club Crackers, Handi-Snacks, In a Biskit, Town House crackers, Ritz Crackers, Stoned Wheat Thins, Triscuit, TUC and Wheat Thins, among others. Such crackers are sometimes spread with cheese, pâté, or mousse.
Gallery[edit]
- Arare, small Japanese rice crackers
- Bagel chips
- Cheez-It crackers made by Kellogg
- Cheddar cheese flavored Goldfish crackers
- Mein gonChinese American crispy fried 'noodles'
- A bowl of oyster crackers
- Japanese Senbei rice cracker with seaweed topping
- Triscuit shredded wheat crackers
- Trio of Water biscuits: Left: Supermarket own brand, Right: Excelsior from Jamaica, Top: Carr's Table Cracker
- Beaten biscuits are a relative of crackers
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Manley, D. (2011). Manley's Technology of Biscuits, Crackers and Cookies. Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition. Elsevier Science. ISBN978-0-85709-364-6. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ^'The right moves for soup sippers'. tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^Gooii. 'Hardtack (Ships Biscuits) recipe - Cookit!'. cookit.e2bn.org. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^Raffald, Elizabeth (1818). The Experienced English Housekeeper: For the Use and Ease of Ladies, Housekeepers, Cooks, &c. : Written Purely from Practice, and Dedicated to the Hon. Lady Elizabeth Warburton, Whom the Author Lately Served as Housekeeper, Consisting of Near Nine Hundred Original Receipts, Most of which Never Appeared in Print ... with Two Plans of a Grand Table of Two Covers and a Curious New Invented Fire Stove Wherein Any Common Fuel May be Burnt Instead of Charcoal. James Webster.
- ^'Original NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Chocolate Chip Cookies'. NESTLÉ® Very Best Baking. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^'Water biscuit definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary'. www.collinsdictionary.com. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^'British Vs. American English: Food Terminology'. www.lostinthepond.com. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^'Biscuit definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary'. www.collinsdictionary.com. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
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