Food Storage Friday: Wheat Thins

Did you know that you can make your own crackers similar to Wheat Thins? You can!

This recipe is adapted from a book I have, "Simple Recipes Using Food Storage".

Here are the ingredients:

Water, oil, whole wheat flour (freshly ground from my wheat!), salt, onion powder, garlic powder.

First mix your oil,
water,
and salt together.
Stir well.

Then, add that mixture to your flour.

Stir together until the ingredients are just combined. You don't want to overdo it.


Next, roll the dough thinly across an ungreased cookie sheet. I would show a picture of me doing this, but... I lost my rolling pin and I used a large can of spaghetti sauce, and I'm a bit embarrassed.

Ok, next you want to score the dough. This means, get a knife and gently cut squares as big as your want your crackers to be when they're done. Don't cut all the way through, though. Once you've done that, prick each of the crackers a few times with a fork.
Sprinkle on your garlic powder and onion powder, and a little extra salt. I like to add sea salt because it's bigger, and I love salty snacks.

Now throw it in the oven for 30-35 minutes.
Once it's done, cut the squares up and enjoy!

This was actually my first time making these, and here are my thoughts: first of all, I wish I had rolled them out a bit thinner. My favorite parts were the edges where the dough had thinned out the most, because they were the crunchiest and most like Wheat Thins. Also, I wish I had put a bit more salt on top. I thought I had been pretty liberal with my salt, but apparently it still wasn't enough.

Since these turned out a bit thick and soft, I would serve them for lunch with chicken salad or tuna on top. Or, I could have skipped the garlic and onion powders, and they would be great with jam or jelly.

Wheat Thins

3 1/4 cups whole wheat flour

1/3 c oil

3/4 tsp salt

1 cup water

onion powder to taste

garlic powder to taste

Wisk together your oil, salt, and water, and add this to your flour. Knead together, but don't overdo it. Roll as thinly as possible onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Score with a knife, then poke each cracker a few times with a fork. Sprinkle on your onion powder and/or garlic powder to taste, as well as extra salt. Bake at 350 degree for 30-35 minutes. Once it's done, cut up your crackers and enjoy!