Breastfeeding Friendly Classic Saltine Crackers
Crunchy, salty, and deeply satisfying, these homemade crackers are the kind of simple snack that earns a permanent spot in your kitchen rotation. When you're nursing, having easy, one-handed snacks on hand is practically a survival strategy, and a crisp cracker with a little butter or your favorite topping fits the bill perfectly. Made from straightforward pantry staples — flour, a touch of shortening or butter, baking powder, and salt — there's nothing hidden or questionable in the ingredient list, which is a genuine relief when you're being mindful about what you're eating. Rolling the dough as thin as possible is the real secret here: that near-translucent sheet is what gives you that satisfying snap and light, airy crunch once they come out of the oven. A brush of melted butter and a sprinkle of flaky sea salt before baking takes them from plain to genuinely craveable. They cool and crisp right on the rack, and a batch stores beautifully for days — meaning you can bake once and snack all week without any extra effort.
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8 servings
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp fine salt
- ½ tsp granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp vegetable shortening or unsalted butter, cold and cut into small pieces
- ½ cup cold water
For brushing
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
For topping
- ½ tsp flaky sea salt or coarse salt
Instructions
- 1
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, fine salt, and sugar until evenly combined.
- 2
Add the cold shortening (or butter pieces) to the flour mixture and work it in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse, slightly sandy crumbs with no large pieces remaining.
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