Oatmeal butter crackers

60 servings

Quantity Ingredient
1½ cup All-purpose flour
1½ cup Rolled oats (oatmeal)
½ teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Sugar
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter or
Margarine, melted and
Cooled
½ cup Milk

Preheat the oven to 325~ F. "Crunchy and nutty, these crackers make a nutritious snack. Put your feet up after a hard day's work and enjoy a few with a glass of fresh lemonade.

325~ F 20 to 25 minutes

Stir together the flour, oats, salt, and sugar in a large bowl or in the food processor. Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Blend in enough of the milk to form a dough that will hold together in a cohesive ball.

Divid the dough into 2 equal portions for rolling. On a floured surface or pastry cloth, roll as thin as possible, to about 1/16 inch thick. Using a spatula, rolling pin, or your hands, transfer the rolled dough gently onto a large baking sheet.

With a sharp knife, score the dough into 2-inch squares without cutting all the way throug the dough. Prick each square 2 or 3 times with the tines of a fork.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, turning over after 15 minutes, until crisp. Cool on a rack. Break into individual crackers when cool.

Yield: 50-60.

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