Crackers for Crackers!

Crackers: you can buy ‘em in a box anywhere, and yeah, some are pretty good.  And the Lazy Cook  would NEVER make crackers, but the Crazy Cook sure would and did!  Tonight – in, like, 25 minutes, I had a batch of warm, crisp, buttery Parmesan crackers.  How much fun is that?

You can whip up a batch of warm, crispy crackers in no time flat!

I got home from a looong drive home from a business meeting three-plus hours away, and a glass of wine was sounding kinda good.  But I was tired of the same ol’ shard of Parm and a few rice crackers, so  I dove into this EASY recipe for homemade Parmesan crackers.   All you do is buzz up a cup of flour, half a cup of shredded Parm (or Grana Padano), a little salt, a bit of butter and about 1/4 cup of cream or half-and-half in the ol’ Cuisinart, roll it out thin and plop it onto a Silpat thingie or parchment paper on a cookie sheet (see complete recipe on Make it Like Crazy Cook recipe tab, above) and plonk it into a 400F oven for about 15 minutes.  And – voila!  Rich, crispy,  tender, tangy crackers that you can enjoy with a little glass of wine, while you unwind a little, open your mail, make your to-do list for tomorrow or just stare out at a gorgeous blue sky to end your day.   And you can zip ‘em up with anything: a sprinkle of salt, some toasted sesame seeds, — oooh – crushed rosemary would be awesome.  Fennel seeds?  Get out.  So, yes, I went crackers for crackers.   Lazy Cook’s box o’ crackers? Stand aside!