Thin Butter Crackers

Ingredients:

1¼ cups flour, whole wheat or white; plus more for dusting

1 tablespoon sugar

½ teaspoon salt, plus more to taste

¼ cup unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

⅓ cup room temperature water

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. Put the flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor.

3. Add the butter and process until the butter is fully incorporated. With the blade running, add water and blend until a smooth dough forms. If you need to, pause the food processor and push down any bits stuck to the sides of the processor to ensure all the ingredients are added to the dough.

4. Once smooth, remove the dough and divide it into 4 equal-sized pieces.

5. Lightly flour your work surface and roll one of the dough pieces into a large rectangle. As you roll the dough out, lift it up frequently and turn it to keep it from sticking to your work surface. Make the dough as thin as you can. The thinner the crackers are, the flakier and tastier they will be.

6. Use a pizza cutter or butter knife to cut the dough into 1 1/2-inch square crackers. Form a ball from all the scraps and make more crackers. Repeat the process with all 4 pieces of dough. Place the cut crackers on the baking sheet.

7. Bake the crackers until crisp and lightly browned, about 12 - 13 minutes. Cool before storing in an airtight container.

Notes: You need to watch the crackers carefully after about 10 minutes so that they don’t get too dark.