Since its the time of year for making memories with gingerbread houses, I’m sharing an excellent recipe for homemade graham crackers.  This dough is so versatile and easy to shape into walls and roof pieces to make the perfect gingerbread house of any size.  Merry Christmas!
So, what did I do with those soft, sweet,
satisfying homemade marshmallow pillows of heaven?

 

I made s’mores of course!

 

After going the extra mile and making my own marshmallows,
I couldn’t just make s’mores with store-bought graham crackers.
I found an easy recipe for homemade graham crackers
on Scharffen Berger’s website. They also list dozens of gourmet
recipes containing their really gooood chocolate.
(and not just sweets)
Graham Crackers – from Scharffen Berger

 

Preheat the oven to 350F. Line cookie sheets with parchment or aluminum foil.

 

Combine the sugar, butter and egg in a mixing bowl and beat until smooth and creamy. Stir in the honey.

 

Stir together the graham or whole wheat flour, unbleached white flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Add to the butter mixture in two parts.

 

Dust a surface with the graham or whole wheat flour. Form the dough into a ball and roll out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut the dough into 2 dozen crackers or cracker size and shape of your choosing. Prick each cracker with the tines of a fork. 

 

 

Move to the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 6 to 9 minutes or until a deep golden brown.

 

Cool on a rack.

 

The recipe is very simple and tastes exactly
 as I imagined a REAL graham cracker would taste.
The dough is very easy to roll, cut, and transfer to the pan.
I love that it holds whatever design
that is poked into the top of the cracker before baking.
We had fun decorating the tops with names, initials, and shapes.

 

And, in case you’re wondering…
the homemade marshmallows are so so so good in a s’more.
Melty, toasty, gooey, and sweet. Yum!

 

That’s my great-grandmother’s gravy bowl
doubling as a graham cracker display.
I found the glass, gold-rimmed bowl in Marshall’s a few weeks ago.
It’s perfect for holding marshmallows!
The little teacup on the bottom was a part of
my mom’s collection of mismatched cups and plates.
I love the scalloped edge.
I use this cup a lot – reminds me of my momma.

 

 

And throw it under the broiler for a few seconds…

 

Oh yes, my friends…that’s a toasted, homemade marshmallow
on a homemade graham cracker.
Does it get any better?

 

Smoosh it all together and voila!

Follow along my all-natural journey:

Why I will NEVER buy imitation VANILLA!
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How I Make Homemade Nesquik
 
 
How I Make My Own Lip Balm
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