Common Crackers

Name: Common Crackers
Yield: Makes about 3 dozen crackers
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups (12 1/2 ounces/354 grams), all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons, baking powder; 1 1/4 teaspoons, salt; 3 tablespoons, vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and chilled, plus 2 tablespoons melted and cooled; 1 cup, beer, chilled

Desserts or Baked Goods

Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2011

We hoped to revive this delicious old-fashioned cracker, but could we speed up its production for a faster world?

SERVES Makes about 3 dozen crackers

TIME 1½ hours, plus 1 hour cooling

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