Parmesan Crackers

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My mom makes a variation of these with cheddar. And they are, let me tell you, a-maz-ing.

She brings them to nearly every family function as an appetizer. And when I'm not scarfing down far too many myself, I'm pushing them quite obnoxiously on other people.

She great, my mom. She sends me letters the old fashioned way – by mail. And she's so funny in them. I love writing her back the same old fashioned way, but more often than not I don't make the time. I really need to make the time.

Anyway.

I requested a few of my mom's terrific recipes, including, of course, this one. She mailed me a whole bunch of recipe cards, and this was the first. Can't wait to make more. Like Filbert Cake. A cake chockful of filberts (better known as hazelnuts).

With parmesan instead of cheddar, these cracky crackers are almost as good as my mom's. Not quite as good. But good. The parmesan is very subtle, but the addition of coarse kosher salt on top helps bring out the flavor. They're super flaky, and melt in your mouth. Sublime.

Here's the recipe!

Parmesan Crackers

Makes a 3 dozen or so crackers, depending on what size you cut them

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup milk plus 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (you're making yourself some buttermilk)
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup (or one stick) cold unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 – 2 cups fresh shredded Parmesan cheese
• Coarse salt (plain ol' kosher is great)

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. Combine the milk and the vinegar, and set aside.
3. Combine the flour and the baking soda.
4. Cut the butter into the flour, until it resembles coarse crumbs.

   

5. Stir in the milk/vinegar mixture, then add the cheese – mix only until combined! 
6. Turn the dough onto a floured surface, and knead briefly, adding flour if necessary. Knead only until the dough is, as my mom put it on her recipe card, "together together." Perfectly described, I'd say!
7. Role the dough out to 1/4" thick.
8. Poke the dough all over with a fork.
9. Cut dough into desired shapes.

   

10. Place on cookie sheet.

    

11. Sprinkle with kosher salt.
12. Bake at 375 degrees until brown.
13. And enjoy!