My KitCHEn Experiments

 more whole wheat goodness with these home made crackers! the best part of this is you can add any flavor topping you want - you get a whole lot of variety from preparing 1 batch of dough.... perfect with hummus and some veggie sticks for a quick healthy snack. I imagine it would be a great addition to your charcuterie board too! Add caption Whole Wheat Crackers ingredients: - 1 1/4 cups   whole wheat flour - 1/2 teaspoon  salt - 1/4 teaspoon   paprika - 1 tablespoon   honey - 4 tablespoons   unsalted butter, chilled - 1/4   to   1/2   cup ice water how to: - mix all dry ingredients in a bowl - add honey and cut in butter with a pastry cuter or a fork  - gradually add iced water and mix until a ball forms - in a floured surface, roll dough until very thin - brush with a little amount of milk, sprinkle your preferred topping and give it another go of your rolling pin for the toppings to be pressed onto the dough - cut into bite size squares - and bake until crisp in the 180 C preheated

 I have been trying to master making bread using whole wheat flour, my first attempt was a complete failure even though I followed the recipe exactly. I don't know where I went wrong but the 'bread' didn't rise even after a couple of hours. I still went n to bake it and though it was edible to texture was not fluffy as shown in the you tube video tutorial but very dry and crumbly - almost like the puto seko of my childhood...  I continued to search for recipes and finally decided on combining methods from 2 recipes - and it was a success! Whole Wheat Bread Loaf: ingredients: - 2 1/2 cup whole wheat flour - 1 cup plus 2 tbsp water - 1 tsp yeast - 2 t tbsp oil (I used olive oil) - 1/4 tsp salt how to: - bloom yeast in lukewarm water about 5-10 mins or until frothy - add half cup of flour, mix until combined and set aside for about 30 mins. The mixture will rise and be frothy - add the rest of the flour and mix just until combined, rest again for 30 mins -  turn the dough