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Cracker

Water biscuit crackers, plain and as part of asnack,

with herring and garlic cream topping and
a parsley garnish
Place of origin

United States

Creator

Theodore Pearson

Main ingredients

Flour, water

Cookbook: Cracker

Media: Cracker

Reproduction of 19th century hardtack, in the Army (square) and Navy (round) styles

Beaten biscuits are another relative of crackers

A cracker is a baked food typically made from flour. Flavorings orseasonings, such
as salt, herbs, seeds, and/or cheese, may be added to the dough or sprinkled on top before baking.
Crackers are often branded as a nutritious and convenient way to consume a staple foodor cereal
grain.
Crackers are eaten on their own or can accompany other food items, such as cheese or meat slices;
dips; or soft spreads such as jam, butter, or peanut butter. Bland or mild crackers are sometimes
used as a palate cleanser in food product testing or flavor testing, between samples. A precedent for
the modern cracker can be found in nauticalship biscuits, military hardtack, and sacramental bread.
Ancestors of the cracker can be found in ancient flatbreads, such aslavash, pita, matzo, flatbrd,
and crisp bread. Asian analogues includepapadum and senbei.
Contents
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1Types
2Cracker gallery

3See also

4External links

Types[edit]
The holes in crackers are called "docking" holes. The holes are placed in the dough to stop overly
large air pockets from forming in the cracker while baking. Crackers come in many shapes and sizes
- round, square, triangular, etc.
In American English, the name "cracker" is most often applied to flat biscuits with a savory, salty
flavor, in distinction from a "cookie", which may be similar to a "cracker" in appearance and texture,
but has a sweet flavor. Crackers may be further distinguished from cookies by the manner in which
they are made. Crackers are made merely by layering dough and cookies may be made in many of
the same manners a cake would be prepared. Crackers sometimes have cheese or spices as
ingredients, or even chicken stock. Crackers are typically salted flour products.
Brands including Bremner Wafers, Captain's Wafers, Club Crackers, Town House crackers, Graham
crackers, Ritz Crackers, Cream crackers and water biscuits are sometimes spread
with cheese, pt, or mousse.
Saltine and oyster crackers are often used in or served with soup.
Mock apple pie is made from Ritz (or similar) crackers.
Graham crackers and digestive biscuits are also eaten as cookies, although they were both invented
for their supposed health benefits.

Cracker gallery[edit]

Arare, small
Japanese rice
crackers

Bagel chips

Cheez-It crackers
made by Kellogg

See also[edit]
Food
portal

Cream cracker
List of crackers

Matzo

Pretzel

Saltine cracker challenge

Tortilla

Water biscuit

External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons
has media related
to Crackers (food).

Website of Bent's Cookie Factory in Milton, MA, purveyors of "water crackers" and hardtack
during the American Civil War
Make your own cheddar crackers
Make your own thin wheat crackers

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