I have to admit, I think store-bought graham crackers taste a bit like cardboard with a bit of honey added in for flavor. They're pretty nasty. Making your own is simple, healthier, and delicious. This graham cracker recipe calls for graham flour, which is pertinent to getting that characteristic 'graham' flavor.
I found graham flour in my local Walmart in the baking section, near the gluten-free flour choices. If you can't find it, you can order it HERE. While you're busy making graham crackers, why don't you also make some homemade marshmallows, and enjoy some s'mores? You can find my homemade marshmallow recipe HERE. What you need: 1½ cups all-purpose flour 1⅓ cups graham flour 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature 2/3 cup dark brown sugar 3 tablespoons molasses (or honey) How to make it: 1. Whisk the flours, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl. Set this aside. 2. In a large bowl, cream the butter, brown sugar, and molasses together with a hand mixer on high speed until fluffy (roughly 2 minutes). 3. Add the flour mixture, and stir together until just blended. You don't want to over mix this. 4. Turn the dough out onto a piece of plastic wrap. Wrap the dough and refrigerate for 2 hours.. This dough is very hard to work with if it isn't completely chilled. 5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and line a baking pan with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Do not use a greased baking sheet. The crackers won't bake properly if you do. 6. Lightly flour a clean work surface, and roll the dough out until it is about 1/8 inch thick. Using a 3-inch square cookie cutter, cut out the crackers and transfer to the baking sheet. 7. Bake for 8 minutes, rotate the baking sheet, (so the front of the sheet is now facing the back), and bake for another 4 minutes. You want the edges to just be slightly brown. Bake these for too long, and they will get very hard. 8. Let cool for a few minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack and let them cool completely.
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