Tiffi looks for an animal cracker recipe

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Elsa looks at the time and she can’t believe that she’s been sitting here for so long. She decides to

takes a break to make lunch. Just then her phone rings and it’s Miss_Dani calling. 

“Hi Elsa, I’ve been thinking about your idea to bake animal crackers,” Miss_Dani says. “Were you serious when you said that? I spoke to Lola_Pop and she said that she’d love to bake these.” 

Elsa tells her that she’ll see if she can find a good recipe and get back to her.  As luck will have it, Elsa finds the perfect recipe immediately!

‘How to make animal crackers

Ingredients:

1 cup and 2 tablespoons white flour

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup oatmeal

4 tablespoons honey

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

4 tablespoons buttermilk

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup whole wheat flour

1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

 Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Put the oatmeal in a blender or food processor and pulse for about a minute, until it’s reduced to a rough powder. Add the ground oatmeal to the whole wheat and 1/2 cup of the white flour, baking soda and salt to the bowl of an electric mixer affixed with a paddle attachment, and turn on to mix. Add butter and blend on medium speed until the butter has been incorporated and the mix looks a little like wet sand. Add the buttermilk, vanilla, honey and almond extract and blend. If the dough looks too wet to roll, add the remaining flour 1/4 cup at a time until the dough forms a ball and pulls away from the sides of the blender. 

Turn the dough out onto a piece of plastic wrap and flatten into a disc. Cover completely and chill in the fridge for at least one hour, up to overnight.

When ready to bake, preheat oven to 400 degrees and place dough on a lightly floured surface (using the remaining 2 tablespoons of flour). Roll out until 1/8 inch thick. Cut out with desired cookie cutters and bake for five to seven minutes, based on your preference. Five minutes will get you a softer cracker, while seven (once the edges have browned) will get you a crisp cracker.’ (Source)

Elsa creates a recipe card and then contacts Miss_Dani to arrange a time and place to do this.

Let’s continue - Time to get together to bake some animal crackers

Start at the beginning – What are animal crackers?