07-17-2007, 03:53 PM
A basic recipe for hardtack is this:
3 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
...although I know a guy who just does it by feel. He starts with the flour, adds some water and oil, a bit of salt, mushes it with his hands, maybe adds more flour...basically makes it by intuition.
But you can use the above recipe to make a dough. Form into 4" "pancakes" and place on ungreased cookie sheets, poke some holes in them, and bake at 250 degrees. After 2 hours, test them by prying one off the pan and breaking it in half--if it is hard and dry all the way through, it's done, but if not, give it another hour. Or you can also just turn the oven off and go to bed, they'll be done in the morning, and they'll last until the end of time.
3 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
...although I know a guy who just does it by feel. He starts with the flour, adds some water and oil, a bit of salt, mushes it with his hands, maybe adds more flour...basically makes it by intuition.
But you can use the above recipe to make a dough. Form into 4" "pancakes" and place on ungreased cookie sheets, poke some holes in them, and bake at 250 degrees. After 2 hours, test them by prying one off the pan and breaking it in half--if it is hard and dry all the way through, it's done, but if not, give it another hour. Or you can also just turn the oven off and go to bed, they'll be done in the morning, and they'll last until the end of time.
Aurelia Coritana
aka Laura Sweet
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Si vales, gaudeo. (If you are well, then I am happy.)
aka Laura Sweet
[url:3tjsw0iy]http://www.theromanway.org[/url]
[url:3tjsw0iy]http://www.legionten.org[/url]
Si vales, gaudeo. (If you are well, then I am happy.)
