Homemade Graham Crackers

This recipe has been around my house for a long time, it comes from an old Mennonite cookbook, these are well-worth the time to make they are very good and I have made them many times over ;-) plan ahead the dough needs to be chilled overnight.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 1 cookie sheet

Ingredients

• 1  cup shortening
• 2  cups brown sugar
• 1  cup white sugar
• 2  cups flour
• 4  cups  graham flour
• 1  tablespoon baking soda
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup  sour milk (mix 1 tablespoon vinegar and milk to make 1 cup, let stand for 5 minutes)
• 1  tablespoon vanilla

Directions

1. Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy.
2. Add vanilla.
3. Sift all dry ingredients twice.
4. Add sifted ingredients alternately with milk to shortening mixture.
5. Mix thoroughly after each addition.
6. Chill dough in refrigerator overnight.
7. In the morning, turn out on floured board, and roll as thin as possible.
8. Cut in squares or any shape desired.
9. Place on greased cookie sheet.
10. Bake at 350 degrees until crisp and golden brown.