Oatmeal butter crackers

Yield: 60 Servings

Ingredients:

1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 1/2 c Rolled oats (oatmeal)
1/2 ts Salt
1 tb Sugar
6 tb (3/4 stick) butter or -Margarine melted and -Cooled
1/2 c Milk

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 325~ F. "Crunchy and nutty these crackers make a nutritious snack. Put your feet up after a hard day's work and enjoy a few with a glass of fresh lemonade. 325~ F 20 to 25 minutes Stir together the flour oats salt and sugar in a large bowl or in the food processor. Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Blend in enough of the milk to form a dough that will hold together in a cohesive ball. Divid the dough into 2 equal portions for rolling. On a floured surface or pastry cloth roll as thin as possible to about 1/16 inch thick. Using a spatula rolling pin or your hands transfer the rolled dough gently onto a large baking sheet. With a sharp knife score the dough into 2-inch squares without cutting all the way throug the dough. Prick each square 2 or 3 times with the tines of a fork. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes turning over after 15 minutes until crisp. Cool on a rack. Break into individual crackers when cool. Yield: 50-60. Converted by MMCONV vers. 1.40