Wish you all happy Holi and happy St Patrick's Day. Oh ! the day is almost over.... nevertheless... Hope you all celebrated the holidays with family, friends and great food. As for us we celebrated both the holidays in our sweet way. We attended a St Patrick's Parade yesterday..
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We also had soda bread for breakfast, green strata for dinner and finished the day with Gujiya, a sweet that North Indians often synonymize with Holi. So yes.. we celebrated both the holidays and our little one was beyond thrilled.... More on that soon.. right now let me tell you about the Gourmet Soda Crackers that I baked for Baking Partner's Challenge this month..
This month Arthy of Cook with Arthy Shama challenged the Baking Partner's with the following recipes:
- Gourmet Soda Crackers from Flourish
- Graham Crackers from the Smitten Kitchen
Until challenged I had no idea about yeast-risen crackers. I used to think that all crackers followed the same basic flour-fat-baking powder formula for the dough and differed only in their seasonings. Well I was clearly wrong. Another fact that I learnt from this challenge is that the tiny holes that characteristically dot all crackers aren't "designs." They are called docking holes and they serve a purpose. While baking, these tiny holes help release the air from the crackers thereby keeping them from getting all puffed up. (Forget to punch a few holes in your dough squares and you'll know what exactly I am talking about. )
I had initially planned on trying both the crackers... but then life got on the way. Nevertheless I am happy that I tried the Soda Crackers first for they were really great. Accompanied by hummus, the first batch of crackers vanished within minutes of being baked. The second and final batch met the same destiny.. however I was a bit more careful the second time and snapped the crackers before offering them away for loot ;)
