Sesame Oat Scones (crackers)

Total Time: 1 hr 23 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup butter (room temperature but firm)
• 1/2 cup milk (plus 1-2 t more if necessary)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 sift flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. mix in sugar and oatmeal.
• 2 cut in butter with a pastry blender to the size of small peas. add vanilla to milk. add milk mixture gradually to flour, stirring with a fork.
• 3 if mixture appears very dry, add 1-2 extra tablespoons of milk until mixture begins to clump together to form 3 balls. chill until firm (about an hour).
• 4 preheat oven to 350.
• 5 roll into a rectangle and smooth in cracked edges. roll to cracker thickness (we like to do half the batch first and while it is baking, roll out the second half).
• 6 place a hand on edge and sprinkle with sesame seeds. cover entire surface with plastic wrap and pat down to adhere sesame seeds. cut into squares (1-2 inches big).
• 7 place on ungreased cookie sheet. bake near centre of oven for about 8 minutes but keep an eye on them so they don't overcook. remove when slightly golden. cool on rack.