Benjamin's Whole Wheat Graham Squares

This morning Ben and I got a chance to do some baking together.  Actually, he's been sitting at the bar sounding out words for me while I bake up a batch of his favorite "graham crackers."  He cleaned the bowl for me.  : )

These are really easy and turn out sortof like a cross between a cookie and a cracker.  Just sweet enough to seem like a cookie.  Healthy enough for a snack.


They're best tasting and best-for-you if you use fresh-ground wheat.  But any whole wheat flour will do.  I like red wheat the best.  It tastes more "wheaty."

If you grind your own, 4 cups of wheat equals approx. 6 cups of flour.






I like recipes that use a lot of regular stuff that I already have...

As you can see, we have a lot of "big" stuff.  Gotta love Sam's club!

Here's the recipe...


MIX dry ingredients:
6 Cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 Cups rolled oats
1 C. brown sugar
2 t. salt
2 t. baking soda
3 T cinnamon

MIX wet ingredients:

1 1/2 C. oil
3/4 C. honey
1 C cold water
1 t vanilla

Mix them together.


 Then spread the mixture onto 2 greased 10x15 cookie sheets.  It's easiest to do if you spread out the crumbles like this. 








 Then press them down evenly with your fingers.

Like this...

Bake @ 400 degrees for 15-18 minutes, switching racks halfway through.

As soon as they are done, take them out and cut them into squares with a sharp knife, while they're hot.

Then let them cool in the pans.

They'll get a little crispier as they cool.

Store in air-tight container or freeze.
Makes around 96 squares.

Yum!