Homemade Ritz crackers are even better than the store-bought ones and they are easy to make!
Prep time: PT30M
Cook time: PT10M
Total time: PT40M
Rating
4.29 stars (70 reviews)
Keywords
copycat Ritz crackers, ritz cracker recipe
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt (divided)
6 tablespoons unsalted butter (cold)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2/3 cup water
3 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
Categories
Snack
Cuisine
American
Steps
Preheat oven to 400 F.
Put the flour, baking powder, sugar, and 1/2 tsp of the salt in the food processor.
Pulse to combine.
Add cold butter a few small pats at a time, and pulse to combine.
Add vegetable oil. Pulse to combine.
Add water a little bit at a time. Pulse to combine after each addition. The dough should start to form a ball.
Roll dough out as thin as you can. Mine ended up being all different thicknesses. Don't sweat it; they are homemade crackers! If you are really concerned, use a pasta maker to make the dough all one thickness.
Use cookie cutters to cut the dough out. You can make them Ritz-shaped or any shape that you like.
Poke holes in the dough in the Ritz pattern or any pattern you like (smiley faces would be fun!). Keep in mind that the holes are not just decorative; they help the crackers to bake evenly - so be sure to poke some.
Bake the crackers on a parchment- or Silpat-lined baking sheet for ten minutes or until the crackers just begin to brown.
While the crackers are baking, melt the remaining butter and mix in the remaining salt. (Some people said that my crackers weren't salty enough, so add more or less salt to your taste.)
As soon as you remove the crackers from the oven, brush them with the salty butter.
Cool and eat!
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 59 kcal
Carbohydrates: 6 g
Protein: 1 g
Fat: 4 g
Saturated Fat: 2 g
Cholesterol: 8 mg
Sodium: 66 mg
Sugar: 1 g
Reviews
Jolie on 2020-11-18 (5 stars): This makes for perfect crackers. The amount of water seemed a bit much but once baked they were the right amount of crisp for a cracker. Thanks for all your practice!!
Elizabeth on 2020-02-24 (4 stars): These were great! Hearing all the testing you did, made me a lot more willing to follow this recipe as is. I rarely follow recipes exactly, but this one was great. My family did like the crackers a little crunchier, so I baked a little longer. I also got tired of the cookie cutters, so i just cut them. This would be a tasty pita chip recipe too.
Bev on 2020-01-26 (5 stars): Great recipe! My first time making crackers and they turned out perfectly. And they taste yummy!
Nikky on 2019-09-25 (4 stars): easy and quick. id emphasise to roll VERY thin.
