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Post by barb43 on Dec 31, 2020 22:26:46 GMT
Alabama Fire Crackers
Ingredients:
1-2/3 cups vegetable oil (olive oil works well too) 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon onion powder 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 2 (1 ounce) envelopes ranch dressing mix 3 Tablespoons crushed red pepper flakes 1 (16.5 ounce) package multigrain saltine crackers
Directions:
1. Place the vegetable oil, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, ranch dressing mix, and crushed red pepper flakes in a 2-gallon plastic zipper bag.
2. Seal the bag and smoosh with your hands to thoroughly combine the oil and spices.
3. Place the crackers into the bag, seal, and turn the bag over to cover the crackers with the spice mix. Let the bag sit for about 1 hour, then turn again.
4. Repeat several more times until the crackers are well-coated with spice mix, and allow the bag to sit overnight.
5. Remove crackers and serve.
Note: Some reviewers have stated they didn't care for the dry ranch dressing, so they substituted an Italian seasoning mix.
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Post by barb43 on Dec 31, 2020 23:42:50 GMT
Just a couple of comments: 1) This is a 'messy' recipe. I cut the recipe in half because I wanted to only use 2 sleeves of Saltines, and this recipe will supposedly make up a whole box of 4 sleeves of Saltines. I didn't have a 1-gal ziploc bag, but I have really useful 1-gal bread bags (non-commercial; I bought them for storage purposes & they work great). I propped open the mouth of the bag with a measuring cup after I poured in the olive oil. But I didn't watch closely enough, I was busy measuring out the seasonings, afterall, and trying to slip them into the bag so they'd be easy to mix in. The oil was heavy enough to run right out of the open mouth of the bag, first time the bag laid flat. Leela was thrilled! She came running, when I started groaning, and licked the big dollop of oil right up off the kitchen floor. I was more careful after that. 2) I can't imagine even 2 sleeves of Saltines fitting into a 1-gallon bag, even if it were a ziploc type bag. Next time, I will use a 2-gallon ziploc bag, make a full recipe, and make up at least 2 sleeves of Saltines, or more, if that works.
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Post by barb43 on Jan 1, 2021 22:04:44 GMT
These crackers have a great flavor, but they never stop being oily-messy. I attempted to dry them out a little bit by spreading them out on a sheet pan covered in non-stick foil. I baked them at 300-degrees F for 15-20 minutes. They smelled great! They were only slightly drier. We're using them to eat homemade dip & Cowboy caviar, with the idea of eating them up before we quit snacking today. I will not likely make this recipe again, unless I'm just really craving these flavors together.
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