Name: Hardtack Pilot Crackers Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 48
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1½ tsp brown sugar; 1½ tsp salt; ¾ cup milk; 2 tbsp butter

Hardtack Pilot Crackers Recipe

Maxine Kelley Modified: February 18, 2024

How To Make Hardtack Pilot Crackers

Crunchy and bite-size, these Hardtack Pilot Crackers are considered staples of early sailors, usually paired with soup. These can be ready in under 1 hour.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 30 minutes

Total: 45 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2cupsall-purpose flour,plus more for rolling out the crackers
1½tspbrown sugar
1½tspsalt
¾cupmilk
2tbspbutter,unsalted

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Line a baking sheet with parchment.
Combine the flour, brown sugar, and salt in a medium bowl, and mix.
Make a well in the center and add the milk and butter.
Stir with a fork until a dough forms. Turn out on a lightly floured work surface.
Roll out to a ½- to ¾-inch thickness and cut into bite-size squares or pieces.
Stick a fork down into the top but not through the crackers, and place forked side up on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake for 20 to 30 minutes until golden brown and firm.