Hardtack Recipe

Nelsons troops kept barrels of them in their naval vessels. Gradually mix in the water until you form a dough that doesnt stick to your hands.

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Drowning them in beer.

Hardtack recipe. Roll out on a lightly floured surface to 18 inch thick. The other recipes on here have more ingredients this is a simple basic way to make it. Cut the dough into 3.

Knead in bowl for 5 minutes. This is a simple hardtack recipe. Hard tack has a long shelf life in fact with proper storage it can last for years.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees f 190 degrees c. Mix in 1 cup 240 ml of water into the flour. Though theyre called different things in different cultures this basic recipe has been a staple for militaries around the world for centuries.

This biscuit type cracker that has been a staple food for decades. 1 cookie sheet. And these cracker like squares were a staple ration for american soldiers on both sides of the civil war.

Common nail make sure that it is clean. What is hardtack a brief history. Heres how to make hardtack.

Mix the flour and salt together in a bowl. 2 cups of white flour. How to make hardtack mixing and cutting the dough preheat your oven to 375 0f 191 0c.

Stir together dry ingredients in bowl. The ancient romans had them. Roll out to 12 inch thickness on greased baking sheet.

Frying them with oil to make a hardtack pancake. Score into sections at 3 inch intervals and prick liberally with a fork. Sift together the flour sugar baking soda and salt into a large bowl.

Let rest for 10 minutes. Add water gradually and stir until combined. Rub in the shortening until the mixture appears sandy.

It will be very sticky at first but just keep forming it and shaping it until its. 12 tablespoon of salt optional. It is a perfect food for healthy everyday snacking or to take when hiking.

Stir in the buttermilk until the dough holds together. Adding ingredients beyond the basic recipe can decrease the shelf life of your end product. This is the traditional recipe but you can also add some herbs and spices to help out with flavor if desired.

Roll the dough until its 14 inch 064 cm thick. This recipe was found on survival news online. To make hardtack you will need.

Hardtack is a hard biscuit made of flour water and salt. First youll need to preheat your oven to 3750. Soaking them in coffee.

Pour 2 cups 256 g of white flour into a mixing bowl. Read on and learn to make hardtack. More on this later.

Bake at 325 degrees. Pounding them into crumbs with a rifle butt and stirring them into soup which both thickened the soup and softened the crumbs. Knead the dough into a ball.

I recall when i was younger them having some on a plate at plymouth plantation and they said that even though it was hundreds of years old it was still ok to eat. 12 to 34 cup of water.

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