Subj : Re: Hard Tack
To   : aaron_jones
From : Dr. What
Date : Thu Oct 21 2021 08:16:00

-=> aaron_jones wrote to All <=-

 aa> I am trying to make hard tack. I am mixing 2 cups of flour with 1 cup
 aa> or so of water and some salt. However, I am having trouble getting it
 aa> to become hard all the way through. I am baking at 300 degrees F for
 aa> over 3 hours and it never fully gets dry. What is the secret to good
 aa> tack?

Reviewing some recipies on line, I would say that you need to
1. Make sure that you have holes punched through the tack dough to let the
center moisture out.
2. Keep the tack squares small.  Larger squares will be harder to dry.  The
recipe I'm looking at right now says 3 inch squares.
3. The recipe also calls for flipping them over in the middle of the baking
process.
4. And, of course, completely cool before wrapping.  When they leave the oven
they will NOT be completely dry.  But letting them sit on a cooling rack for a
while will let them get hard.


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