Name: Peppery Molasses Crisps
Ingredients: 1/2 c Molasses; 3 tb Butter or margarine, cut; Into pieces; 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour; 1 ts Pepper; 1/4 ts Salt; 2 tb Plain yogurt

His birth was common. Men wouldn’t have had a common birth for such a King. But it was celebrated with hallelujahs by the heavenly host in the heavens above. His lodging was poor and men wouldn’t have put Him in a stable but it was attended to by celestial visitants. It was marked by a conflux of stellar bodies. He had not the magnificent equipage of other kings but He was attended by multitudes of patients seeking and obtaining healing of soul and body. He made the dumb that attended Him sing His praises and the lame leap for joy and the deaf to hear His wonders and the blind to see His glory. He had no guard of soldiers, no magnificent retinue of military men, but centurions took orders from Him...and so have millions across the earth. He didn’t control a vast empire of those who did all of His bidding, but the waves and the winds and the storms which no early power can control obeyed Him. And death and the grave durst not refuse to deliver up their prey when He demanded it. He didn’t walk on velvet tapestry but when He walked on the sea the water held Him up. All parts of the creation except sinful men honored Him as their creator. He had no vast incomprehensible treasure of wealth but when He needed His money to pay His taxes, a fish yielded it up out of its mouth. He had no barns and He had no corn fields, but when He wanted to fill the hearts and the stomachs of a multitude, He created the food right out of His own hands. And no monarch in history ever entertained that way. He didn’t have the fantastic group of people sorrowing like other people have on occasions that demanded sorrow on His behalf, but the frame of nature itself solemnized the death of its author, heaven and earth were mourners, the sun was clad in black and if the inhabitants of the earth were unmoved, the earth itself trembled under the awful load. And there were few to pay the Jewish custom of rending their garments at His death, so the rocks took their place and rent their own bowels. He didn't have a grave of His own, but other men’s graves open to Him. He came not as the subject of death, but as the conqueror and invader of its territory and He rose victorious.

John MacArthur

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Crackers	45	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Molasses
3	tb	Butter or margarine, cut
		Into pieces
1 1/2	c	All-purpose flour
1	ts	Pepper
1/4	ts	Salt
2	tb	Plain yogurt

INSTRUCTIONS

"These extremely thin crackers have an intriguing balance of peppery snap
and rich sweetness. They are addictive by themselves and make an elegant
hors d'oeuvre when spread with herbed cream cheese. 350~F. 10 to 15 minutes
Combine the molasses and butter in a small sauce pan. Stir over low heat
until the butter is melted. Remove from the heat and cool slightly.
In the food processor or a large bowl, combine the flour, pepper, and salt
and mix well. Stir the yogurt into the molasses mixture and then add to the
flour mixture and blend to form a smooth dough.
Remove the dough to a lightly-floured sheet of wax paper or lightly
buttered aluminum foil and shape it into a log or cylinder approximately
1-1/2 inches thick and 12 inches long. Roll the log in the wax paper or
foil and chill until firm, 45 minutes minimum.
Preheat the oven to 350~F.
When ready to bake, slice the log into 1/4-inch slices. Roll each slice
with a floured rolling pin to form very thin ovals, about 1/16 inch thick.
The ovals may stick either to your rolling pin or to your rolling surface.
Gently peel them off. Place the ovals on a lightly greased or
parchemnt-lined baking sheet and prick each one 2 or 3 times with the tines
of a fork.
Bake 10 to 15 minutes, until the crackers are medium brown. Those that are
rolled slightly thinner than the others will brown first. Be ready to
remove those from the sheet to cool while the others continue baking. Cool
on racks. The crackers will crispen while cooling. Yield: 40-45.
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