Rock Hard Graham Cracker Crust!?!
I made a delicious banana split desert the other day and my only complaint is the Graham Cracker Crust!. I crunched up GCs ( I don't have a food processor) so I did the best I could by hand!. The recipe called for it to be mixed with sugar and butter and then put in the freezer for 10 minutes!. It was also chilled for several hours after assembled!. Usually Graham Cracker crumbs are not so hard! So what do you think!? Was it the 10 min!. in the freezer or did I need a finer crumb to start with!? Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
my favorite graham crust is super simple
and it doesn't involve added sugar
(i think the sugar might have made it hard)
Take your crushed crumbs and add MELTED butter a little bit at a time until the crumbs reach a good consistency!. You'll know they're ready when you can press them down into the pan!. I've chilled it overnight before and it made no difference!. It's all about the melted butter!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
and it doesn't involve added sugar
(i think the sugar might have made it hard)
Take your crushed crumbs and add MELTED butter a little bit at a time until the crumbs reach a good consistency!. You'll know they're ready when you can press them down into the pan!. I've chilled it overnight before and it made no difference!. It's all about the melted butter!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I agree with the answer above me,it was probably the sugar added to the crust!. To get your graham crackers crushed up better try putting them in a baggie and smashing them with something hard and heavy like a hammer!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
It will get rock hard if the sugar is out of proportion with the other ingredients!. Did you use one tablespoon sugar for every one cup of crumbs!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
I'm thinking it was the freezing part!. I've had that problem before and now just put the crust in the refrigerator!.Www@FoodAQ@Com