337348 Thu Oct 26 14:17:36 -0700 2006 12 31 Home Cooking 0 1973925 A lot of cake recipes call for a graham cracker crust. I can't find graham crakers where I live. what else can I use or how can I make them? Thu Oct 26 14:17:36 -0700 2006 39351 laur76 1 1973987 laur76, if you have a large capacity food processor you can pulse graham cracker cookies in batches and refer to a graham cracker crust recipe from that point. They will be fresher too. Thu Oct 26 14:40:59 -0700 2006 1973925 36312 HillJ 2 1973999 thanks but that's the problem : No graham cracker cookies in france.. What can I do? Thu Oct 26 14:44:47 -0700 2006 1973987 39351 laur76 1 1973995 I see from your profile that you're in France. Do you have digestive biscuits, like they do in England? They're not exactly like graham crackers but will make a fine crust. Thu Oct 26 14:43:42 -0700 2006 1973925 12335 cheryl_h 2 1974000 yes we do! cool, thanks.. Thu Oct 26 14:46:01 -0700 2006 1973995 39351 laur76 1 1974006 There should be plenty of options... it just needs to be somewhat of a crisp cookie or wafer or something along those lines that won't get too soggy. You just need to make sure that it goes with the flavors of your cheesecake. Like, if you are making a pumpkin cheesecake, use gingersnaps (assuming France has gingersnaps, of course). You could even use hard pretzels with a caramel cheesecake. Thu Oct 26 14:48:13 -0700 2006 1973925 12813 Katie Nell 1 1974010 My apologies, I did not see your local. I've used Baby Biscuits is that like a digestive biscuit? If you can pulse a lightly flavored cookie/cracker that you already enjoy it should work. Thu Oct 26 14:49:23 -0700 2006 1973925 36312 HillJ 2 1974026 is a baby cookie a boudoir? those things they serve with champagne sometimes? I do feel like a foreigner now. and I'm from the states :))) Thu Oct 26 14:52:21 -0700 2006 1974010 39351 laur76 3 1974042 A boudoir would be a firm lady finger cookie in the states. Yes, I believe that would pulse well if broken up by hand a bit first. Does that help you? Thu Oct 26 14:58:25 -0700 2006 1974026 36312 HillJ 4 1974054 yes it does thanks to all of you. silly as it seems this has been a huge issue for me..and friends are getting sick of sending graham crackers.. Thu Oct 26 15:03:12 -0700 2006 1974042 39351 laur76 1 1974211 It's easy to make Graham Crackers: Honey Graham Crackers Mix together: 1/3 c. milk 1/4 c. honey In another bowl mix together: 1 1/2 c. graham flour (use whole wheat, with rhy flour mixed in is nice, that's what I always do) 1 c. reg. flour 1/4 c brown sugar 1 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. baking soda Cut into this dry mixture: 1/3 c. butter 1/4 c. shortning (but I just use all butter) mix in the wet milk/honey. A touch of molassas is nice too, maybe add less brown sugar if you do. Also can add cinnamon in mixture or cinnamon sugar sprinkled on top. Makes a pie dough-like dough that you can roll out, cut up and poke holes in with a fork. Bake 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes. I slightly underbake if I'm using for a crust. Thu Oct 26 15:46:01 -0700 2006 1973925 12037 Ida Red 2 1974278 thank you thank you thank you Thu Oct 26 16:03:27 -0700 2006 1974211 39351 laur76 1 1980419 Perhaps some toasted sucre crumbs? Or those lovely little almond cookies which I think are called "amandines." Sun Oct 29 05:00:22 -0800 2006 1973925 16301 Non Cognomina