Tomorrow is a BIG day in the Kinnaird house,
Stella will be starting a new school.
While we love our current private school,
Stella was not getting exactly what she needed,
and will be trying our local neighborhood school.
Charlie will be staying at Marble Valley until he graduates 8th grade.
This means that for the next two years
{yikes}
I will have to remember not one,
but two completely different school schedules.
I’m not exactly sure how it’s going to play out;
both schools start at exactly 8:25,
{that’s going to be tricky for the mom taxi}
Stella gets out first, and then we will
ZOOM
across town to get Charlie
{I’ll be late for sure}
School breaks are not all the same,
Oh, and then there’s minimum days
and SUPER minimum days
{I am never going to remember all of these}
This is going to be interesting to say the least,
but this is what we do for our kids right?
What I do know,
is that these {copycat} ritz crackers
are going in the lunch boxes.
Homemade Ritz Crackers
~adapted from Epicurious
2 cups of Ap flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 stick of butter divided {I used salted}
2/3 cup of whole milk
In the bowl of a food processor
add the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt
Pulse
Add 6 tbsp of cold butter
{cut into 1 tbsp size pieces}
Pulse
Add the milk a little at a time
Pulse – and the dough will begin to form a ball
on a lightly floured surface
roll out the dough as thin as you can
{I did not roll my quite thin enough}
cut into shapes
prick with a fork
bake on a parchment lined sheet for about 10 minutes @400
while they are cooking melt the remaining 2 tbsp of butter
as soon as the crackers are golden remove them from the oven
and brush with the melted butter
I prefer wheat thins myself,
but the kids LOVE their ritz,
{these are pretty darn good}
and tomorrow it’s all about the kids
wish me luck:)
About Heather @French Press
I think homemade crackers are cool!
thanks – so do I
I’m so glad she’s trying a new school! Good luck Heather! And I love these crackers. A must make!
Thanks! We are crossing our fingers
homeschool!
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Good luck with the school transitions! And I love crackers – all kinds. Wheat thins, Ritz, graham…I’ll take them all!
Thanks so much!
Good luck with the school schedule.
I’m totally digging these buttery “ritz” crackers; you make the best snacks!
thanks so much! we’re going to need the luck:)
These look amazing!! Pinned it!
thank you
Those Ritz are way perfect, Heather! I love spreading butter on Ritz crackers
never tried butter – but i bet i’d love it
How fun to make your own crackers!
I love love love ritz crackers but never thought to make my own, yours look lovely so I’ll definitely be giving it a go
thanks – I was really happy with how they turned out
We had a very similar situation with our two kids. One was in private school (because that was best for her) while the other in public (because that was best for him) for 5 years. We made it work, but I must say, I did a little happy dance the day they were both on the same schedule again
. Each child/family is different and needs something different. No situation is perfect (no school, no home school). You find what you hope is the best for your child/family, and you make it work. Good luck 
Oh, and thanks for the cracker recipe!
I will definitely have to try these. I’ve tried goldfish homemades before, but these look like they’d be a big hit. If you’d like to link this or another post up with the photo friday blog hop, we’d love to have you join us.
Best wishes at the new school!
Homemade Ritz?!?! Pinned to Make! Thanks for sharing these on Two Cup Tuesday! I look forward to seeing you there on Monday Night!
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I’m going to have to try these. Like you, I’m not actually wild about Ritz crackers, but my husband and kids adore them.
My daughter would love these. I keep thinking about making my own crackers. You have inspired me. Thanks for sharing on Thursdays Treasures.
We go through crackers like nobody else’s business! Can’t wait to try these
Stopping by from Two Cup Tuesday – pinned to share!
what is AP fLour?
AP is all purpose flour, instead of self rising/bread/ or cake flour