HARDTACK

Steps:

• 1. In a very Large bowl, combine all of your wet ingredients. On a piece of waxed paper or a small bowl, combine 2 cups of the flour and the salt and baking powder. Sift together and add this to the wet mixture. Stir well. At this point, I suggest adding any shortening and cornmeal into the mixture. When these items are well mixed, start adding the rest of the flours. Mix in as much as you can stir in; then put some of the flour on a board or counter and knead in as much of the remaining flour as you can.
• 2. Grease several cookie sheets lightly. Set the oven at 400 degrees. Take an egg sized piece of the dough and set in center of the sheet. If you have a flour sock, they are helpful. With a rolling pin, roll out as THIN AS POSSIBLE. The thinner you get it, the better your product will be. Roll all the way to the edges of the pan, and cut off any dough that goes beyond. Toss it back into the bowl. Bake until the border starts browning, then, flip the bread over and bake until it is board stiff. Lift off the sheet and cool on a cooling rack. When completely cool, break into whatever sized pieces you desire. Then put into an airtight container. Hardtack is not the fastest thing you can make, but the work is worth it.