Why do crackers have holes in them?
The holes in crackers aren’t just for aesthetic purposes; they have a specific function. When baking crackers, these “docking holes" help vent steam. This both reduces air bubbles and stops the bread-like dough from rising. How are the uniform holes made in the cracker dough? After rolling the dough out flat, a special machine called a docker pricks the holes. Without these holes, the dough wouldn’t bake evenly and the middle of the cracker would rise, like cookies do. Docker holes allow crackers to remain flat and uniform.
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Wayne Linburg
The holes are placed to allow jams, dips and sauces to drip through onto your shirt
Rajnish Gautam
To bake not break as answer option. In explanation it has been clearly written.
Howard Groopman
I recently answered a question on this site asking how many holes in a Ritz cracker.
Missed it. I won't forget it now.
teresab
Wayne Linburg, Only the jams, dips etc that will permanently stain your shirt, and the more you worry about a stain, the less likely it is to come out.
Chris Braid
A bit unclear i thought until I scrolled down. Why on earth would anyone think that the question referred to firecrackers? Perhaps because I have absolutely no idea what firecrackers are!
Thor Johnson
I learned about air holes in dough and puncturing them with small holes when I worked for Pizza Hut in the early 70's.
Billy Charlton
Well i got it wrong... if holes are design to stop air bubbles when being created/baked it does not work... i am looking at a cracker right now and it has holes and air bubbles... go figure..
ToniP
I think the writer needed to be clearer about what kind of crackers. Until I read the options, I thought fire crackers.