Alabama FireCrackers. Seal the bag and smoosh with your hands to thoroughly combine the oil and spices. Place the crackers into the bag, seal, and turn the bag over to cover the crackers with the spice mix. Forget about the fancy potluck party snack.
When it comes to easy snack recipes, it doesn't get much easier or tastier than our Alabama Fire Crackers!
Made with saltine crackers, and a variety of spices with just enough kick, this southern snack recipe comes from The Ultimate Recipes Across America Cookbook.
You can make a big batch, and have them on hand whenever the craving strikes!
You can cook Alabama FireCrackers using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Alabama FireCrackers
- It's 16 oz of package of saltine crackers.
- Prepare 1 tsp of garlic powder.
- It's 1 tsp of onion powder.
- It's 1/2 tsp of black pepper.
- Prepare 4 tbsp of (2 packages) ranch dressing mix.
- You need 3 tbsp of red pepper flakes.
- Prepare 1 2/3 cup of olive oil.
Place your crackers in a large Ziploc and pour in your olive oil. Sprinkle with Italian seasonings and then the heat. Alabama Fire Crackers Slightly spicy, these specially seasoned snack crackers are finger lickin good & easy enough for anyone to whip up. These little babies will kick you a little, sure, but not enough to actually hurt.
Alabama FireCrackers step by step
- Using a large gallon or 2-gallon Ziploc baggie, pour in the olive oil and all seasonings. Close the bag and knead to thoroughly mix the ingredients together..
- Place all 4 sleeves of crackers in the bag, reseal and gently turn the bag over several times to coat the crackers with the spice mixture. The more times you do this the better the coating..
- Let the bag sit for at least 12 hours (overnight is good) turning it again every so often to recoat the crackers. Remove crackers and lay out on a baking sheet. Bake at 250°F for 15-20 minutes..
- Tastes great with my zip dip! https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/349958-zip-dip.
It's a simple and spicy way to dress up a cracker into something that's addictively delicious. As in, it's literally impossible to stop at just one with these. Fire crackers, sometimes called Alabama Fire Crackers, are so easy that the recipe barely qualifies as baking. Just spread saltines on a sheet pan and drizzle on butter or oil and a bevy of spices, including more red pepper flakes than seems prudent, yet their kick doesn't hurt much. Alabama firecrackers are spicy, crunchy, and totally delicious.