Abstract: This invention provides a process for preparing a baked cracker which comprises placing a quantity of bakable dough having a rubbery consistency which tends to resume its original shape when free of compressive forces between two surfaces, compressing said quantity of dough therebetween by bringing said surfaces together for a predetermined distance and heating the dough while it is contained between said surfaces until baking is completed. There is also provided an apparatus for preparing baked products comprising a pair of plates and means for maintaining the surfaces of said plates a predetermined distance one from the other.