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Wheeeeeee!
If you are a hopeless romantic, it really doesn’t get any better than this!
I’ve been glued to the TV since 6am watching the Royal Wedding festivities. The crowds, the church, the royals, the hymns, the elegance, the music, the glamour, the carriage….the DRESS! There was not a hair out of place. Oh and I totally teared up when Kate stepped out of the car. :)
I thought Kate’s dress was perfect in every way. She is classy, elegant, and confident. I loved that the dress was traditional while still being modern and simple. I’m sure we will see a ton of replica and inspired wedding gowns in the stores soon! I also want her earrings.
The only thing that threw me for a loop was that Pippa, Kate’s sister, also wore a white gown, which looked a lot like a wedding gown. Did anyone else think that was a bit odd?
[Update: Some of you mentioned this is a tradition…makes more sense now!]
In much less exciting news, I made homemade crackers this week… :)
I had weddings on the mind, clearly. ;)
These 4-ingredient homemade crackers from Have Cake Will Travel are by far the easiest crackers I have made to date.
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Easy Cheezy Crackers
Lightly adapted from Have Cake Will Travel.
Yield: About 40-60 small crackers.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons whole grain spelt flour
- 1/3 cup nutritional yeast
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 4 to 6 tablespoons water (I used 1/4 cup water)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment or a non-stick mat.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, yeast, and salt. Stir in oil and water and mix until dough is combined.
3. Roll dough on a floured surface with a floured rolling pin, or roll it between two Silpat mats, until it is 1/8-1/4 inch thick. Cut cracker shapes with cookie cutters or with a knife or pizza slicer. Using a spatula, gently remove each cracker and place on prepared baking sheet. Repeat until dough is used up.
4. Sprinkle crackers with kosher salt, poke with fork, and bake in the oven at 350F for 18-22 minutes (depending on thickness), watching closely so you don’t burn them. I baked mine for about 20 minutes, but next time I would bake them up crispier.
5. Place on a rack to cool. Store in a container at room temperature. Crackers also freeze well. Makes about 60 small crackers.
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You know what I love? Dough that is extremely easy to roll! I’ve made a lot of crackers in the past and this dough was by far the easiest to roll out.
After about 20 minutes of baking they were ready. Next time, I might bake them even longer because I love really crispy crackers.
They are a simple cracker with a hint of cheesy flavour (from the nutritional yeast) and wholesome nuttiness thanks to the spelt. They are just perfect…and ‘dangerously addictive’ as Celine says!
You can adapt these crackers a million ways and I’m sure you could use different flours too. Celine has an all-purpose flour version here as well.
Herb and spice ideas:
- Rosemary, Thyme, and Parsley
- Sea salt and dill
- Cinnamon spice
- Pumpkin spice (nutmeg, cinnamon, ground cloves, ginger)
- Sea salt and vinegar
- Smoked paprika
- Garlic, Chive, & Onion
- ???
I will have to make another batch this weekend for sure!
If you make any spice/herb/flour variation, please leave a link in the comment section so others can check them out too.
Now go party like a PRINCESS and have a great Friday.
I thought both William & Kate looked gorgeous! They keep playing clips of their vows on the radio & it makes me get teary every time. What a fairytale! I was just thinking today that I might try your recipe for wheat thins but this recipe looks even better to me (I LOVE nutritional yeast)!
I could live on crackers. Just bought spelt flour a few days ago. Heading to the kitchen now…
I loooved her dress too! It was exactly what I pictured her in!
Those crackers look delicious! And so easy….I have always been hesitant to make crackers because I thought they would be quite difficult…these are perfect!
Beautiful, beautiful wedding with a gorgeous dress and bride!!
I made your Fruity Baked Oatmeal while I watched, starting with pre-coverage at 4am EST. ;) It was TERRIFIC.
awww that makes me happy!
I’m trying to decide if getting a food processor is a good idea if I already have a Vitamix blender. I use my Vitamix all the time for smoothies, soups, and hummus but now I want to start making banana soft serve, and raw dessert balls and nut butters. Do you prefer using a food processor for these foods? Sorry to ask this in your comments and Thanks!
Hey Laurie,
I prefer to use my food processor for BSS and nut butter. Im afraid of wearing down the blade of the vitamix…! lol. I also dont have a dry container for the VM (which im not sure you need or not..)
Thanks, Ange!
That is basically how I make my savory crackers! I also like to add flaxseeds (whole) and sesame seeds to mine they not only add nutrition but also flavor and fun to the crackers!!
Ana
Those crackers look great! And the picture of that cathedral is breathtaking!
cute crackers!
I watched the wedding as I’m technically a Brit (passport) and lived in London for 2 years recently! Ive been loving seeing all the London footage on TV, and yes, I felt a swelling of national pride when I saw Kate and the carriage and Westminister etc etc…..!!
omg you are too hilarious!
I’ve been up since 2:30am (I’m on the west coast) getting all hyped up with the Royal Wedding hoopla. LOVED her dress! Suited her and the occasion perfectly! The crackers look great – should have been commissioned by the Queen and topped with something for the royal reception!!!
I was at the royal wedding! It was cute. But you got just as good (if not better) view from the television. Lovely crackers! Do you think almond or coconut flour would work?
this looks so delicious! I love weddings but haven’t kept up with this one at all.
Ok, I keep asking soo many bloggers and never get a reply! So I’ll ask you too :) The nutritional yeast I have says if it’s heated over 100degrees, it loses it’s health benefits – so wouldn’t baking anything with it in ‘kill it’ as it were? Just curious on your thoughts :)
I haven’t heard that before, so Im not really sure!
Hopeless romantic? Guilty as charged! It’s sooo nice to see a vegan blog that’s not being snarky about the Royal Wedding today and I cannot wait to make these crackers!
Those crackers look incredible! I was up early this morning, but unfortunately it was to study for finals, so I’m going to need to look at some recaps of the event!
Love the recipe and how EASY and simple it is. Anything with lots of nooch in it, is a beautiful thing to me,too!
The cutouts you made, with those PERFECT edges…wow, Angela. NICE The last shot, that has FG and TS written all over it. I know you better be submitting these pics!
The royal wedding…didnt watch it, don’t care. I know, gasp. I think I am the only one who is content just reading the highlights on everyone else’s blogs…lol. Saved me lots of time! haha!
Yum!!! I have been craving cheezyness for a longgg time now, these will be perfperf!
I love your cracker recipes!!!
Ummm Perez Hilton totally reads your blog……You’re famous! lol
http://fitperez.com/2011-04-28-vegan-royal-wedding-scones-with-clotted-cream-and-strawberry-jam
How do you make everything look so magazine- like and beautiful? Your photos should earn awards :)
You think these crackers would work with buckwheat or garbanzo flour (GF)?
aww thank you!
I haven’t had too much success with buckwheat or chickpea flour in my baking escapades, so Im really not sure how it would work. It would be an experiment I guess! Goodluck!
I just made these, SO GOOD! They go perfect with the nut cheese I made on my blog today!!
Great little snack that does take long to make! Thank you!
I just made your salt and vinegar chickpeas! They are amazing : )
Love this post and the photos in it!!
I’ve been up since 4:30am! What a wonderful day. Glad you enjoyed the romance of everything as well.
you got up early to watch…I stayed up late to watch here in New Zealand! also, those crackers look divine. crackers and cookies are my favorite foods, lol!
Angela I also noticed that when Pippa was carrying Kate’s train she sort of “blended in”, so I think that had something to do with her dress color choice as well. It is a bit of tradition, but really it’s not traditional for adults to be in royal wedding parties at all, so that makes me think maybe they did it more for aesthetic. If she was walking behind Kate in a bright yellow dress like the queen wore she would have grabbed the eye instead of blending in and leaving the attention on Kate!
that totally makes sense!
Yummy crackers! Im gonna try and make these with a gluten free flour! Gluten free crackers from the store are never that great.
These look so yummy, and really easy too!
I was smitten with all the royal wedding hype – couldn’t get enough of it.
I need to make these crackers!!! They look like wheat thins!!! YAY!!!
Haha! You’re funny. I’m also a very girly hopeless romantic :)
Holy YUM! I cannot wait to make these!! These would be such great, healthy snacks for my little ones! Thank you so much!
How easy! I need to whip up a batch of these for my husband who cannot go a day without eating crackers. Boxes of crackers are one of the last processed foods that we buy at the grocery store (some of which are not bad actually – but homemade is always better!).
I’ve been wanting to try my hand at making crackers for a while, and I was thinking I’d have to develop my own recipe but not anymore – this looks perfect! I think a nice black pepper version would be fun, and I’ll try a curry one too – so many possibilities, thanks for sharing the recipe :)
I found this post from tastespotting. I couldn’t figure out why you called these “cheesy” until I googled nutritional yeast. I can’t eat cheese because I’m nursing and my son is allergic. I think I’ll be taking a trip to pick me up some nutritional yeast to give these a try!
I’m not sure if you would be interested, but I made hummus crackers a while ago that have even less ingredients in them (if you already have the hummus made) and they are ultra delicious and oh so simple to make. I absolutely loved these!!
http://flavorator.blogspot.com/2011/03/taking-care-of-business.html Let me know what you think :)!
Samantha
http://flavorator.blogspot.com/
mmm looks yummy!
I made this with smoked paprika, herbes de provence and some ramson added – they were so very delicious! Such deliciousness can’t be bought anywhere!
Thanks for reminding me of Celine’s super recipe.
I’l make them different each time because I love to experiment. So next will be with tamari, sesame seeds and nori flakes.
These were so delicious! I am on my 4th batch of these since you posted this recipe and have been experimenting by adding some herbs to them….so far the favorite is rosemary! Thanks for all the great recipes and the green monsters!
Oh drat! I picked up the nutritional yeast but not the spelt. Can I make these with whole grain flour instead? I guess I’m about to find out.
I just made these and they are delicious! I used wheat flour rather than spelt. Next time I will roll them slightly thinner, but these are a healthy and hearty addition to my snack collection. Thank you!
I have made these crackers twice in the last two days. The first batch was gone in less than 24 hours. I didn’t have spelt flour so I used all purpose the first time and whole wheat the second and they turned out awesome! My 18 month is addicted to them! If we hadn’t run out of the first batch, I think these are all he would have preferred to eat all day.
I did post the recipe on my blog, but I linked back to this page and credited you as my source. Is that the correct protocol? I’m new to blogging. I’m not sure if you see comments on posts this far back, but thanks for posting this recipe!