In what seems to be a blink of an eye, most of the leaves in the backyard have now fallen to the ground…
It is a sad day.
I dream of happier, carefree days, in mid-September…
For now, we rake.
For hours and days on end, we rake until the blisters are so bad and our backs ache so much, we feel like we need to hibernate all winter until we realize that soon we will be shovelling snow, which is much worse.
It’s ok though, I am an Endurance Athlete, remember? ;)
For now, Sketchie gets his Halloween haunt on.
Because soon he will hibernate for the Winter…
When we finally come inside we shall enjoy Multiseed crackers, only because they are the perfect vehicle for hummus…
…and hummus is my comfort food.
Easy Multiseed Crackers
I call these the ‘plain janes’ of seed crackers; they are so simple and you can dress them up any way you want them, playing around with different herbs and spices. I think they are the perfect vehicle for hummus or other flavourful dips like guacamole and they are strangely addicting, even if the flax seeds stick to my teeth!
Adapted from here.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup flax seeds, soaked in 1 cup water for 1 hour
- 1/3 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds
- 2-3 tbsp pepita seeds
- Sea salt, lots and lots of sea salt, to taste (1 tsp?)
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Herbs of your liking (I used 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning)
Directions: Mix 1 cup of flax in a bowl with about 1 cup of water. Stir well and let it sit for about 1 hour. In that time, the flax will ‘gel’ up and will have absorbed most of the water. It will be thick. Preheat oven to about 150F or use a dehydrator. Stir in the rest of the seeds and your desired herbs and spread the mixture onto a parchment lined baking sheet or dehydrator sheet. Sprinkle with lots of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Bake in the oven for about 50-70 minutes on each side (estimate only) until the desired crispness is achieved. I used a dehydrator and I dehydrated them for about 90 minutes on each side at 115F.
I was so amazed at how easy these were to make!
You simply soak some flax seeds until they gel up, then add the rest of the seeds, herbs, and seasonings, and then bake, flipping once, until firm.
They are oddly addicting and so satisfying with their nutty and salty flavour and chewy texture. Two thumbs up!
For now, work calls me. Have a great day!
I think the “crunch” of these would be super satisfying. The look delish.
Oh my gosh, you are a genius! I was looking for a wheat-free hummus dipping vehicle and those look amazing!
Wow, those look so easy! And they’re crazy nutritious! I love the sweet pic of Mr. Sketchie. I don’t think he gets enough blog time these days. :-)
he told me this AM he wasn’t pleased with his exposure as of late.
Those crackers look awesome, I can’t wait to try them! I’m sick of Mary’s crackers (& the price)… these will be a good replacement! And I can’t wait for the snow ;-)
I love crispy crunchy crackers like this — they look really good!
Sketchie is too freaking cute :)
We had a bit of snow in MN this morning — it melted already, but I guess northern MN got a few inches! I was hoping we’d make it through October without snow…
these sound perfect! and oh if only hummus were my comfort food too… :)
yes they are strangely addicting. I was not expecting that at all!
They sound interesting. I would like to make crackers but I think my mind is gearing up for a more “traditional” cracker. I am missing the leaves in NY as well. It was 70* yesterday, but felt weird without leaves on the trees. This weather is messing with me :)
Those crackers look delicious & easy to make!
wow, i would have never thought those would stick together in cracker form!! i love seedy crackers – so much more interesting than plain ones. could do with some right now in fact… ;)
that snowy picture looks like what Sask got yesterday!
Those look delicious! :D
These look fabulous!!
Hummus is always my comfort food too
thanks for the recipe. i just got a dehydrator. i must try it as my dehydrator’s mesh screens arrive.
You’ve just brought Mary’s Crack-ers into my home but homemade! Saving me money but encouraging my ever present obsession. :)
The leaves still aren’t gone down here, though they always tend to fall in a matter of days as well. Those crackers look delicious though!!
Brr so cold! I woke up so excited to make a pumpkin spice latte this morning only to find my pumpkin had gotten moldy. No fear, though, I broke out the molasses and made a gingerbread latte instead. Deeeelish!
In other news…I’M GOING TO PARIS TODAY! I want to yell it to everyone I see.
have a great trip!!!
Gingerbread latte sounds awesome!
Wow, I am DEFINITELY going to try that! I’ve been experimenting with making crackers lately, and that looks easy enough.
Love the pic of Sketchie!
Wonderful Fall pics! Snow already!!!
You and your crackers! YUMMMMM… I have to try them. :)
no that pic was from last winter! lol
Angela~ I know, right when I hit “commet” I realized what I said.. Doh! I only thought it could of been snow because you mentioned a storm the other day and the fact that some of my friends in other places are in snow-like conditions. Silly Me. :)
Hey, Raking is a great workout as you know, just keep thinking about the toning of the arms!