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!
Haha! I have to admit, Sketchie looks pretty creepy.
I totally agree about hummus being a comfort food. I just bought like 4 cans of chick peas this morning so I can make a big batch. I definitely want to make these crackers. Probably so much cheaper than buying healthy crackers too.
he is a total creeper, especially near halloween!
Sigh. I miss nature! Living in NYC is amazing but I didn’t even get to see the leaves change colors this year :(
oooh these sound wonderful!!! What a great way to use seeds!
A really different way to eat seeds…such a great idea!
wow these are totally like homemade marys crackers!!!!! must try!
Awwwe Sketchie :)
The crackers look awesome! I was expecting a mostly dough/some seeds cracker but dang!! When you said “multiseed”, you really meant it! :D
haha yea its seed and nothing but!
Haha! I love that pic of Sketchie! Those crackers look great too, good job!
I love anything that aids in eating some hummus.
These look delicious!!! I can’t wait to give this and your other Fall recipes a try! Ps what kind of camera do you have?? Your pictures are so crystal clear!
Thank you!
Canon 30D
Lens: Canon macro 1.4 50 mm
These look so delicious. I can’t wait to try them. Any idea how much it makes?
I would say roughly 30 pieces?
I’m in love with Sketchie.
he has a pretty big crush on you!
I’m def. printing and adding this recipe to my collection. I love how easy it looks! I want to make them for a girls get-together this weekend! Hummus is my comfort food too!
I’m def. printing and adding this recipe to my collection. I love how easy it looks! I want to make them for a girls get-together this weekend! Hummus is my comfort food too!
Those look amazing! What would you suggest using if one does not have a dehydrator (jumps up and down raising hand)?
OVEN :)
hehe I got that far – I meant same temp & cook time?
OVEN :)
oops that was weird it posted twice without me finishing!
i also wanted to say its in the directions :)
The directions say 150F and 50-70 mins per side for the oven :)
i am def making these! so simple ! and so glad dehydrator isn’t needed :)
Oh yum! These look great. Do you think they’d work with dukkah as the spice? Or would that be overkill… :)
Heidi xo
im not sure Ive never heard of dukkah
These look amazing! Aren’t they crumbly at all? How well do they hold up against dipping and scooping up HUMMUS (note major food group capitalisation)?
I make seeds only crackers, too! I find that in raw vegan cooking/uncooking that nuts like cashews and almonds are overused and I wanted to do a cracker that was seeds only, so I did about 6 mos or so ago…and have been loving it!
I also made mine more sweet, i.e. used agave/maple with cinnamon and sugar but it can be adapted to be savory.
I am way more a sweets girl than a salt girl :)
Love your recipe!
:)
These look great for on the road snacks..yum! I love crunchy crackers.
This is exactly what I’ve been looking for. A cracker-less cracker!
Thank you!