We’ve been home from our trip for 3 hours and I have already started to bake!
I got a huge craving for these homemade crackers I made earlier in 2009 and I just had to make them tonight. I think it had something to do with the sea of trans fat laden crackers and cookies that were being handed out on the airplane. They just would not do.
So I decided…
Unpacking < Baking crackers
Priorities, people!
Gluten Free + Vegan Chewy Crackers
I am somewhat of a cracker snob.
My crackers must be hearty. They also must be filling, wholesome, and heavy on the seeds. I like to feel as much like a bird as possible when eating my crackers. I also like them to curb my hunger, not increase it.
I created this recipe for homemade chewy crackers earlier in 2009 and I thought I would share it with all of you before the New Year. Better late than never, right?
Ingredients:
- 1 cup uncooked brown rice
- 1/2 cup uncooked Quinoa
- 4 T ground flax
- 2 T sesame seeds
- 2 T whole flax seeds
- 1-2 T chia seeds
- 1 T water
- 1 t garlic
- Herbs, to taste (dill was fun)
- 1 t tahini
- 1 t sea salt
Directions: Preheat oven to 300F. Cook rice and quinoa according to package directions in two separate small pots. Cool rice and quinoa after cooking. In a food processor, blend together cooked rice, quinoa, ground flax, water, herbs, tahini, salt. Stir in sesame, flax, and chia seeds (or just press them on top of dough like I did in some pictures).
Scoop mixture onto a greased baking sheet (or line with parchment paper). Flatten with wet hands and spread out. Roll with a pastry roller to smooth. Take a pastry cutter (or pizza slicer) and cut dough into desired cracker shapes. Bake in the oven for 35-40 mins. until golden. Watch carefully after 30 mins. to avoid burning the crackers. You might want to flip the crackers half way through cooking. Crackers will also firm up while cooling. Cool for 15 mins. on baking sheet and carefully break apart.
I love these crackers.
They are thick and chewy and oh so good.
You can make Plain Jane’s…
Or All Dressed.
They are chewy, yet crisp.
You can cut them into squares, triangles, large flatbreads (for fun sandwiches), or skinny strips. The sky is the limit!
These also work for breakfast smothered in peanut butter and jam.
Ohhhhhh yaaaaaaaaaaa. Bow wow chicka chicka.
I hope you enjoy them as much as Eric and I do! :D
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Well, it is back to work for Eric and I tomorrow!
I am working on the new and super exciting Glo Bar Resolution Fit Pack– a variety of Glo Bars to help you get your New Year started off on the healthy foot! Stay tuned for details. :)
Thanks for sharing your cracker recipe! I’m always on the lookout for healthy, savoury snacks. They look great!
Will definitely have to give those a shot!
I made your crackers a few months ago. They were divine!
How wholesome!! I’m excited to try these because I’m a big cracker fan but always manage to eat too many in one sitting. These seem like they’ll fill me right up with nutritiousness!
Those remind me of Mary’s crackers except thicker (and I guess chewy :) ) I’ll have to give them a try!
What could i substitute for the tamari? I’d loove to try this out! Thanks :)
its actually tahini :)
Thanks for the recipe! I’ve been wanting to make some flax crackers lately but haven’t gotten to it. I like how they are crispy, crunchy and chewy. They look really good. I’m going to need to try this out!
Those look so delicious! Love the idea. It stinks that vaca is over – I’m back to work tomorrow, too.
Those look fantastic !!
These look fantastic! I am bookmarking the recipe now.
These look great and I love that they are gluten-free. Thanks for the recipe!
I LOVE home made crackers and they’re something I haven’t attempted before… these look perfect!
Homemade crackers!!! I have never even thought of such a thing!! I cannot wait to make these in the new year when I get home from the Dominican!!
Since I won’t be reading blogs for a week … Have a very Happy New Year!!! I will catch up on my blog reading when I return!
YUM! I think Im going to make these sometime this week. They look wonderful!
Wow, those look extremely good! So creative!
wow angela! these look amazing – and i am super happy they are gluten free!!! i have celiac disease, but have recently started leaning vegan – and it can be HARD to find yummy snacks that are both GF and vegan. i am totally going to try these out! now i just have to get my hands on some chia seeds…..
I have died and gone to cracker heaven. On my bake this for this week!
They are a good looking cracker ;)
Those look great! Do you think that they would crisp up a bit more if you rolled them flatter? I am thinking they would taste great as a dipping cracker for baba ganouj or hummus, but might be better crispy.
yes they do get crisper if you roll flatter :)
I like them a bit thick…chewy in the middle and crisp on the edge.
Oh my goodness. Those crackers are calling my name… “Janessa….Janessa…. Make me NOW.”
Thank you so much for sharing one of your recipes. I can’t wait to try it.
I just found your blog yesterday and totally love it! You are totally amazing. :)