Thursday, January 2, 2014

Herb and Veggie Cracker - Gluten free

With all the festivities of this time of year, I noticed that I was really missing an excellent cracker! This is my first try at a cracker, and initial impressions are excellent. They are even crunchy!

Ingredients:
1/2 cup brown rice flour
1/4 cup almond flour
2 TBSP tapioca starch
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 TBSP olive oil
1 egg
1 carrot grated
1 TBSP onion minced
1 TBSP tahini (ground sesame seeds)
1/4-1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp basil
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp tumeric
1/2 tsp parsley flakes
Directions:
1) Put all ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Will resemble a very sticky spread.
2) Spoon out onto baking stone or large baking tray
3) Cover with plastic wrap, then using a rolling pin spread the dough evenly.
4) Remove plastic wrap and score into cracker size pieces. I used a pizza cutter for this.
5) Place in preheated 350 degree oven and bake for 20-25 minutes until hard to touch and crunchy. I tested mine by taking off a side piece and eating it. Careful not to burn yourself!

Let cool before you eat them. I haven't tried storing these yet, so I can't tell you what the shelf life would be like. Enjoy! 

Feel free to try these with different herbs and spices and let everyone know what you did! If you like a little kick, try adding a 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper or dried roasted pepper flakes. I can't eat tomato, but if I could I would definitely try adding some cherry tomatoes as well. You may need to add a little more flour if you do that to balance out the liquid content of the tomato. 

Running the recipe through a nutritional analysis, I'm pleased to let you know that these are:
  • Low in sugar
  • High in manganes
  • High in niacin
  • High in phosphorus
  • High in riboflavin
  • High in thiamin
  • High in vitamin B6
In approximate 8 crackers, you will also find 
(% required daily intake):
  • Vitamin A (4%)
  • Vitamin C (8%)
  • Calcium (4%)
  • Iron (15%)

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