Flax Crackers – Grain Free
In order to save money on my grain-free/ Plant Paradox way of eating, I decided to make as many things I can myself. I make my own tortillas, bread, crackers etc. and only buy items I cannot make at home or aren’t too expensive. Another money-saving strategy I found was to join Thrive for buying pantry items. Thrive works like a membership, you pay an annual fee, then you receive a free gifts/samples to try. One of the free items I received was a box of Simple Mills sea salt grain-free crackers. However delicious, the ingredients aren’t compliant with the Plant Paradox lifestyle (not to mention a little pricey). So, I needed to find an alternative to make at home. I’ve tried several recipes for grain-free crackers in the past and I have been pretty disappointed. I decided to just try and make a copy-cat recipe of Simple Mills brand crackers myself and leave out the offending ingredients. What I came up with has great flavor and texture, but is not an exact copy. I enjoyed it so much I decided to share it!
Ingredients:
1 Cup Almond Flour (blanched, fine-ground)
1/2 Cup Ground Flax Seed
1/4 Cup Tapioca Flour
1/4 Cup Cassava Flour (Otto’s brand)
2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 teaspoon Himalayan Salt or Sea Salt
1/4 teaspoon Onion Powder
1/4 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1 teaspoon Nutritional Yeast (adds a cheesy flavor without dairy)
1/4 Cup Water
Instructions:
Preheat your oven to 350 Degrees F
with a mixer: mix all the dry ingredients together: Almond flour, ground flaxseed, tapioca flour, cassava flour, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, nutritional yeast.
Add the Olive oil and water then mix until a dough forms.
On a silicone mat or parchment paper, using waxed paper on the dough, roll out the dough very thin. Peel off the waxed paper, then score the dough using a pizza cutter to create cracker shapes. Bake the crackers on the silicone mat or parchment paper on a baking sheet for 20 to 25 minutes until golden.
Allow the crackers to cool on the backing tray to create a crunchier cracker. The crackers keep well in a zipper bag for several days (if they last that long).