Vie Full Circle

Homemade Crackers

Teaching students how to make crackers helps them to feel that even in a pinch they’ll be able to pull off a healthy snack or appetizer for surprise guests this holiday season!

Crackers are not only easy to make, but they can be made from a host of different ingredients that live in the pantry. Using a base recipe that I once received from my very gifted culinary friend, Sarah, I make crackers often when I have very little time to get a healthy snack together for a gathering, party, or as a nice addition to cheese or soup.

Ingredients

Gluten Free version with Nuts

1 pkg almond flour

1 pkg gluten free flour mix (or teff, chickpea flour, gf oat flour, etc.)

Need approximately 3 cups flour + grains total

2 tsp salt

⅓ cup vegetable oil or coconut oil

2 tsp honey, agave or maple syrup

½ cup milk or nutmilk, plain (or yogurt/dairy-free yogurt, plain)

Whole Grain Onion Crackers

2 cups whole wheat flour

½ cup oats

½ cup dehydrated onions

2 Tbsp dried chives

2 tsp salt

⅓ cup vegetable oil

2 tsp honey, agave or maple syrup

½ cup milk or nutmilk, plain (or yogurt/dairy-free yogurt, plain)

Instructions

Combine dry ingredients and wet ingredients in separate bowls. Mix each separately, then combine together.
Divide dough into three parts, and working in batches, roll out dough onto a Silpat or piece of parchment paper that is heavily floured.
Making sure your rolling pin is floured constantly, roll dough to a thickness of 1/32 of an inch. In other words: very thin.
Using a pizza cutter, gently (so as not to slice the Silpat) cut crackers into even strips and then squares. There will be no need to separate them as they will shrink and separate a bit while baking.
Bake in an oven set to a temperature just shy of 300 degrees and remove crackers when golden brown and crispy. because of their water content, the crackers in the very middle of the pan will feel a touch soft when they are hot, but should cool to a nice crispness (about 30 minutes).
If they are still too soft, return them to the oven. Keep in mind that the crackers on the border of your sheet tray will be crispier than the crackers toward the center, so remove finished crackers as need from your baking sheet until all crackers are baked to your liking.

Recipe by Vie at https://getvie.com/full-circle/