Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Seeds Only Crackers – Vegan and Gluten Free
http://www.averiecooks.com she compares them to Mary's Crackers (store bought) 

1/3 C Chia Seeds
1/3 C Flax Seeds
1/3 C Sunflower Seeds
1/4 C Agave (or Honey, Maple Syrup, or combo)
1/4 Tsp Allspice (or use cinnamon only or pumpkin pie spice)
1+ Tsp Vanilla Extract
2-4 Tbsp Water if needed
If you want these really sweet, add a pinch of stevia, to taste.  For those without an insane sweet tooth, you likely won’t need to.
If for some reason you don’t want these as sweet and want them more “neutral”, reduce the 1/4 cup of sweetener with an increased portion of water.
For savory crackers, omit the Allspice, reduce the sweetener/use water and add garlic, salt, onion powder, curry, black pepper, chili powder, cayenne, etc. instead.
You can make these totally raw by exclusively dehydrating and omitting the oven, and using only truly raw/never roasted seeds.  Or you can bake in a 300F oven for about 30 minutes per side, but watch it closely!  Use common sense and don’t burn them.  Burnt seeds stink!  Or use a lower oven temp/longer duration than 300F, i.e. 200F.
Directions 
Combine first 3 ingredients and Blend.  Don’t pulverize, a quick pulse or 10 secs in the Vita.  You are not making mush.  Leave some texture.
I will use my mini processor as I do not own a vita mixer ;) 
Add Sweetner (agave/maple/honey), Allspice, Vanilla
Blend Again if it’s too thick, add 2-4 Tbsp Water.  Use your judgment.  Not thick like cookie dough batter but not as thin as pancake batter.
Spread onto a Cookie Sheet if you’re using he oven.Spread about 1/8th of an inch thick.
Immediately after oven removal, the cracker mass was still pliable, like a hot pizza would be.  Score it immediately because it will firm up fast.

someone commented that they omitted the flax seeds, you can add sesame seeds. Like most recipes you can play around with what works for you. 

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