Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Whole Wheat (or other grain) and Flaxseed Crackers (vegan)

I haven't been buying crackers. My cracker standards are high, meaning I expect a good cracker to be all natural, made of whole grains, and free of trans-fats. I can't find any affordable crackers that meet these requirements. I had been bending the requirements for a while, but lately I decided it just wasn't a good decision. Expensive AND unhealthy.

So I stopped buying crackers.

And the complaints haven't stopped. I didn't realize just how often my boys were eating crackers dipped in or shmeared with something.

I had to fix the problem, just because I was sick of hearing, "there's nothing to snack on!"
I don't want to hear it anymore...

So we tried making homemade pretzels. Delicious! But a lot of work. Too much for me, in fact.

The cracker requests haven't stopped, but I was intimidated by all the cracker recipes I found. It seemed they had to be unhealthy and a lot of work in order to taste good. And then, I discovered this recipe, that made it sound like healthy crackers could be easy!

So of course I changed the recipe a bit, as I can't get whole wheat pastry flour here. And it seemed like it was missing something. And I wanted to cut back on the oil... In other words, I totally changed the recipe!

Here's what we did:

2 cups stoneground whole wheat flour
1/2 cup ground flaxseed
1 tsp salt
2/3 cup water
somewhere between 1/4 and 1/3 cup olive oil

Mix well, but not for a long time. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll dough out thinly to cover (I made 2 pans with this recipe) baking sheet and cut into squares/whatever shape you want with a knife. Bake at 190 C for about 12-15 min.
My oven baked them slightly unevenly. Oops

But they were delicious. We'll be making more!
Tip: You can use other kinds of flour, they work really well with spelt flour, or with a mix of various grain flours together! Find your favorite and let me know what you do!



Shared with the Hearth and Soul Blog Hop on June 5, 2012

6 comments:

  1. Delicious. Reminds me of cookies for some reason...

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    1. Ok kiddo, next time I will make you sugarless cookies, just like these! ;-P

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    2. No, i still like cookies with sugar. :P

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  2. Thank you so much for this. I have been looking for a cracker recipe for ages as I also resent buying them when the shop-bought ones are filled with so much unhealthy stuff. I will definitely be trying this.

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    1. Please let me know what you think once you've tried them! I'm so curious to know what other people think of them!

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  3. Necessity is the mother of invention, right?! You are right, it is hard to find healthy crackers in the store that are affordable -- yours look great! Thanks for sharing on Hearth & Soul Hop. :)

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