Showing posts with label crackers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crackers. Show all posts

Sunday, January 6, 2008

Crackers

makes approximately 50 small crackers
other flours can be subbed out for part or all of the 1 c measure - chickpea flour adds its own interesting taste.

1 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup nutritional yeast
1/2 t black pepper
1/2 t sea salt
optional adds: sub cayenne, garlic powder, chili powder, or any other spice or herb (rosemary would be wonderful!) for part or all of the black pepper. I added garlic powder but later, thought I could have easily cut the amount of salt called for in half - note that the original recipe calls for 1 t (but my margarine also has salt). I'm not all that crazy about salty stuff
generous 1/4 cup vegan margarine [as cold as can be] I was using room temp vegan marg so just measured the 1/4 c out & put it in the freezer for 15 minutes. no problem.
water: prepare 1/4 cup pure water, but you won’t need all of it

in a large bowl, place all ingredients, except for water. using your food processor or a handheld mixer, mix all ingredients until a coarse flour is formed. add water little by little until the dough forms a ball.

you might have to place your dough in plastic wrap and chill it for a bit if it’s not wanting to be rolled down just yet. I never have to, so I don’t know if it’ll be the same for you.

preheat oven to 350F. line a couple of baking sheets with parchment paper or good ol’ Silpats.

roll your dough out on a clean surface, not too thinly: the crackers taste better when they are a bit chunkier, about 1/3 of an inch. here I differ from the original again - I really prefer the crackers thinner, say, 1/4" or less. cut out shapes using the smallest cookie cutters you have or, using a sharp knife, cut into squares or/and triangles. re-roll out dough until there is none left.

place crackers on prepared baking sheets, bake for 15-17 minutes, depending on thickness, and until crackers are set and golden.

place on a rack to cool down.

this recipe is adapted from http://havecakewilltravel.com/2007/08/12/cheezy-quackers/

follow-up note: I made a batch of crackers yesterday and threw in an unmeasured handful of salted sunflower seeds (omitting salt from the recipe); as I rolled out my thinner crackers, I sprinkled the top of the unbaked dough with more seeds, then rolled over the seeded dough lightly, to help with adherence. post-baking, I tried one, then added just a pinch more salt. these may be addictive.