Grain Free Crackers Made With Sesame And Sunflower Seeds Recipes

GRAIN FREE CRACKERS MADE WITH SESAME AND SUNFLOWER SEEDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In the bowl of the food processor, using the regular metal blade, combine the sunflower seeds, salt, and garlic. Turn food processor on and let it whir for 2-3 minutes until the seeds have turned into a dense flour. Add in the sesame seeds and pulse to mix (the sesame seeds don't need to mix all the way in). Slowly add in the water, a couple tablespoons at a time, until the seeds all clump together in a ball. Remove and knead to distribute the sesame seeds through the sunflower seed mixture. The mixture isn't a very pretty color at this point, but it improves beautifully with baking.
• Between parchment paper, roll the dough out until it is very thin for crisper crackers, or up to 1/4 inch thick for more sturdy crackers, in as close to a rectangle shape as possible. Using the parchment paper, flip the whole rectangle of dough onto a cookie sheet, keep the crackers on a layer of parchment paper to bake for easy removal. Cut into rectangles with a pizza cutter or sharp knife. We'll use the cut lines to break the crackers on after they're cooked.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown. Allow to cool while still on the cookie sheet, then break along scored lines and serve.

SESAME, SUNFLOWER AND FLAX CRACKERS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees
• 2. In a food processor or coffee mill, grind sunflower seed (and flaxseed) to a fine meal. )You can opt to use 1 cup of sunflower seeds and omit the flax, however, the flax is full of Omega 3 essential fatty acids). If you are using salted sunflower seeds, you may want to decrease your salt.
• 3. Add the sesame seeds and salt, and pulse the food processor just long enough to combine, or mix by hand. You want the sesame seeds to stay whole. Add the water and pulse to make into a dough or mix by hand.
• 4. Cover a cookie sheet with a piece of parchment paper. Turn the dough out onto the parchment paper, tear off another sheet of parchment paper and place on top of dough.
• 5. Through the top sheet, use your hands to press the dough into as thin and even a sheet as you can. You can also use a rolling pin. Take the time to get the dough quite thin, the thinner, the better, so long as there are no holes in the dough. Peel off the top parchment paper and use a thin, sharp, straight-bladed knife or a pizza cutter to score the dough into squares or diamonds. If you prefer, sprinkle a bit of sea salt over the surface and gently press it into the dough BEFORE scoring the crackers.
• 6. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until crackers are a light, golden brown color. Remove from oven, carefully peel off parchment paper, break along the scored lines, and let the crackers cool. Store in a tightly closed container.
• Yield: About 6 dozen small crackers, each with 1 gram of carbohydrates, and about 0.5 grams of fiber. For a variation---add ½ cup reduced fat grated parmesan cheese in place of the sesame seeds in step 3---follow steps 4 through 6 Try adding your own spices in with the recipe too. Be careful when adding cinnamon & sugar or garlic powder to the top...it burns easily in the oven. If you do choose to sprinkle on on top...Add it to the last 5 minutes of baking, or so.