Toasted Onion Flakes Crackers
These crackers started off being an attempt to copy the flavour of my favourite crackers, Breton – who now offer some very good gf crackers. But I find it is still cheaper to make home-made than to buy store-ready!
I enjoy making these crackers, the dough handles easily, and I also enjoy eating them. They keep well. They can be made with or without the toasted onion flakes — add your own favourite flavours instead, or leave them plain.
**To toast the onion flakes — I used about 3 tbsp (amount can be adjusted to taste) of dried onion flakes, put them on a tin foil lined pan and toasted them for a few minutes in my toaster oven — watch them carefully so they do not burn!
Recipe
- 1/4 cup white bean flour (or chick pea flour)
- 1/4 cup corn starch
- 1/4 cup arrowroot starch/flour
- 1/4 cup brown rice flour
- 1/4 cup sweet rice flour
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3 tbsp. toasted onion flakes, (or flaxseed or poppy seed or herbs of choice – adjust amount as desired/needed for flavour)
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tbsp milk (or water)
- Kosher salt – for sprinkling on top (optional)
- Mix dry ingredients together
- Mix coconut oil with water/milk and stir into the dry ingredients working it with hands into a ball.
- Turn out on pastry mat or very lightly dusted counter (I find I don’t need any dusting flour), flatten ball somewhat and cover with sheet of plastic wrap and roll out very thin … about a 13″ square.
- Using a 2 1/4 ” round cutter cut out as many crackers as you can … remove the excess dough and roll out again, cutting more circles until all the dough is used up. Prick crackers with fork.
- Place on parchment lined cookie sheet. Sprinkle with kosher salt if desired.
- Bake at 250′ for about 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
