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~ raw, vegan, gluten-free ~
If we are being really honest, crackers are not the most exciting food in the world. I mean seriously, when was the last time that you actually craved a cracker?
Do you ever find yourself craving crackers the way you’d lust after a beautifully ripened, juicy red watermelon or chocolate? Probably not, but they are an absolute necessity when that salty, crunchy craving hits.
They are of course the perfect vehicle for your favorite cheeses and dips. And once you bite into these flaky, buttery crackers, it’s pretty hard to stop eating them. They are a bit on the fragile, delicate side but they sure do melt in your mouth.
These crackers are light, crispy and gave off a buttery presence without any actual butter whatsoever. Thank you macadamia nuts! Walnuts can also give a cracker a butter flavor so feel free to test that out if you don’t have macadamia nuts on hand. The flavor won’t be as delicate but they will still taste wonderful.
Instead of using my typical sea salt in this recipe, I decided to use celery salt. The cool, grassy flavor of celery seed enhances the crackers and gives a more distinct taste. The combination of salt and celery seed can enhance bland foods in need of not only salt but a subtle, tangy flavor.
Celery salt is made by combining two parts salt with one part celery seed. You can purchase this or make your own. Often, commercially made celery salt contains an anti-caking agent such as silicon dioxide or calcium silicate. So, skip that and make your own. It is so easy!
Start by grinding the celery seed with a spice grinder, mortar, and pestle or coffee grinder. Then combine with the salt and mix well. Store your finished celery salt in a jar, and use as needed.
It’s not very often that I make raw cracker bases with freshly soaked nuts, I normally soak and dehydrate them first so I can get a finer flour texture. This time I left them wet so that I could create a more paste-like dough, giving the cracker a nice tight structure. Mission accomplished.
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Looks delicious! Bookmarked this and I plan to make it soon :)
I hope you do Aliyah. Merry Christmas and many blessings, amie sue :)
These were amazing!!
Thank you.
You are welcome Kari. Thanks for coming back and commenting. :) Have a glorious weekend, amie sue
HAPPY FOURTH, Amie Sue🇺🇸
I’m about to make these crackers, but have concern about using the non-stick dehydrator sheets I bought from Anazon when I ordered a small Hamilton Beach dehydrator, because the I only have a small space in my lake cottage. I now see they are Teflon coated& would like ur thoughts about using them @ low heats. I’m religious about avoiding carcinogens,
But don’t think u’d use them, if u thought they could b a danger.🙏🏻Thanks😘
Good day Penolope :)
I can’t speak for the liners that you have since I can’t research them but I use the non-stick sheet from Excalubir which do teflon coating on them too. I did some research (thanks for prompting that :) and read, “The premium sheets have the PTFE coating which is the Dupont Teflon. These are manufactured without the use of BPA or APFO. It is a coated composite of PTFE and fiberglass. Neither materialis manufactured using BPA or APFO and neither BPA nor APFO are added or otherwise during the manufacturing process.” Another place also read, “Excalibur does comment in the manufacture of the teflex sheets that the teflon coating isn’t of concern as the highest temperature the Excalibur Dehydrator can reach is not hot enough to release any toxins.”
But if this still doesn’t bring you any peace about using non-stick sheets, you can use parchment paper. I find that wax paper will stick to your food so I don’t use that, well for that reason and the fact that the wax will lift off on your food.
I hope this helps… so much to learn, so little time! amie sue :)
These are SOOOOOOOO Good! These will definitely be a staple around our house.
Music to my ears. :) So happy that you enjoyed them! I appreciate the feedback. Blessings, amie sue