Crispy Rosemary and Poppy Seed Crackers

A versatile cracker that is deliciously crispy with a wonderful after taste. Top them with your favourite ingredients such as avocado or tomato. They are gluten, dairy and sugar free with so many uses from a snack to a whole meal depending on the topping. Try having them as a side to your main meal to add some crunch or with a hot bowl of soup. They are easy to make and can be kept for a few days in a container or frozen.

2015-05-22 20.29.40 — Crunchy, tasty and soon to be your favourite cracker.

Ingredients:

1 cup of blanched almond meal (try to use blanched only as it is softer).

1 dessert spoon of extra virgin olive oil

4 dessert spoons of cool filtered water

1/2 teaspoon sea salt (pink rock salt or celtic sea salt are good)

3 teaspoons of activated sunflower seeds

1 teaspoon of fresh rosemary pieces.

2 teaspoons of poppy seeds

Method:

Place all ingredients in the food processor using the chopping blade. Process until mixed well but not super smooth.

2015-05-22 19.44.52 — The mixture should be moist and able to be formed into a ball.

2015-05-22 19.45.54 — Place the mixture on a piece of baking paper and gently flatten.

2015-05-22 19.47.01 — Place another piece of baking paper on the top and gently flatten with a rolling pin.

2015-05-22 19.48.08 — Roll out until thin enough that the mix can still be picked up and not fall apart. About 3 mm but use your judgement.

2015-05-22 19.49.44 — Cut off the rough edges using a pizza cutter and then slice into rectangles.

2015-05-22 19.53.39 — Gently pick each piece up and place on a tray lined with baking paper. Roll the scraps up and repeat the process until all have been used. The final piece is hard to get perfect so l used this as my taste test when it was cooked.

Bake in a pre-heated oven. I cooked my crackers at 170 degrees in a fan forced oven but as each oven varies you will need to experiment. Lower is better than a higher temperature as you don’t want them to burn or dry out too much. Bake until just golden, remove from the oven and let cool on the tray.