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Crispy Rosemary and Poppy Seed Crackers

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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.

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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.

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The mixture should be moist and able to be formed into a ball.
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Place the mixture on a piece of baking paper and gently flatten.
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Place another piece of baking paper on the top and gently flatten with a rolling pin.
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Roll out until thin enough that the mix can still be picked up and not fall apart. About 3 mm but use your judgement.
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Cut off the rough edges using a pizza cutter and then slice into rectangles.
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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.

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A really tasty and versatile cracker. After you have made one batch and tested your oven etc l would double the recipe next time as they will be eaten very quickly.
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Served here with a night shade free guacamole and some twists from the same recipe.

 

I hope you enjoy this recipe. You can follow me daily on Instagram at holistic_paleo or on Facebook at Holistic Wellness For Life or Primal Living Melbourne.

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Rosemary and Sea Salt Crackers

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This is a handy gluten and dairy free cracker with a lovely flavour of rosemary and sea salt. They are softer than a regular cracker but are a good base for your favourite toppings and can be kept in the freezer and used as required.         

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Place your favourite toppings on or serve them plain.

Ingredients:

1 cup of organic sesame seeds

1 cup of organic pumpkin seeds

1 cup of organic sunflower seeds

1 generous tablespoon organic coconut oil

1 generous tablespoon raw organic honey

1 heaped tablespoon fresh rosemary

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

1 cup filtered water

Place all of the ingredients into the food processor and blend until smooth.

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Ready to be mixed 
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A smooth paste like mixture 

Spoon the mix into a tray (mine was 24cm x 34cm) generously lined with baking paper so it hangs over the edges and spread out smoothly with a spatula until even across the pan.

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Make sure the mix is even and there isn’t a glut of mix in the middle.

The mixture should be about 1/2 cm thick across the tray. Bake in a 180 degree celsius oven until turning golden around the edges.

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Just golden around the edges 

Remove from the oven and carefully lift the mix onto a flat surface by grabbing the edges of the baking paper. Cut into slices using a pizza cutter or something similar.

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Small even sized squares are best. 

Lift back onto the tray and return to the oven and bake until golden.

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The ones in the middle will not be as golden as the outer ones. You can cook them a bit more separately if you want them all a similar colour. 

Let cool in the tray and then carefully remove with a spatula and place on the cooling rack.

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Tasting one at this point is a good idea.

You can eat these bars fresh or place in the freezer to use later on.

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Freezing them to use later on.
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Top with your favourite ingredients for a meal or snack.

When l use these crackers from the freezer l quickly place them under the grill and they are ready to be used. You can eat them plain but l prefer to use them as a base for toppings which will increase the nutritional content.

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