Gluten-Free Crackers With Flax Seeds
These homemade crackers with flax seeds are crisp, savory, and far better than store-bought. This is a simple, reliable flax cracker recipe you'll want to make again and again.
Ingredients
- 60 g sunflower seeds
- 40 g whole hemp seeds (or pumpkin seeds)
- 50 g sesame seeds
- 100 g ground flaxseed (linseed)* (do a quick smell — and if needed, taste — test to make sure it’s fresh and not rancid)
- 100 g whole grain rice flour (or whole grain wheat flour if gluten-free is not a necessity)
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika powder**
- 4 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 50 ml olive oil
- 500 ml water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 150°C / 302°F, fan on.
- Line two or three baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Mix sunflower, hemp, and sesame seeds. Set 50 g of this mixture aside for topping.
- In a large bowl, combine the remaining seeds with ground flaxseed, rice flour, salt, paprika powder, and nutritional yeast.
- Add water and olive oil, stir well, and let the batter rest for 15 minutes. It will thicken slightly but remain spreadable.
- Divide the batter evenly between the baking sheets and spread it into a very thin, even layer using a spatula or the back of a spoon.
- Sprinkle the reserved seed mixture evenly over the top.
- Bake for 15 minutes, then remove the trays and carefully cut the crackers into squares or rectangles right on the baking sheets/trays. You don’t need to cut all the way through with the knife; making shallow indentations is enough to easily break the crackers once they’re baked and cooled.
- Return to the oven and bake for another 30 minutes, until the edges are lightly browned and crisp.
- Check the center crackers. If they’re still soft, remove the crisp ones and bake the rest for a few more minutes.
- Let cool completely. They crisp up even more as they cool.
Notes
*You can buy whole flaxseed and grind it yourself using a nut grinder, coffee grinder, or high-speed blender. I prefer grinding small batches to keep it fresh.
**You can add your favorite seasoning, like curry powder or Italian herbs.