2 cups ground flax seeds

2/3 cup whole flax seeds

1 teaspoon sea salt

2 tablespoons red pepper (chopped very small)

2 tablespoons parsley (chopped very small)

1 teaspoon Italian spices (or your favourite savoury spice)

2 and 2/3 cups of water

1 and 1/3 cups of sunflower seeds

1/2 cup black sesame seeds (or regular white sesame seeds will do fine)

Basic raw cracker recipe inspired by Ani Phyo's recipes in Ani's Raw Food Kitchen 

Directions

1. Mix everything together in a mixing bowl.

Cracker batter

 

2. Spread batter on parchment paper or a teflex sheet. FYI: Do not use regular waxed paper. The crackers will stick to the paper and be difficult to remove. Buy parchment paper or teflex sheets (which can be purchased from dehydrator sellers).

 

Cracker batter - up close

 

Remember that the above recipe should make two dehydrator sheets worth of crackers. Spread the batter out evenly. Using the back of a spoon works well.

 

Cracker dough on dehydrator sheet

 

3. Start dehydrating the crackers. I generally dehydrate everything at 120 degrees for the first hour, then I reduce the temperature to 105 degrees for the remainder of the cooking time.

4. Score the crackers. Once the crackers are starting to harden up (four hours later?), use a knife to score the crackers along wherever you want the crackers to separate. This will make them easier to break later on.

5. Remove paper or teflex. Once the crackers are holding their shape together very well (8 hours in the dehydrator?), break them apart along the score lines. Remove the parchment or teflex sheets and place the crackers directly on the dehydrator tray.

6. Finish dehydrating. Some people like their crackers a bit moist. I like them to be very dry. If you plan on keeping them for a few weeks or more in storage, then you must ensure that there is no moisture left.

A good way to make sure that they are really dry and dehydrated is to pinch them hard. If all of the moisture is gone, you should not be able to feel any movement. If you pinch a cracker and it gives a little, it needs to be dehydrated longer.

I dehydrate my crackers for a long time. Perhaps even 20 hours or so! That might be overkill, but it's what I do.

7. Eat and enjoy! I love avocado, sprouts, and tomato on raw crackers. Mmm!

Close up of finished cracker

The Rawtarian's Thoughts

Having a basic raw cracker recipe at your disposal is integral. Make sure to always have a batch of basic raw crackers on hand at all times. Crackers are very helpful when you need to throw together a quick raw meal or snack. Raw crackers are integral to helping you keep with the raw food diet lifestyle.

Here is my standby basic raw cracker recipe, which I use on a regular basis. Feel free to modify to suit your fancy. For example, you could make a sweeter cracker by omitting the savoury spices and vegetables, and substituting with cinnamon and chopped apricots, for example.

This recipe makes enough for two dehydrator trays' worth of raw crackers. Try it as is once to make sure that you'll like it. Then, forever more, double or triple the recipe! These crackers store very very well.

 

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Comments

Delcious-- THANKS!

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Glad you liked it Bill!

Do you have an “raw” essene bread recipe? I am craving moist healthy uncooked delicious sweet and/or savory uncooked bread..

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Elaborate!!! I don't know what essene is!!

I've never made a raw cracker (yet!) because I am allergic to most nut's (pine nut's & macadamia are ok) sunflower seeds and flax seeds....almost every raw cracker recipe I've viewed use these ingredients. Do you know of any other raw cracker/bread recipes that may be good for me? I'm vegan and after being diagnosed with the most extensive list of allergies my dr. has ever seen I've been juicing all day and soups for dinner....would LOVE to crunch a raw cracker!!!

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Hmmm... That's tough Vanessa! Yes, we definitely need to find something for you, Vanessa! That is difficult, though, because most crackers use flax seed as a binding agent to hold the cracker together so that it doesn't crumble...

Hmm. I just looked at all my recipes and I don't have anything that fits the bill :( If I find a good one I'll send it your way

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You could try this one!

http://www.yumuniverse.com/2010/03/08/raw-buttery-kale-crackers/

You could simply add more macadamia nuts in place of the cashews

If you try it let me know what you think!

if vanessa isn't allergic to chia seeds, they are just as good as flax for a binder....

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Great suggestion Cristina

I'm diabetic and always looking for lo carb substitutes for bread and grains. I love these raw food "crackers" but am stumped about the nutritional/carb info. Do you have any idea what the carb grams per service for this might be? And just what the heck would you consider a regular portion? I can eat these until they're all gone.... :-)

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For nutritional info you could try tracking in fitday.com or similar free online software.

I don't generally eat more than three crackers per serving

Should the seeds be soaked for a while before putting them in the batter? I've heard that soaking neutralizes enzyme inhibitors and reduces phytic acid. Thanks!

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Yes, you can soak (2 hrs) and rinse if you have the time. Then pat dry with clean tea towel before using in recipe.

(Soaking is not mandatory to make this recipe though. Just do it if u have the time)

Is the red pepper a bell pepper or a hot red pepper of some sort?

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Good question Golden.

It is just sweet bell pepper. Not hot pepper.

Your Basic raw cracker recipe is covered up with photo images . Can you give me the basic ingredients.
Thanks, Baba

Can the sesame seeds be substituted with chia seeds....or something else? Unfortunately I can't have sesame seeds.

I used chia seeds instead of sesame seeds and the cracker was wonderful! I also had a few pumpkin seeds on hand and threw them in and they added a nice touch. I used cruhsed red pepper flakes for spice which gave them a nice kick. I am quite new to raw foods and am getting hooked! Now I need to get a larger dehydrator so I can make larger batches! Thank you so much for the easy, tasty recipes!

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