Recipe For Crackers: Gluten-free And Lactose-free

These crackers are very healthy and contain only natural ingredients.

Would you like to reduce the consumption of bread or carbohydrates? Do you think that you will gain weight from it or do not tolerate gluten? Today we are introducing you to a very simple alternative that is particularly nutritious and healthy: crackers made from seeds.

These are made with gluten-free flour. They are free from butter and other dairy products. Discover this delicious recipe. Because you can easily replace bread or other baked goods with it. 

Is bread unhealthy?

Bread is one of the foods that is particularly rich in carbohydrates. It provides a lot of energy and will keep you full for a long time. Still, it also has some drawbacks:

• White flour bread is popular, but it can acidify the body and increase the risk of constipation and other digestive disorders.
• Yeast can also cause gas or indigestion.

• Bread is high in gluten. More and more people suffer from gluten intolerance.
• The consumption of bread leads to obesity and the accumulation of fat in the waist area.
• It also increases blood sugar levels.

Alternatives to bread

If you want to reduce the consumption of white bread or do without it entirely, you can replace it with healthier alternatives:

• Whole grain breads made from different types of grain: spelled, rye, oats, barley, rice, corn, etc.
• Rice or corn toast
• Buckwheat or chickpea flour crepes
• Crackers made from seeds
• Mexican fajitas or flatbread

Crackers made from seeds

These homemade crackers made from seeds have many health benefits:

• They are very nutritious and have a very filling effect,
• regulate and support digestion and are particularly recommended for constipation,
• contain large amounts of fiber and essential fatty acids and
• do not have a flatulence effect.
• With these crispy snacks you can do without unhealthy snacks.
• They do not contain gluten and are easy to digest. People with gluten intolerance can also enjoy these crackers.

In addition, these seed crackers are great for breakfast, an afternoon snack, or dinner.

In contrast to commercially available products, they do not contain any unhealthy additives, flavor enhancers, harmful fat or a lot of salt.

Recipe for crackers from seeds

ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ½ cup of extra virgin olive oil (100 g)
• 1 spoon of sea salt (7 g)
• Spices according to taste: oregano, pepper, turmeric, basil, thyme, ground garlic, etc.
• 1 glass of water (200 ml)
• 1 cup rice flour (120 g)
• 1 cup of cornmeal (130 g)
• 1 cup chickpea flour (130 g)
• 1 cup with various seeds (chia, sesame, flaxseed, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, poppy seeds, etc.) (120 g)

You don’t need yeast for this, as it is a very thin, crunchy bread. 

preparation

The big advantage of this recipe is that you don’t have to knead the dough. You can easily make the mixture with the mixer, because the dough is relatively thin.

• Put the eggs in the blender and whisk them until frothy.
• Then add the oil, salt, spices and water.
• Mix the three types of flour in another bowl and then add to the rest of the ingredients.
• Then add some of the seeds to the mixture and save the remaining seeds to sprinkle them on the dough later. This is how they are roasted and very tasty.
• Then cover the dough with cling film and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and brush it with olive oil so that the crackers can easily be loosened after baking. Then spread the dough on the baking paper and sprinkle the remaining seeds over it.

• Preheat the oven to 220 ° C and bake the dough in it for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Then take the crackers out of the oven and let them cool down. Now you can cut or break it into pieces.
• You can brush the surface with egg before baking to keep the seeds from falling off.  

A few more tips

You can make healthy snacks with these crackers. Use for this

• Tomato, avocado or cream cheese,
• vegetarian spreads,
• Cocoa cream or
• Butter and jam.

You can also replace the salt with sugar in this recipe if you prefer something sweet. Then you add spices such as cinnamon or ginger to the dough. Also very tasty!