The role of food in health and disease. Recipes for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Cheesey Sunflower Crackers (SCD)
In honor of Autism Awareness month these crackers are puzzle shaped. I ordered these adorable shape cutters from the Amazon store on Melissa's Another Lunch blog.
This recipe is right out of Dana Carpender's 500 Low-Carb Recipes. It's been one of our favorite cracker recipes and can beat any prepackaged cracker. I pre-soaked and dried the sunflower seeds for better digestibility.
1 1/2 cups Sunflower Seeds, raw and shelled
6 oz Cheddar Cheese, grated (I use Alta Dena's Goat Cheese, cheddar style)
1/2 teas. Salt, plus more for tops
1/4 cup water
Chili Powder or
Coriander and Paprika
Dried Parsley, optional
Two cookie sheets, three pieces of parchment paper cut to size of cookie sheets, rubber spatula
To improve digestibility I place sunflower seeds in a mixing bowl and cover with water. Let sit 8 hours or overnight. Rinse very well. Place in a dehydrator and dry at 125 degrees for about two hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Add sunflower seeds to food processor and pulse until very fine and flour-like. Add cheese and salt and pulse a few times to combine. Add 1/4 cup of water and pulse until mixture forms a ball. I pat into two balls, placing each between two sheets of parchment paper and rolling out to a thin wafer thickness. Peel off top paper and sprinkle with salt and chili powder (or coriander and paprika). Sprinkle with dried parsley (optional). Score into squares with a spatula. Bake about 30 minutes, checking after 25 minutes. Let cool before breaking into squares.
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Oh these are perfect! I was looking for a cracker to try with the dehydrator. I get a really nice raw cheddar cheese and would prefer not to cook it. I'm definitely going to try these this weekend.
ReplyDeleteKat, oops, I forgot to put oven temperature. But I have seen recipes for them to be done completely in the dehydrator. I have not tried them that way, yet.
ReplyDeleteOh I saw 125, is that in C or F? Hmm, ok well maybe I will try them anyways and let you know how it turns out ;)
ReplyDeleteOh dear, I think my eyes are blurry. Now I see the oven directions. I really need to stop flash-reading recipes!
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