Almond Crackers

Making my own crackers was never something I was remotely interested in doing… until I started taking a hard look at ingredients labels. Even the best brands seem to have added oils or sugars I’d prefer to avoid or save for something more exciting than crackers.

For example, my beloved Simple Mills has sunflower oil, which is technically an industrial seed oil and inflammatory. 

But making your own is really quite simple and the ingredients can’t be beat:

Almond flour

Ground flaxseeds

Egg white or water

Salt

Seasonings

I like to add ground flaxseeds to bump up the nutrition and fiber, especially since these are kid snacks, too.

And the flavors are totally customizable. I prefer a garlic and onion combo, but cinnamon, curry, smoked paprika, Italian seasoning, or rosemary would also be delicious.

Almond Crackers

1 cup almond flour 

1 egg white OR 3 Tbsp water

1 Tbsp flaxseed meal (ground flaxseeds)

½ tsp fine sea salt 

½ tsp garlic powder

½ tsp onion powder

Optional: Sea salt or garlic salt for topping

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F. 

2. Combine all ingredients through onion powder in a bowl until the mixture forms into a dough.

3. Place dough ball between two sheets of parchment paper, and use a rolling pin to roll out the dough until it’s even and about ⅛-inch thick. If the parchment slides while rolling, spritz a few drops of water under the bottom parchment paper to help it stay in place.

4. Remove top layer of parchment, and move the bottom piece with dough onto a baking sheet. Use a pizza cutter to score the dough into your preferred size of crackers. I like rectangles, at about 1-inch x 1.5-inches. Sprinkle the dough with optional sea salt or garlic salt.

5. Place in the preheated oven, and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until they’re just started to turn golden.

6. Remove from oven, and let cook completely on the baking sheet. The scores will help you break the dough into individual crackers. Eat immediately, or store in an air-tight container or baggy for 4-5 days.

Enjoy!