Sesame Crackers
Every time my friend Patricia, Pilates Diva extraordinary, comes over she walks out of the house with a handful of these gluten free crackers. I promised her I would make this gluten free cracker recipe my next post. Happy crunching!
3 cups blanched almond flour
1½ teaspoons celtic sea salt
1 cup sesame seeds
2 eggs, whisked until frothy
2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together almond flour, salt, sesame seeds, eggs and oil until well blended
- Separate dough into two halves
- Line two large (12 x 16) stainless steel baking sheets with parchment paper
- Place one half of the dough in the center of each lined sheet
- Cut another piece of parchment paper
and place it over one of the balls of dough
- Roll dough out between the two pieces of parchment paper
- Cut the dough with a knife or pizza cutter into 2 inch squares
- Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes, until golden brown
- Cool and serve
This highly nutritious gluten-free cracker goes well hummus, guacamole and other tasty spreads.
Posted on May 3, 2007 in snacks by Elana
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Hello!
Is sesame flour gluten-free?
Thank you.
Hi Elaine-
Thanks for stopping by and for your great question. I have never used sesame flour --didn't actually know it existed, so unfortunately cannot be of help with this one.
Thanks,
Elana
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Great recipe - the whole family loved it. It's always great to find gluten and dairy free recipes that are both tasty and healthy!
Can you think of any way of making it nut free also for kids school lunches (they can't take nuts to school)? Any kind of substitution of flours you could make for the almond meal? Maybe ground seeds like pepitas or something, with some ground coconut? I also thought about whether you could add a bit of baby rice cereal and water to help it stick together enough? What do you think?
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Dear Rosie,
That sounds like a great idea. Please let us know the results of your experiments.
You can also post this query in the forums; there are a bunch of folks there who cook without nuts.
Elana
These look great and I'm very much in need of a cracker recipe however, DS can't do eggs. Is this recipe totally out for us or is there a good sub?? Thanks!
Jennifer,
Thanks for your comment. Please see my faq's for the answer to this and other frequently asked questions.
Thanks,
Elana
do you think the crackers would hold up just as well without the sesame, that is an allergen in our family. you are an awesome cook, they look so good. Can't wait to try them.
theresa,
Thanks for your comment. Please see my faq's regarding this question.
Thanks,
Elana
Hello Elana,
I received the almond flour in the mail from Honeyville and this is my first recipe using it! The dough looked a bit lumpy so I added an extra egg then the batter was smoother. The thinner crackers on the outside were crunchy. Do you think the inside crackers would be crunchier if I hadn't added the extra egg?
I enjoyed them with some almond butter and pomegranite jelly smeared on top!
Also, How do you store these wonderful crackers?
Thank you,
Lenee
Lenee -Thanks for your question. In all honesty, there are thousands of ways to alter a recipe and its outcome as well, not sure that I can intuit each one over the internet :-) I might need to come to your kitchen. I leave my crackers in a bowl, uncovered on the counter and they keep that way for at least a week --if they last that long.
Wow! These crackers are delish! I love the toasted sesame flavor and they have just the right amount of saltiness for me. Next time I will definitely roll them across the entire pan in hopes that they will be crispier - I didn't make the dough go quite to the far edges. Thank you again for sharing your recipes and experience! I love your recipes and enjoy reading your blog.
Hi Elena,
I will be making these lovely things quite soon, but need to order the Honeyville almond flour first!! Can you tell me about how many cups of flour you get from a pound of almond flour? I didn't see any information on that in your FAQs, nor on the Honeyvillegrain.com site. It will help me determine how much I should order. Thank you.
Blessings,
~Evelyn Mae
Thanks so much for a NUTRITIOUS and EASY cracker recipe! My 4 gluten free boys are eating crackers with peanut butter for the first time in a long time. It feels good to know they aren't just eating empty rice flour carbs too!!! Thank you!!!!! :)
Thanks very much for all the great recipes!
I just ordered from the Honeyville site and I am excited to try this recipe and many of the others!
Made these for the second time and they're delicious. This time I used 3/4 cup regular sesame seeds and 1/4 cup black sesame sees and the contrast is super - they look so lovely!
I loved them with ginger spread but I also put out cream cheese and almond butter and it was a hit with my husband and with our guests.
Second time around I divided the dough into 3 instead of 2 to roll out so that it was easier to make them crunchy crispier!
Hi Elena,
I started visiting your blog about a month ago and I absolutely love it!!!
I eat gluten, wheat, yeast, red meat, dairy, egg, sugar & additives (I think I got it all...) free food for health reasons and in your blog I can actually find recipes that I CAN eat. It's great!
A question about this recipe - Do you think I can replace the eggs with some ground linseed mixed with water? Or maybe something else? I know it's a recipe modification question... but, if possible, I would really appreciate your advice.
Thank you so much for all the wonderful recipes!
Hi Elana! I am slowly making my way across many of your recipes. This one took me two times to get right. The first time, I was afraid to roll the dough too thin and ended up not rolling it thin enough. I took my learnings to trial #2 and toasted the sesame seeds first before adding to the mix and sprinkled a little bit of kosher salt across the top before baking. Delicious! Most people are afraid to try them when I tell them there is no flour, but it's fun to see the eyes light up after one bite!
My partner and I are trying to do the whole no wheat thing cause we are thinking that is whats hurting our stomachs and making us feel blah, so I just wanted to thank you for sharing all these fantastic ideas with every one, I really appreciate it, it is hard finding gluten free meals!
thanx,
Michael & Eric
hi Elana,
I recently bought your cookbook and then came over to your blog - great stuff!
Just wanted to post a comment that when I first made this recipe, I didn't have enough sesame seeds, so I used about 2/3 sesame seeds and 1/3 flax seeds - they were fantastic! I then later made with all sesame seeds, and I actually prefer the combo.
Thanks for all the tasty ideas!!
Patty in Seattle
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This recipe was worth the price of your cookbook alone. I make these almost weekly and serve with homemade hommus. Everyone loves them. I've made a number of things out of the cookbook and it is now has the crusty stained appearance of a cookbook well loved. Thanks.
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I ordered your book last week, and I can´t wait to make all those fantastic recipes! I made these crackers yesterday and I love them. I published them in my spanish blog, I ´m sure a lot of people will love them too.
Thanks for this blog, it´s a constant inspiration.
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This is the first recipe I try from your website. It's really yummy!! :-)
Hi Elena, absolutely love your blog and amazing recipes. I have made this one many times and love it. I have made a couple of substitutions that have made them that much more tasty (not that yours isn't) :)
Chiefly, I toast the sesame seeds lightly before adding them to the recipe, and I substitute half of the grapeseed oil with sesame oil...
Sometimes, I also remove 1/4 cup of the almond flour and add 1/4 of a cup of golden flaxseed meal instead which gives them a "whole grain" like taste and texture.
Just wanted to say thanks to you because going gluten free seemed so scary at first, but your recipes really helped me...keep them coming!
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