How To Make Gluten And Lactose Free Seed Crackers?

Although seed crackers can be found on the market, making them at home ensures that the ingredients are of the highest quality and that they do not contain any harmful additives.

Are you trying to cut down on bread or carbohydrates because you notice that they are causing you to gain weight or cause your stomach to swell? Here we offer you a light, nutritious and healthy alternative: seed crackers. These small pancakes are made with gluten-free flour and without butter or other dairy products.

Discover this delicious recipe that will allow you to replace bread and pastries with much healthier foods.

Is it Harmful to Eat Bread?

Bread is a food rich in carbohydrates that gives us energy and makes us feel full. However, it has some negatives:

• White flour breads are overly refined products that can acidify our body and increase the risk of constipation and other intestinal disorders.
• Yeast can cause swelling and indigestion.
• It is high in gluten, which is the protein in wheat. More and more people are intolerant to this nutrient.
• Bread makes you gain weight and accumulate fat around your waistline.
• It alters the levels of glucose in the blood.

Alternatives to bread

If you want to reduce or eliminate white bread from your diet, you can opt for healthier foods:

• Wholemeal breads of different cereals: spelled, rye, oats, barley, rice, corn etc.
• Rice or corn toast.
• Buckwheat or chickpea flour pancakes
• Crackers with seeds
• Mexican fajitas or arabic pancakes

Crackers with seeds

These homemade, natural seed crackers provide excellent health benefits:

• They are rich in nutrients.
• Satisfy us quickly.
• Regulate and promote intestinal transit, especially if one suffers from constipation.
• We provide a good amount of fiber and essential fatty acids.
• They do not swell the stomach after ingestion.
• Eating crunchy foods helps us reduce the urge to snack between meals.
• They do not contain gluten, as they are more digestive and suitable for celiacs.

Plus, these seed crackers are perfect to accompany any breakfast, afternoon snack or appetizer.

And unlike products on the market, they contain no additives, flavor enhancers, harmful fat or too much salt.

How to make these homemade seed crackers?

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (100 g)
• 1 tablespoon of sea salt (7 g)
• Spices according to taste: oregano, pepper, turmeric, basil, thyme, garlic powder etc.
• 1 glass of water (200 ml)
• 1 cup of rice flour (120 g)
• A cup of corn flour (130 g)
• 1 cup of chickpea flour (130 g)
• 1 cup of various seeds (chia, sesame, flax, sunflower, squash, poppy etc.) (120 g)

In this recipe, there is no need to use yeast, because what interests us is to obtain a thin and crunchy bread.

Preparation

The big advantage of this recipe is that there is no need to knead the dough. So you can put all the ingredients in the blender glass because the dough is quite liquid.

• First, put the eggs in the blender and beat well.
• Add the oil, salt, spices and water.
• Separately, in a bowl, mix the three flours well and add them to the rest of the ingredients.
• You can add some of the seeds to the dough or keep them completely for the surface of the crackers.
  They will be well toasted and tasty.
• Cover the mixture with transparent cling film and put it in the refrigerator for about 1 hour, so that it rests and flattens.
• On a large baking tray, put a non-stick paper and roll out the dough.
• On top, sprinkle all the seeds, evenly distributed.
• Preheat the oven to 220 ° C and bake for 20 to 30 minutes.
• When you take them out of the oven, let cool and then cut the dough into small pieces.
• If the seeds are not sticking well to the surface, you can soak them in a beaten egg before putting them in the oven.

Ideas with crackers

We now offer you some healthy sides for these crackers:

• Tomato, avocado and cream cheese
• Plant-based pâtés
• Cocoa cream
• Clarified butter and jam

You can also try this recipe in a sweet version. In this case, replace the salt with sugar or add spices like cinnamon and ginger.

These crackers are delicious with sweet or savory products.