{"id":7951,"date":"2016-04-15T10:35:22","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T17:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/?p=7951"},"modified":"2017-02-23T14:06:58","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T22:06:58","slug":"flax-crackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/flax-crackers\/","title":{"rendered":"Flax Crackers with Vegan Parmesan and Italian Herbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I&#8217;ve talked about recently, I love flax. It has a million health benefits, from Omega-3&#8217;s to antioxidants, fiber, blood sugar regulation, and so much more. Even <em>Gandhi<\/em> said that &#8220;wherever flaxseeds become a regular food item among the people, there will be better health.&#8221; One of my favorite ways to eat flax (outside of my <a href=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/thumbprint-cookies\/\">thumbprint cookies<\/a>, of course) is in crackers. The flavor combo in this recipe is awesome. The cheesy vegan &#8220;parmesan&#8221; comes from ground cashews + nutritional yeast, and is combined with Italian spices and garlic. Despite the simple ingredient list, they&#8217;re so delicious and super easy to make.   <\/p>\n<p><strong>In other news, One Ingredient Chef was nominated for a VegNews bloggy award!!!<\/strong> If you&#8217;re into that kind of thing and you want to vote for me, it only takes a second and I would be thrilled to have your support: <a href=\"http:\/\/veg.gy\/1gxdm\">Vote Here \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackers.jpg\" alt=\"FlaxCrackers\" width=\"760\" height=\"1125\" class=\"normal alignnone size-full wp-image-7953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackers.jpg 760w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackers-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackers-692x1024.jpg 692w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackers-364x539.jpg 364w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackers-758x1122.jpg 758w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackers-608x900.jpg 608w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackers-313x463.jpg 313w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackers-32x48.jpg 32w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackers-65x96.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Makes: a bunch of crackers<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ingredients:<\/h4>\n<div class=\"one-half first\">\n<ul>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">1 cup ground flaxseed<\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">1\/3 cup ground (blended) cashews <\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">1\/4 cup nutritional yeast <\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">1 tablespoon Italian spice blend<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"one-half\">\n<ul>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">1 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">1\/2+ teaspoon salt <\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">1\/2 cup water <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>preheat the oven to 325\u00ba F<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Step One<\/h4>\n<p>First, blend a handful or two of cashews (raw, preferably) until pulverized into a powder. Combine this in a large bowl with all the dry ingredients: ground flax, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, salt, and Italian spices (I used a blend of rosemary, thyme, oregano). Toss with a fork to combine.<\/p>\n<h4>Step Two<\/h4>\n<p>Next, pour in 1\/2 cup of fresh water and stir until fully mixed \u2013 don&#8217;t be afraid to over-mix here, there&#8217;s no gluten! When the mixture is consistent, set aside for 3-5 minutes so that the batter will thicken as the flax absorbs the water. <\/p>\n<h4>Step Three<\/h4>\n<p>Meanwhile, prepare a baking sheet covered with a layer of parchment or a Silpat, and grab some plastic wrap if you have it on hand. Spread the batter onto the parchment with your hands, then cover with the plastic wrap, and use a rolling pin or something similar to flatten out the batter very thin (less than 1\/8 inch). Remove and discard the plastic wrap. <\/p>\n<p>Next, you have two options. I left the batter as one whole sheet and baked as-is, breaking apart into crackers after it cooked. This works great, but the edges with be brittle and the center pieces will also be crunchy, but they will have just a little more chew as well. I liked that contrast, but if you prefer a more consistent texture, feel free to cut out the batter with cookie cutters and separate (you may need a second baking sheet).<\/p>\n<h4>Step Four<\/h4>\n<p>Either way, bake at 325\u00ba until the edges are very firm, but before they start to turn dark and burn, which will be about 40-50 minutes (slightly less if you cut into shapes first). Then, turn off the oven and leave the crackers inside, allowing them to further dehydrate over the next 15-20 minutes. Finally, remove from the oven and allow to finish cooling before breaking your giant-sized cracker into smaller pieces and serving with hummus, guacamole, or your favorite dip.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackerWhole.jpg\" alt=\"FlaxCrackerWhole\" width=\"760\" height=\"855\" class=\"normal alignnone size-full wp-image-7954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackerWhole.jpg 760w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackerWhole-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackerWhole-364x410.jpg 364w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackerWhole-758x853.jpg 758w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackerWhole-608x684.jpg 608w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackerWhole-313x352.jpg 313w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackerWhole-43x48.jpg 43w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackerWhole-85x96.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackersBroken.jpg\" alt=\"FlaxCrackersBroken\" width=\"760\" height=\"523\" class=\"normal alignnone size-full wp-image-7955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackersBroken.jpg 760w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackersBroken-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackersBroken-364x250.jpg 364w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackersBroken-758x522.jpg 758w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackersBroken-608x418.jpg 608w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackersBroken-313x215.jpg 313w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackersBroken-70x48.jpg 70w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackersBroken-140x96.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackerClose.jpg\" alt=\"FlaxCrackerClose\" width=\"760\" height=\"1036\" class=\"normal alignnone size-full wp-image-7952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackerClose.jpg 760w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackerClose-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackerClose-751x1024.jpg 751w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackerClose-364x496.jpg 364w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackerClose-758x1033.jpg 758w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackerClose-608x829.jpg 608w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackerClose-313x427.jpg 313w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackerClose-35x48.jpg 35w, https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/FlaxCrackerClose-70x96.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I&#8217;ve talked about recently, I love flax. It has a million health benefits, from Omega-3&#8217;s to antioxidants, fiber, blood sugar regulation, and so much more. Even Gandhi said that&#8230;  <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/flax-crackers\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[19],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7951"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneingredientchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}