Homemade Goldfish Crackers

(Gluten Free, Sugar Free, Vegan Option)


Little cute crackers - the perfect snack for kids to both eat and make!  

Crackers in general are super easy to make, I love how Mark Bittman talks about them in his books.  To turn a wheat cracker recipe into a GF one, often you just need to replace the flour with some good GF all purpose flour - these recipes are very forgiving.  

With these 'Goldfish' crackers, I first made them with wheat and butter, then I went gluten free and vegan with them, but have found the best combination for us is gluten free and butter... lots of butter!  

They keep in the freezer well - so feel free to make a double batch and freeze some.

Ingredients

• 1 Cup Gluten free flour (Bob's All Purpose GF Flour) 
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt (less if your cheese is very salty)
• 1/2-1 tsp onion powder if you have it (or garlic powder or other spices or herbs - don't be afraid to experiment) 
• 1/2 tsp pepper (ground very fine)

Vegan Option

• 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast (or a bit more)
  
• 1/4 Cup of 'not' milk (almond, soy, hemp, etc...)
• 3 Tbsp olive or coconut oil

Dairy Option

• 1 Cup shredded cheddar
• 4 Tbsp butter or more (our best batch was with loads of butter)

Directions

• Preheat oven - 190 C / 375 F
  
• Put the dry ingredients in a food processor with an S blade and and mix
  
• Slowly add the wet ingredients and mix well - add a bit more if seems to dry
  
• Place dough on a rolling surface and roll thin and flat with a rolling pin
  
• Use small 'shaped' cookie cutters - we found heart, fish, car, rabbit, star, dog
  
• Place on a baking tray with parchment/baking paper on it
  
• Bake around 15-20 minutes, time will vary based on your oven
  

Credits: Inspired by these blogs, all which have much better photos than mine:
http://tastykitchen.com/blog/2011/09/homemade-goldfish-crackers/
http://www.superhealthykids.com/healthy-kids-recipes/homemade-crackers-for-toddlers-alternative-to-goldfish-crackers.php
http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2013/04/07/healthy-white-cheddar-vegan-goldfish-crackers/

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