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Yesterday Nitai came by and brought a 1 kilo Cheddar cheese pack from the dumpster. It was a bit moldy, so i did cut of the sides. We shared it. I had seen the recipe for these Cheddar Cheese Crackers earlier, so today i thought i would make these.

These crackers are great for my low carb diet. And yes, i would like to loose a bit of weight, but most importantly it is good for my glucose level. I still have the wish to get rid of the diabetes injections and medicine.

Ingredients

• 200 gr almond flour
• 110 gr cheddar cheese, grated by hand
• 15 gr nutritional yeast
• 1 teaspoons chili pepper
• 3 gloves garlic, very finely
• 1 small onion, cut finely
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180ºC and place the rack into the middle position. Cut a piece of parchment paper to fit the dimensions of your sheet pan. Grate the cheese.
2. Measure the dry ingredients (the first 8 ingredients) into a medium bowl, stirring thoroughly with a whisk to break up any lumps.
3. Add the eggs and the oil to the bowl with the dry ingredients. With a rubber spatula, work the ingredients together to form a ball of dough.
4. Place the parchment on the counter and the ball of dough on top. Flatten the dough slightly with your hands. Cut a piece of waxed paper longer than the parchment. Begin rolling out the crackers. Cut any dough that goes beyond the parchment and patch it to areas that need more. Continue until the dough is even in thickness and just about to the edges of all sides of the parchment.
5. Cut the dough into 4 cm columns and rows. Make a small hole in the middle of each cracker.
6. Bake for 15-18 minutes. Remove and let cool for 5 minutes. Carefully break up the crackers, spread them evenly in the pan, and place them back into the warm oven for 10 minutes to complete baking. Cool completely before enjoying. Store in an airtight container on the counter or in the refrigerator if you prefer.

My quest for finding edible food for my low card diet continues. Today, for the second time, i made linseed crackers, also known as flaxseed crackers. I did do a search for other recipes. I settled for a vegan one with other seeds and i decided to finally use the nutritional yeast i had bought a month or two ago.

Ingredients

• 120 gr broken linseed
• 2 tablespoons of sunflower seeds
• 2 tablespoons of pumpkin seeds
• 4 tablespoons of nutritional yeast (or nooch)
• 2 table spoon of whole linseed
• 1 teaspoon of cumin
• 1 teaspoon of coriander seeds
• salt
• pepper
• water

Method

1. put water over the broken linseeds till they are covered with around a centimeter and leave them for half an hour at least
2. heat the cumin and coriander seeds and grind them fine
3. add the sunflower, pumpkin and whole linseeds to the broken linseed mixture together with the nutritional yeast
4. add the ground cumin and coriander seeds, salt and pepper
5. add a bit more water if the mixture is too dry
6. roll out half the mixture on baking paper (i baked the other half after the first one
7. bake in a 150ºCelsius hot oven for half an hour

You may break the large crackers into smaller pieces and leave them in a closed box. Not sure for how long, a week or two i guess. I do enjoy the nutritional yeast in this, it gives a savoury flavour to the crackers.

There are many different spices and herbs you may add: rosemary, thyme, garlic or turmeric for example. You could also add sundried tomatoes and olives.

Enjoy your weekend!