Flaxseed keep me healthy and happy, especially on the road when my eating habits are disrupted. But scooping down flaxseed gets a little one-sided. I made crackers like these the first time on the clean diet, cutting out grains, dairy and other foods that induce the inflammatory state in the body etc etc. The diet worked wonderfully, I felt better than in a long time, but I don't stick with it all the time. Life is to be enjoyed and, I love baking bread too much. Either way, the crackers stuck. They make a brilliant fiber-rich snack on the go and are perfect with salsas, hummus, baba gannouch and any kind of wholesome dip you can think of.
To make, take 3dl of flaxseed and grind about 0,5dl - 1dl of it, put all of it in about 4dl water overnight. The seeds will swell and make a gooey looking mess (not appetizing at all). The amount of flaxseed you grind will determine how crumbly vs compact your crackers become. The more ground seeds you have the more compact crackers you get. The next morning, add 1 or 2 finely grated carrots, and according to your personal likings some dry herbs (I particularily like rosemary in this), perhaps some garlic, cumin seeds or grated parmesan. Sesame seeds, poppy seeds, buckwheat etc can also be included.
Spread the mixture over a baking sheet on a baking tray, about a 1-1,5 cm thick layer, sprinkle sea salt on top and dry the mixture in the oven overnight on 50'C with the oven door slightly open until dry. You could use a dryer (if you're lucky to have one!) to make these raw, or to speed things up you can turn up the heat slightly to 75'C. (I usually start up with 50'C overnight, then give them a final blast during the morning routines on 75'C before I turn the oven off, still with the door slightly open, and head out to work...)
Then finally break the sheet of flaxseed in good sized pieces, peel them off the baking sheet and enjoy or store for later.
**I'm thinking of experimenting with a sweeter version, with a little honey some raisins, nuts and other goodies in there. For the next climbing trip...
Enjoy!
