So one thing I’m learning from this venture is that if you’re going to be a good food blogger, you have to have mad food photography skillz. I don’t know so much that I have them. But this is my first attempt with a camera that is on the verge of falling apart. And it wasn’t even in food mode.
I decided that my first gluten free baking challenge would be to make crackers. Why? Because I do a lot of carb snacking. I love appetizers. Store bought gluten free crackers are expensive, and I’m still hitting full on sticker shock over how much money eating gluten free costs. I used the saltine cracker recipe from my first GF cookbook purchase, Elizabeth Barbone’s new book Easy Gluten Free Baking. Her saltine recipe comes from the “Tastes Like” chapter (which also includes recipes for GF Girl Scout cookies!), and is slightly less complicated and has less ingredients than the Saltine Cracker Recipe from Learning How To Cook…Gluten Free!
I also reasoned that a GF cracker recipe should not be so hard, since most GF bread products get or are inherently crumbly. The instructions are pretty easy: mix flour blend and butter together, roll it out, prick with a fork, cut and bake. Much like instructions for a pie crust.
Do they taste like saltines? If you close your eyes and concentrate on the butter flavor, yes. Otherwise, they taste like a good sugarless shortbread or tart crust. They stood up to a spreading of thick heavy cheese spread without breaking. I think next time that instead of just cutting into squares, I might try using cookie cutters to make them look like a canapé type cracker. Just to be fancy. I’m also excited to try the cheese cracker recipe from this book. I have a feeling that if the texture of the cheese cracker recipe is similar to the saltine recipe, it will lend itself well to a cheese cracker.
Any other favorite cracker recipes out there?
The Glutonic Woman 