Gluten Free Amaranth Crackers
Amaranth Crackers are a gluten-free cracker recipe made using Amaranth flour. Loaded with herbs, sesame seeds, and garlic, Amaranth Crackers are a great snacking option.
Servings: 30 Crackers
Ingredients
- 150 gm Amaranth Flour
- 50 gm Butter Salted
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 5 gm Brown Sugar Powdered
- 30 gm Sourdough Discard Starter
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Chili Flakes
- 1 tbsp Mixed Herbs
- 2 tbsp Water
Instructions
- In a bowl take sourdough discard/starter, Amaranth flour, brown sugar, salt, Chilli flakes, mixed herbs, butter, and garlic powder.
- Now using your fingertips, mix butter into dry ingredients until it looks like bread crumbs.
- Add 1 tablespoon water at a time to bind the dough.
- Cover it with cling wrap and refrigerate it for 12 hrs.
- After 12 hrs rest, place the dough between two sheets of parchment paper and roll it into a thin sheet of 1/4th-inch thickness.
- Meanwhile, keep the oven for preheating at 160 °C.
- Using a cookie butter or sharp knife, cut the desired shapes and prick every cracker with a fork.
- Place all the shaped crackers on a lined baking tray and bake in a preheated oven at 160 °C for 20 min.
- After baking take the tray out from the oven.
- Let the baked crackers rest on the tray for some time before shifting them on a cooling rack.
- Amaranth crackers with sesame seeds are ready to serve.
Notes
- This is tried and tested recipe. In case you want to change any ingredient, then final outcome will also change.
- You can use any gluten free flour for this recipe.
- Butter adds the flavour as well as helps to bind. Do not think about replacing it.
- You can add spices of your choice.
- 12 hr refrigeration helps to enhance the flavour.
- Keep the dough firm and hard. Do not add more water.