Wheat Barley Sesame crackers

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Crunchy snacks are one of my favorite category of snacks.Sadly though most of the crunchy snacks I really like are deep fried *sigh* like murukku, thattai and other bakshanam (deep fried snacks from South India) In a bid to snack healthier I normally keep a lot of low fat dry fruits like raisins and dates at hand to snack on when the mood for munchies hits...but sometimes raisins and dates just do not cut it :)

This past week I wanted to try my hand at making crackers at home that were healthy,low fat as well as tasty and crunchy.Quite a tall order from something as little as crackers :) I looked around for recipes but did not find anything that fit in with the ingredients I had in mind.

As a result I just made up this recipe as I went and was happy with the results.The crackers turned out to be crisp and strong enough to be used with any dip.All the ingredients I used are healthy other than the small amount of butter for flavor that can easily be omitted and replaced by olive oil



Here is another view of the crackers...

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Ingredients and method to make Wheat Barley Sesame crackers
1 cup unbleached wheat flour (atta)
1/2 cup barley flour
3 tbsp cornmeal
1 1/2 tbsp toasted wheat germ (optional)
2 1/2 tbsp chick pea flour (besan)(gram flour)
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/8 tsp salt ( or according to taste)
1/4 tsp chilli powder ( or according to taste)
2 tbsp sesame seeds

4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp butter (slightly softened)
1/2 cup water (approximately) + 3 tbsp water if required

extra flour for dusting

Pre heat oven to 350 deg F

Mix together all the dry ingredients well.

Add olive oil,honey and butter and mix well.

Add water a little at a time and knead the dough until it is soft and pliable but not at all sticky.

Divide the dough into four equal parts

With the help of a little flour for dusting roll out each part into as thin and evenly as possible.Try not to make some parts thinner than the others as this will cause some of the crackers to darken more

Slightly score lines vertically and horizontally on the dough creating little squares but do not break it off.

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or aluminium foil and gently place the rolled out dough on it.

For this quantity you may need two cookie sheets or make it in two batches

Bake for about 7 to 12 minutes until slightly browner.Check frequently after about five minutes since it will depend on the thinness of the cracker.

Cool and break it off at the lines scored earlier and store in a air tight container.

Notes:

With this amount of chilli powder the crackers are not really even mildly spicy so in case you like it spicier increase the quantity of chili powder to 1/2 tsp

When serving as an appetizer be sure to have your favorite dip or some cheese to go with this.

Alternatively you can use a cookie cutter to create crackers of different shapes.



This is my entry into the Culinarty Original recipe Event being hosted by Lore

This is also my entry into the Sunday Snacks Event being hosted by Hima with the theme Bake It

Now on to other things,

Divya , Sireesha and Sripriya have awarded me the perfect blend of friendship award. Thanks so much to all three of you.



I would in turn like to pass this on to Rajee , Swati , Valarmathi , Vij , Pam and Rachel

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