Flax, Chia, Sesame and Sunflower Crackers

Deb · Post by **Deb** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:28 am

1 cup flax seeds
1/4 cup chia seeds
1 cup sesame seeds
3/4 cup sunflower seeds
1 teaspoon celtic sea salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder

Below are the original instructions. I don't have a dehydrator so set my oven on its lowest setting (170)
and spread the mixture on two cookie sheets covered with parchment paper. I cooked them for about 6 hours
and then pulled them from the parchment and flipped them over and cooked another couple of hours until crisp. I left them in the closed oven overnight (no heat). I also sprinkled some of mine with rosemary before cooking.

Pour flax and chia seeds into a medium sized bowl and add 2 cups of filtered water. The seeds will become very gooey. Pour sesame and sunflower seeds into a second medium sized bowl and add 2 cups of filtered water. Soak seeds for 6 to 12 hours. Drain and rinse the sesame and sunflower seeds and add to the flax and chia seeds. Do not drain the flax and chia seed mixture. Add the sea salt, garlic powder and onion powder.

Spread on a dehydrator tray and dehydrate at 105 degrees for 8 to 12 hours or overnight. Flip over onto a mesh tray and dry for another 4 to 6 hours or until completely crisp.

sarkin · Post by **sarkin** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:33 am

Thanks for this, Deb. I'm going to make an attempt at a squash cracker! Maybe squash-chia? (But not today...)

Lesley · Post by **Lesley** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:47 pm

Thanks Deb.

Since I am now trying an elimination diet, and right now it a full blown attack (?) I am clearly not able to eat these. But they are bookmarked and filed for future use.

JFR · Post by **JFR** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:32 am

I am in the process of making these today using an oven. I just turned them over and tasted one. Must say it tastes yummy. Might satisfy my need for crunch. Cordain says no chia seeds because they are pseudo grains and contain saponins that can cause leaky gut. I decided to live dangerously. It's so hard to evaluate specific claims about individual foods. I tend to err on the side of caution but since I had all the ingredients I decided to try them anyway.

Jean

MBombardier · Post by **MBombardier** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:15 pm

Thanks for the endorsement, Jean. I think I will try making them this weekend, since I have all the ingredients, too. Weird, huh?

The lack of crunch nearly drives me crazy sometimes, especially since I can't do almonds anymore. Or at least--for the time being, lol. [the face of denial]

JFR · Post by **JFR** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:39 pm

I'm rethinking this Marliss. They might taste good but four hours later things are less pleasant, first bout of D in a while. I think I will throw them in the trash. The problem is probably just too many seeds. That's what happens when I stray from my plan. I need to just leave well enough alone.

Jean

Lesley · Post by **Lesley** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:49 pm

Marliss, can you do any nuts? I can do pecans and walnuts, so I roast those with sea salt until REALLY crispy. That helps.
Also, do you do potatoes? I put some in my microwave till almost cooked, then slice, toss in olive oil and salt and bake in my little oven toll crisp. That helps a lot!

MBombardier · Post by **MBombardier** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:13 am

Thanks for the suggestion, Lesley, but almonds was my last resort. I haven't eaten walnuts and pecans for a while because they are high-histamine. Cashews and pistachios are in the same family, and went down together several weeks ago.

Potatoes are nightshades, and even disrupt my granuloma annulare, which of course--"they" don't know anything about except it's an immune reaction in the skin.

But thanks...

And thanks for letting me know, Jean, that the crackers weren't so friendly a few hours later. I won't make them now. I am still in this flare that has gone on for weeks now that seems to be related to seasonal allergies, and I am getting really tired of it. I don't really want to add something to the mix that might be problematic...

JFR · Post by **JFR** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:55 am

MBombardier wrote:

And thanks for letting me know, Jean, that the crackers weren't so friendly a few hours later. I won't make them now. I am still in this flare that has gone on for weeks now that seems to be related to seasonal allergies, and I am getting really tired of it. I don't really want to add something to the mix that might be problematic...

"Weren't friendly" is an understatement. This was a massive mast cell type reaction with WD every 10-15 minutes once it started. I finally was able to stop it after a few hours with immodium. Then I went and cleaned my house out of every seed in it along with dumping the crackers. Maybe overkill but that place where even stepping out briefly to take the dog out feels dangerous is not a place I ever want to live again if I can help it. I think histamine is an issue for me too and I had originally gone low histamine but I had been being a little less diligent about that lately so maybe I just reached the tipping point. Who knows. I'm just not making any more of these crackers and I am going back to very simple and low histamine foods. Marliss, I hope you can get things under control.

Jean