Gluten-Free Tuesday: Saltines

Name: Gluten-Free Tuesday: Saltines
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 118 milliliters 2.5 ounces brown rice flour; 118 milliliters 2.5 ounces cornstarch; 6 Tbsps cold butter or dairy-free shortening, cut into small pieces; 30 servings Kosher salt for sprinkling; 237 milliliters ounces white rice flour; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters cold water plus more if needed; 1 teaspoons xanthan gum

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Gluten-Free Tuesday: Saltines a try. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 43 calories, 1g of protein, and 0g of fat. This recipe serves 30. Head to the store and pick up water, xanthan gum, rice flour, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegan diet.

Instructions

Center oven racks in middle of oven. Preheat oven to 425°F.

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Oven

Whisk together white rice flour, brown rice flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, and xanthan gum in large mixing bowl or bowl of food processor.

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Brown Rice Flour

Corn Starch

Salt

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Food Processor

Mixing Bowl

Whisk

Whisk or pulse food processor to combine.

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Food Processor

Whisk

Add cold butter or shortening.

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Shortening

Butter

Cut butter into flour until butter is the size of baby peas. If the butter is too incorporated, the crackers won’t be as flaky.

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Petite Peas

Crackers

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Add water. Stir or pulse food processor until a dough forms. Dough will be firm. If dough is dry, add an additional tablespoon of water.

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Dough

Water

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Food Processor

Place dough between two pieces of parchment paper. (Parchment should be about 12 x 16-inches.)

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Dough

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Baking Paper

Roll dough about 1/16-inch.

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Dough

Roll

Remove top piece of parchment paper. Slide dough onto rimmed baking sheet. Prick dough all over with a fork. Using a pizza wheel, cut dough into cracker-size pieces. Generously sprinkle kosher salt all over the top of the dough.

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Kosher Salt

Crackers

Dough

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet