These homemade cornbread crackers are a great gluten-free alternative. One bowl, super simple to make and versatile. Good with hummus, chili and soup
This recipe was inspired by two items; New Years Day and a Trader Joe's product that had wheat in it.
A southern New Year’s tradition is having black eye peas, greens and cornbread to bring in the New Year. Growing up as a kid you always had these items on New Years; we wanted to recreate this but in a new way.
You will not meet a southern grandmother that doesn't explain the meaning of this meal. It's believed that these food items help secure your prosperity for the New Year. Blackeye peas symbolize good luck. Greens signify money and cornbread denotes wealth and who couldn’t use a little more of those; especially in 2020.
When we saw the Trader Joe's cornbread crisp we thought bingo that's it. However, we all know the gluten free struggle is sadly very real. And like so many things we saw that pesky word on the ingredient list, wheat.
So, like we like to do. We decided to make our own and are the happier for it. Best of both worlds, vegan and gluten free.
These crackers are great for an appetizer with our recipe for collard and/or kale chips and blackeye pea hummus. They also go great with soup, chili or as a crouton topping for salad.
What do you serve them with?
- Black-eyed Pea Humus
- Crispy Collard Chips
- Soup and Chili
Is Cornmeal Gluten-free?
Yes, this recipe is made from cornmeal. Cornmeal is made of ground yellow corn and corn is naturally gluten-free. Always get grains that are certified gluten-free; specifically made in a gluten-free facility to avoid cross-contamination. Store bought mixes may used wheat or gluten additives so always read your labels to confirm. Same for the cassava flour, double check your label.
Suggested Topping
- Hemp seed - optionally but great to add a tad bit of protein
- 2 teaspoon poppy seeds
- 2 teaspoon black sesame seeds
- Trader Joe's Everything but the bagel seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Storage
Unfortunately, these are best eaten rather quickly as they become stale pretty quickly. So enjoy, share with friends and the fam and eat within a day or two of making. Store in an airtight container.
How To Make Homemade Cornbread Crackers
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup Gluten-Free Cornmeal
- 1/4 cup Gluten-Free Cassava flour
- 3/4 cup Water
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 2 tablespoon Olive oil
- Canola spraying oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees
- In a small bowl combine topping ingredients and stir together. Set aside.
- In a large bowl combine corn meal, salt, oil.
- Add water in small increments to combine mixture. The mixture should be on the drier side so you may not need all the water. Mix until it comes together in ball. Shouldn't be to crumbly.
- Next roll dough out between two sheets of parchment paper until about 1/8 thin (3mm). Rolling in between two sheets of parchment ensures dough doesn’t stick to rolling pin. If you do not have pin could use clean wine bottle.
- Remove top layer of paper and cut into squares, transfer to oiled baking sheet. Use spatula to move dough as it will be delicate. Do not use parchment on baking sheet as this will slow down crackers getting crispy edges. Spray with canola oil and sprinkle with topping.
- Bake for about 6 to 7 minutes until golden brown.
- Remove from oven and cool
- Serve with our black bean hummus and collard chips
Nutrition
These nutritional figures should be considered estimates. Varying factors such as product types or brands purchased, natural fluctuations in fresh produce, and the way ingredients are processed change the effective nutritional information in any given recipe
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