Whole Wheat Vegan Cheez-it Crackers

I feel like just about every time I post a recipe, I say that some experience is new to me. And it's true. I am a relatively novice cook. And that means many endeavors are going to be unfamiliar. And honestly, that's what makes it so exciting. I may not normally have a daredevil or thrill seeking personality, but I do enjoy the adventure and risks of cooking.

So today I bring you...my first ever attempt at CRACKERS! 

I had a bunch of nutritional yeast left over from my mac n cheese and started hunting for cracker recipes to use some of it. And I found this awesome vegan cheez-it recipe from The Minimalist Baker.

Ingredients:

nutritional yeast, garlic powder, flour, oat flour, corn meal, olive oil, baking powder

I used whole wheat flour instead of regular, which really makes these a nutritious snack. However, it does make it a lot denser and more like a biscuit (you can see in her picture how they look lighter and more crackery). I loved it with the whole wheat flour and recommend this version.

I also opted for 1.5 T of nutritional yeast, but it would have been great with 2 T. 

For the oat flour, just stick some oats in a food processor and grind them up! Easy!

She says baking powder is optional. I used 1/8 tp and honestly don't know if it made a difference. Next time I'll try to make half with and half without baking powder and see how they compare.

I found that the pizza cutter worked great to cut the crackers. Much less time consuming than using a cookie cutter and it really doesn't matter if they are uniform. 

Lastly, I recommend baking the full 17 minutes so they are nice and crisp!

roll out the dough nice and thin, it might crumble a bit

pizza cutter works great! plus a spatula to move them onto the pan

all ready to go!

Summary:

These are great eaten plain as a snack or to go with soup (tomato!) or a salad.

They really are satisfying and cheesy in a way. They are definitely very savory and as I said before, denser and almost biscuity. Enjoy!