Paleo Crackers

Lately I've been diving into the whole paleo diet trend, and while I'm not doing it 100%, I am pleased with how healthy it's making me feel. A lot of people use this as a straight up diet, and others make it a lifestyle choice, but I prefer to slowly change over my eating habits, yet still allow myself the freedom to eat what I want. I found this delicious recipe for crackers using almond meal, and find it to be more than sufficient for cheese, hummus, etc. I see that they recently updated this recipe on the website, so I'll have to try the updated recipe, but in the meantime, here's how I made mine using the old recipe

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/paleo-primal-cracker-recipe/#axzz1z4G7Mg8u

I recommend poking around on this website too, he has some really interesting points.

Ingredients:

2 c Almond Meal
1 tsp Baking Soda
Salt to taste
Basil to taste
Oregano to taste
1-2 Cloves Garlic, Pressed/Minced
2-3 TB Olive Oil
Cold Water

Directions:

-Mix together dry ingredients.
-Add olive oil and mix with a pastry blender until well mixed.
-Add cold water one tablespoon at a time until dough gets sticky.
-Place dough on a baking sheet and cover with parchment paper. Roll dough out thin to about 1/8" thick. Slice with a pizza cutter into squares or triangles.
-Bake for ~15 min at 350º until crackers are golden.

Alternative Recipe:

Ingredients:

2 c Almond Meal
1 tsp Baking Soda
Salt to taste
Rosemary (fresh and diced finely) to taste
Thyme to taste
2-3 TB Olive Oil
Cold Water

Directions:

-Mix together dry ingredients.
-Add olive oil and mix with a pastry blender until well mixed.
-Add cold water one tablespoon at a time until dough gets sticky.
-Place dough on a baking sheet and cover with parchment paper. Roll dough out thin to about 1/8" thick. Slice with a pizza cutter into squares or triangles.
-Bake for ~15 min at 350º until crackers are golden.