Gluten Free Paleo Friendly Sesame Crackers

What? Did you say make your own crackers??? To that I say YES! Actually it's pretty easy and with many people needing to be gluten free and others who are limiting their grain intake for whatever reason, these are a great alternative to wheat based crackers.

I found this recipe on Elana's Pantry website: http://www.elanaspantry.com/sesame-crackers/

I've tried a number of her recipes and have not found one I didn't like!

I just did a slight tweaking and toasted the sesame seeds before adding and used 1/2 grapeseed oil and 1/2 olive oil. The other thing I might do next time is make it in 4 batches instead of 2. With 2 batches you fill an entire cookie sheet and the outside crackers get a bit crisper than the inside ones. Here's one batch just going into the oven:

And here they are cooling:

I had a few of my loyal testers (Kelly you know who you are : ) try them and they received rave reviews. This one batch made enough to equal a big box of Wheat Thins. And you can just keep them in a bowl on the counter or in the pantry. They stay crispier in an open container. Enjoy!

Sesame Crackers

• 3 cups blanched almond flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons celtic sea salt
• 1 cup sesame seeds
• 2 eggs, whisked until frothy
• 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil

1. In a large bowl, stir almond flour, salt, sesame seeds, eggs and oil until well blended
2. Separate dough into two halves
3. Line two large (12 x 16) stainless steel baking sheets with parchment paper
4. Place one half of the dough in the center of each lined sheet
5. Cut another piece of parchment paper and place it over one of the balls of dough
6. Roll dough out between the two pieces of parchment paper, until it is ⅛ inch thick and covers the entire baking sheet; remove top paper and repeat process with the other piece of dough
7. Cut the dough with a knife or pizza cutter into 2 inch squares
8. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes, until golden brown
9. Cool and serve

Makes 96 crackers