YEA!!! We just invested in a dehydrator! This is going to be so awesome that we can make healthy chips, crackers, cookies, snacks and more. The difference between a dehydrator and cooking in the oven is that you can set the dehydrator not to get hotter then 115 degrees, at which point the enzymes in food start to break down. So, not only are the enzymes still intact, but when I make my own food I know EXACTLY WHAT IS IN IT! Almost any cracker/cookie you find on the shelves has preservatives it in and who knows what else. Below are the first two recipes we tried. You can see every item that went into the crackers - all good, healthy REAL food!
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| Flax Crackers - Spicy |
Flax Crackers - Spicy
(2) Cups Flax Seeds
1/2 Cup sundried Tomatoes, soaked in 1 Cup water until soft
(1) Tbl Shoyu
1 Tsp Lemon Juice
1 Tsp Sea salt
1/2 tsp Black pepper
1/2 tsp Crushed Red Pepper flakes - or more!
1/4 cup fresh mixed herbs of your choice - basil, dill, oregano, parsley, thyme...
Large handful of spinach
Place flax in a large bowl with 2.5 cup filter water. Allow seeds to soak up all the liquid, about 30 min. Place all other ingredients, including soak water, in blender and blend until smooth. Mix with flax seeds well. Spread on dehydrator sheets, and dehydrate at 115* for 6 hours, flip over and continue another 6 hours.
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| Flax Crackers - Sweet |
Flax Crackers - Sweet
2 cups Flax Seeds
2 cups walnuts
1/2 cup raisins, soaked in 1 cup water
1/2 cup dates, soaked in water until soft and then drained
1 Tbl fresh mint
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp ginger, peeled and minced
Agave nectar added as needed
Directions same as above.
Enjoy!
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| Apple slices |
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| In the dehydrator |
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| All done - ready to eat! |
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1 comment:
Haha. When I dehydrate almost nothing makes it to a ziplock. Nearly all is consumed by sneaky hands right off the trays.
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