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Buckwheat Beet & Flaxseed Crackers

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These crispy, gluten free, crackers are a wonderful treat, either with a dip or even with a hot cup of sweet, milky tea.

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Welcome to the second installment of the Beetified Blogger Series! I kicked this series off in February with a “beetified” (short for beetroot fortified) version of David @ Spiced’s Baked Powdered Sugar Doughnuts. If you are new here and are wondering what this whole “beetified” shebang is, well, just for fun – every month or two, I pick a recipe of a fellow blogger’s, and replicate it using …beets – pretty simple, huh?

And, today, I am sharing a beetified version of Asha @ Food Fashion Party’s Buckwheat/Flaxseed Spicy Crackers on here. When I first started blogging and my blog was being read by my daughter and sister only, Asha was one of the first to come along and offer encouragement and support along the way through her kind comments and emails. I have never met Asha, but over the last (almost) two years, I’ve gotten to know her and admire her and so value her part in my life. Of course, I have had to wear a bib every time I visited her space because…well…I’ll just let you decide when you visit her blog and feast your eyes on her Orange Saffron Madeleines, or, her Shortbread Cookies Stuffed With Nuts and Coconut!

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In my version of Asha’s Buckwheat/Flaxseed Spicy Crackers, I chose to leave the “spicy” out and omitted the green chilies; I also left the agave out as I took these to share with my mom, and as my mom is diabetic, she cannot have any added sugar. I added in a tad bit of beets, and, replaced the regular salt with Himalayan salt and I must say these were a hit with my daughter and mom, who decided to breakout her stash of Horseradish Hummus to go with these crackers! Just so good!

Do y’all happen to have a recipe y’all would like to offer up to be beetified? 

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Buckwheat Beet & Flaxseed Crackers

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Author: Shashi
These crispy, gluten free, vegan crackers are a delight to eat - y'all gotta whip up a batch to enjoy plain or with a dip

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup buckwheat flour
  • 1/2 cup flaxseed meal
  • 1/4 cup almond meal
  • 2 cloves garlic - finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon chia seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon Himalayan salt
  • 2 tablespoons beet puree I roasted my beets and blended them into a puree
  • 2 tablespoons water

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325
  • Add all the ingredients -except water and beets- into a bowl and mix well
  • Then add the water and beets and mix (I used my hands) into a stiff dough. Let it rest for 15 minutes.
  • Roll the dough out pretty thinly onto a parchment lined board and using a pizza cutter or a knife, cut into any shape you desire.
  • Place shapes/crackers onto a parchment lined baking tray and bake for 22-25 minutes
  • (Asha's note: If you want crispier crackers, turn off the oven and leave the cracker in the oven for another hour.)
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And…so…I also happen to have some other news to share…

Over this past weekend…this happened…

The story behind the ring is long – actually 12 years long! So I am going to give y’all the CliffsNotes version. The chap who gave me this ring (let’s call him JWB) came into my daughter’s and my life about 12 years ago. He accepted me and my daughter into his life and heart, and we were married for 6 of those 12 years. But, I let immaturity and the world get in our way, and, things took a turn for the worst and we parted ways. But, he kept in touch with my parents inspite of the divorce. And, inspite of the divorce, every birthday my daughter and I had, there was always a present from him on our doorstep. Last February, when I was standing outside my dad’s hospital room, trying to digest the news that the doc had delivered that he had 6 months to a year to live, JWB showed up and helped me move my dad to a nursing home – and, well…when we realized that the hurt and anger had dissipated, we decided to give us another go…and…this happened!

As the CEOH (chief eater on here), I hope to cajole you to enjoy cooking at home more. To experiment with ingredients and have fun in the kitchen. And, I hope to do that by sharing mostly easy, dairy-free, budget-friendly, fusion recipes that can be made with ingredients from your local grocery store.

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  2. Aaaw congratulations, Shashi! I am so so happy for you and loved reading the story of you both coming back together! *big big hugs*
    These crackers are gorgeous! Love that you beetified them!

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  4. Congratulations Shashi, I’m so happy for you! You deserve everything and more because you’re such a beautiful person!
    I’m so happy for you right now, I might even start eating beets… 😉

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  6. Shashi, that’s a fantastic story and the best news ever. Congratulations. I have a friends who married, had a son and then divorced. A few years went by and they started dating. Then they got engaged and the wedding invitations said, ‘Love is all the sweeter the second time around’. I wish the happy couple every happiness xx

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    1. Thanks so much Charlie! Aww – that is a sweet story indeed! Wishing your friend and her hubs happiness this second time around too 🙂 xx

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  9. Shashi, I am totally almost in tears too. . I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!! what a lovely story of coming back together again. . ah, true love. . and you are the BEET queen!!! love love love the crackers!!!I recently heard that beet juice helps with your complexion (?) so just came home with a buttload. . honestly, I hate using beets and doing it myself b/c it’s so messy. . anyway. . getting on the beet train. . happy weekend to you!

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    1. Thanks so much Alice!
      Oooh – I did not know about beet’s complexion enhancing benefits – I know it’s a great pre workout aide though! Glad you are jumping on the beet train 🙂

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  11. Shashi–that is GREAT news. Congrats!! I’m completely in awe and that story means so much to all of us reading it. 🙂 I’m so excited for you! On another note, I love this series–granted, I’m not a huge fan of beets, but I imagine I’d love them in cracker form since I’m a huge snacker.

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    1. Thanks so much Ala – actually, you don’t really taste the beets much in these crackers, besides, you will be distracted by their perfect crunch! 🙂

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  15. Oh my dear Lord!!! I am tearing here, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. You deserve everything beautiful in life. You are a sweet heart and JWB seems like the most awesomest person ever. I can’t even …I’m so so happy sweet thing.

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