Compost Crackers

Compost Crackers

Yes we were inspired by the irreverent and very talented pastry chef, Christina Tosi of Momofuku's Milk Bar, in New York City. She is famous for her Compost Cookies, hence we borrowed her concept and threw all our leftover trail mix, seeds, dried fruits, and nuts into one great cracker. After researching the recipes that were out there, we made some changes and here is the recipe.

Ingredients

1 1/2 Cups all purpose flour

1/2 Cup whole wheat flour

1/4 Cup brown sugar, packed

2 Teaspoons baking soda

1/4 Cup honey

2 Cups Buttermilk

1 full teaspoon sea salt (we used gray salt)

Compost (see below)

We combined all the above ingredients in our food processor, pulsing just to combine. Do not over-mix. This can also be done with a mixer.

Compost

1 Cup dried fruit (cherries, cranberries, raisins, figs, apricots, etc.)

1 Cup nuts & seeds (pistachio, pecans, cashews, hazelnuts, walnuts, sunflower, pumpkin, etc.) leftover trail mix works well for this if it doesn't have chocolate or candy in it.

1/4 Cup flax seeds (These are found at Sprouts, Whole Foods or Health Food Stores.

1/4 Cup sesame seeds

1 Tablespoon fresh Rosemary, chopped

Stir the compost into the batter and pour evenly into 3 mini loaf pans that have been sprayed with Pam. (Your can even buy mini aluminum loaf pans in the baking section of your market-the smaller the pan, the better the cracker proportion.)

Bake in a 350 degrees oven for 30-40 minutes until lightly golden brown and springy to touch. Cool and remove from pans. If you are cutting the thin cracker slices by using an electric knife, you just need to make sure the breads are cold. If you are slicing with a regular knife, freeze the bread to make it easier to slice. Slice paper thin and put on a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet. Bake at 300 degrees for 10-15 minutes, turn over and bake another 10 minutes. Cool and store in an airtight container until ready to serve. Makes 75 crackers.

Hot from the oven.

These crackers are beautiful on a cheese board and go well with creamy cheeses.

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Your crackers will never be boring again!

These crackers could easily be pocketed for hiking or to eat as a snack.