These gluten-free, AIP/Paleo cassava crackers are a mash-up of several recipes I found online. My one big change is adding more water to make this a loose, spreadable dough – no rolling required!
CASSAVA CRACKERS – INGREDIENTS
- Cassava flour – you can find this online or at most international grocers/produce markets. I got a 2-lb bag for relatively cheap at my local Mexican/Hispanic food market.
- Tiger Nut flour – Whole Foods carries this; conventional grocers may have it stocked in their “healthy” or “gluten-free” aisle. You can also order online.
- Coconut oil
- Dried herbs
- Salt
CASSAVA CRACKERS – RECIPE
NOTE: this is a double batch, feel free to halve if you only have one sheet pan or don’t want a lot of tempting starchy carbs in your house at this time!
- 1.5 cups cassava flour
- 3/4 cup tiger nut flour
- tablespoon or so of dried herbs or spices***
- 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1/2-1 cup water
- 1 tsp salt (or to taste)
*** Experiment with dried herbs and spices and find what you like! Thyme, oregano, basil, ginger, and turmeric are all great in these crackers. Careful with herbs and spices that can be overpowering like cinnamon or rosemary, start with less than you think you need, you can always add more to your next batch.
Preheat oven to 300.
Mix together flours, herbs, and salt.
Mix together coconut oil and 1/2 cup water. Add to dry ingredients.
Continue adding water a little at a time until you have a slightly loose, spreadable “dough”. I use my hands to mix. Getting dirty is fun! If you know what I mean.
Divide onto two sheet pans lined with silpats or parchment. Spread each to an even, thin layer (see photo above). An offset spatula works nicely for this task. NOTE: If you want substantial crackers for dipping, keep the dough on the thicker side. Just remember they’ll take a little longer to bake (dry out) in the oven.
Bake for 15-20 minutes, then remove and score the dough into crackers (squares, rectangles, what have you). I recommend gently pressing the knife instead of dragging the knife through the dough. Sticky half-baked dough can adhere to the knife and create a bit of a mess and ruin your nicely spread cracker dough). Don’t worry about going all the way through the dough at this time, the crackers will break along the “fault lines”. This step is OPTIONAL – if you just want to break your crackers into random shapes after they have cooled, that’s fine too!
Continue baking for 45-60 minutes. You want to start checking them at this point, see if the edges are getting brown – if they are, take a few out and see if they will “shatter” – there should be no bendy-ness to the crackers. The idea is to dry out the crackers completely. Rotate the pans if you need to (if your oven has hot spots). Keep checking after every 10-15 minutes; I hesitate to give an exact baking time as each oven is different in terms of how hot they get (or don’t get as the case may be).
Cool on paper or tea towels and then break apart – and enjoy!
PS: You may be wondering, why bother taking the time to write out a recipe that’s been done a hundred times over? Mostly because I hate – I mean really REALLY hate with the passion of a thousand burning suns – how most recipes websites are so crammed full of ads these days. You can’t get to the recipe without 6 or 8 pop-ups or google ads floating into view. It’s incredibly annoying and has turned me off to many online bloggers.
If this website ever turns into THAT, please shoot me.
If you ever want to support this website, please see my Resources Page, which has all my referral and affiliate links in one tidy place. Or not. I don’t ever want to hit you over the head with ads, so again, please shoot me if that ever happens.
Rant over. Onwards!
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![In the coming days and weeks, I’ll be sharing some tips and tricks to help you get unstuck - no matter the circumstances of your stuck-ness.
This is the second in a series - if you missed the previous post, see my blog (link in bio).
Here’s the first tip:
Get in touch with your body.
Stop for a moment and check in. Where are you holding tension right now? Some common places we hold tension are:
the jaw
the neck
the gut
the shoulders
Or there might be pain somewhere, like a headache, backache, eyestrain/pain, etc.
I invite you to notice this pain or tension.
Be with it. Breathe into it. Relax into it.
Getting in touch with your body is a brilliant way of not only teaching yourself how to relax but also helps you to be present.
And becoming present creates S P A C E. And within that space there is an opportunity to see what is needed.
So: what is that physical symptom telling you that you need? Don’t overthink this!
SOMEthing usually comes up, like:
I need to rest
I need to let go of [XYZ]
I need to get outside
I need to exercise
I need a good cry (this happens often in real time during my coaching sessions!)
Once that need is met, some things might clear up. You might not get completely unstuck, but there is usually a shift that takes place or a relaxing that happens.
The pic of me is when I just woke up from a nap. I was working and feeling stuck.
I checked in and realized I was freaking exhausted. I needed rest, so closed my eyes for a few minutes before getting back to my computer.
You're not seeing the "before" photo, but trust me: what a difference a few minutes of rest make!
(and my hair always looks better after I sleep on it lol)
One thing to note:
Getting in touch with the physical body might be really REALLY hard for some people.
I invite you to be super gentle, and practice this technique with “nonjudgemental curiosity”, and let me know how it goes!
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![Something I experience in my coaching sessions every day is seeing people who feel “stuck”.
Stuck in a job they don’t like.
Stuck after graduating from college, working their dream job, not knowing what’s next.
Stuck not knowing what to do now that the kids have left home.
Stuck in a relationship that is no longer serving them.
Stuck in not knowing what to do regarding that big decision looming over them.
Many times these clients say “I just need more tools in my life to figure this out, then I’ll be good”. They want “tips, tools, or tricks” to help them get unstuck.
In other words, they want information.
The thing is, there’s a sh*t-ton of information out there. Any answers we desire are at our fingertips thanks to the interwebs.
So why are we always so stuck?!
Information doesn’t help one get unstuck. It can be a starting point, but information alone will not get one unstuck.
Doing the [sometimes hard] inner work is what gets you unstuck.
Understanding yourself, your beliefs, your emotions, your body, how you think and act the way you do - and *why* you are doing any of it - including being stuck - is imperative to get unstuck.
And this is what coaching is all about. To help you better understand yourself so you can make different choices moving forward.
Over the coming days and weeks, I’m going to share with you some things I discuss with my clients in the first or second session to help them better understand themselves and how they move through this world.
This awareness helps them become UNstuck.
Yeah, they might be called “tips and tricks and tools”, and you can absolutely self-coach yourself using them. It is sometimes easier with a facilitator (e.g. a coach, therapist, or spiritual advisor), but if you are willing to go deep on your own and be honest with yourself, I invite you to play around with these techniques.
So stay tuned!
In the meantime:
Are you feeling stuck?
What has helped YOU get unstuck?
Would love to hear from you.
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