Vegan Cheeze Crackers

We love this recipe from Minimalist Baker and make these crackers all of the time for snacking, adding to soups, etc. I have adapted the recipe just a tad and these come out great every time. They are addictive and really do taste like the cheez-it crackers you can buy at the store. I often double the recipe so they will last a bit longer, as my family tends to eat them up quickly.

It is kind of cool to be able to make your own crackers at home and is a fraction of the cost of buying them prepackaged, which is a win-win.

Vegan Cheeze Crackers

Ingredients:

4 tbsp nutritional yeast
6 tbsp corn meal
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
3 tbsp Earth Balance Spread (or your favorite vegan margarine)
3 tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup cold water (or more; add water a little at a time until a ball of dough forms)

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Add the dry ingredients to a food processor and pulse to combine. Then add the vegan margarine, olive oil, and a 1/4 cup of the cold water. Pulse to combine and add more water a little at a time until a ball of dough forms. You don't need to knead the dough, but use your hands to shape it into a disk.

Put the dough on a floured surface and roll it out to 1/4 inch thickness. Use a pizza cutter to cut out small shapes such as triangles or squares. I use a chopstick to make a small indent in the middle of each cracker. Put the crackers on baking sheets and bake for 12 minutes, turning the pan halfway through.