Cauliflower Crackers
Snack
Servings: 8
Calories: 75kcal
Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups of cheese mozzarella, jack, cheddar, parm, or the like
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- few grinds of black pepper
- 2 parchment-lined cookie sheets
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees with racks in middle of oven.
- Wash cauliflower and pat dry. Separate into florets.
- Place cauliflower florets in food processor and pulse until ‘riced’ or it looks like cauliflower snow.
- Place cauliflower rice/snow in a bowl, cover with a plate, and microwave on high for 5-7 minutes until thoroughly steamed.
- Remove plate, spread in double-cheesecloth or flour sack-lined colander (spreading it out helps it to cool faster).
- Let it cool thoroughly, 10-15 minutes.
- Once thoroughly cooled, gather up the cloth ends, twist to form a cauliflower ball, and squeeze as much liquid out as you can. Repeat until the cauliflower does not release any more liquid (5-6 good squeezes). Unravel your cloth over a bowl to make sure all of the cauliflower snow makes it into the bowl.
- Add your spices to the dry cauliflower rice/snow/pulp. I chose to use garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika but the sky is really the limit. Rosemary, parsley, fennel, or red pepper would work. Trying out some spice mixes would be great too–like Moroccan, Southwestern, or Greek. Mmmmmm–Greek spices and Tzatziki sauce for the dip—yes, please!
- Add the 3 beaten eggs and the 2 cups of your choice of cheese (firmer cheeses like cheddar, shredded mozzarella, Parmesan, etc. work best). Add pepper to taste. Salt is not necessary due to the salt in the cheese. Mix well–I won’t lie, hands work best for this!
- Now spread the ‘dough’ very thinly on your parchment-lined cookie sheets. The thinner the better–mine was probably between 1/8 and 1/4 inch thick.
- Bake until beginning to brown on edges, about 10-12 minutes.
- Cut your sheet of cauliflower crackers-to-be into cracker-sized strips using a pizza cutter (you can also make round flats of dough and then cut into triangles for pita-type chips). Flip the strips and cook another 5-10 minutes until the underside begins to brown.
- Remove from oven. After cooling enough to handle, transfer to a dehydrator set to 135 degrees (fruit/vegetable setting) and dehydrate for about 8 hours or until crisp.
- If you don't have a dehydrator set the oven to same temp and put in there until dry.
Notes
After fully dry and cool, store in a ziploc bag with the top open (to avoid moisture build-up). Better yet, try using silica gel desiccant packs to keep the moisture off. They work wonders for dehydrated foods stored in containers.
Cauliflower Crackers
Snack
Servings: 8
Calories: 75kcal
Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups of cheese mozzarella, jack, cheddar, parm, or the like
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- few grinds of black pepper
- 2 parchment-lined cookie sheets
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees with racks in middle of oven.
- Wash cauliflower and pat dry. Separate into florets.
- Place cauliflower florets in food processor and pulse until ‘riced’ or it looks like cauliflower snow.
- Place cauliflower rice/snow in a bowl, cover with a plate, and microwave on high for 5-7 minutes until thoroughly steamed.
- Remove plate, spread in double-cheesecloth or flour sack-lined colander (spreading it out helps it to cool faster).
- Let it cool thoroughly, 10-15 minutes.
- Once thoroughly cooled, gather up the cloth ends, twist to form a cauliflower ball, and squeeze as much liquid out as you can. Repeat until the cauliflower does not release any more liquid (5-6 good squeezes). Unravel your cloth over a bowl to make sure all of the cauliflower snow makes it into the bowl.
- Add your spices to the dry cauliflower rice/snow/pulp. I chose to use garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika but the sky is really the limit. Rosemary, parsley, fennel, or red pepper would work. Trying out some spice mixes would be great too–like Moroccan, Southwestern, or Greek. Mmmmmm–Greek spices and Tzatziki sauce for the dip—yes, please!
- Add the 3 beaten eggs and the 2 cups of your choice of cheese (firmer cheeses like cheddar, shredded mozzarella, Parmesan, etc. work best). Add pepper to taste. Salt is not necessary due to the salt in the cheese. Mix well–I won’t lie, hands work best for this!
- Now spread the ‘dough’ very thinly on your parchment-lined cookie sheets. The thinner the better–mine was probably between 1/8 and 1/4 inch thick.
- Bake until beginning to brown on edges, about 10-12 minutes.
- Cut your sheet of cauliflower crackers-to-be into cracker-sized strips using a pizza cutter (you can also make round flats of dough and then cut into triangles for pita-type chips). Flip the strips and cook another 5-10 minutes until the underside begins to brown.
- Remove from oven. After cooling enough to handle, transfer to a dehydrator set to 135 degrees (fruit/vegetable setting) and dehydrate for about 8 hours or until crisp.
- If you don't have a dehydrator set the oven to same temp and put in there until dry.
Notes
After fully dry and cool, store in a ziploc bag with the top open (to avoid moisture build-up). Better yet, try using silica gel desiccant packs to keep the moisture off. They work wonders for dehydrated foods stored in containers.