11/30/2011 1 Comment Chili and Cheeze CrackersChili is not really picture pretty, but it sure is tasty. It has been "cold" for these parts (not by Michigan standards, but by Arkansas standards), so I decided it was time for a pot of chili. This was the result. This is vegan--the "ground meat" you see here is actually TVP crumbles. I soaked 1/3 cup each of pintos, black beans, and kidney beans last night, then this morning I threw the drained beans, a chopped onion, three garlic cloves, some chili powder, a 14 ounce can of diced tomatoes, a 28 ounce can of crushed tomatoes in my crockpot. To prep the TVP, I put a cup in a bowl with garlic and onion powder, a few dashes of liquid smoke, and a hefty bit of chili powder. That got put in the crockpot, too, after it rehydrated for a few minutes. I also rinsed out the bowl and threw the rinse water in the crock pot. It doesn't get any easier than that. To go with the chili, I decided to make some vegan cheez crackers from the Simply Heavenly! monastery cookbook. I've made these before, and I usually use the pasta maker to get the dough really thin. I decided to roll these by hand this time, as I knew I would blog about it and wanted to show you how thin I was able to get them by hand. Here's the recipe: 2 cups flour (I used white whole wheat) 2 teaspoons of baking powder 1/2 cup nutritional yeast 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon of chili powder (the best is chipotle chili powder, but regular is ok) 2 Tablespoons of oil 3/4 cup water Mix this up and knead it a bit. The consistency should be play dough like and it won't really be sticky. Roll out in small batches and get it as thin as you can. I used a trick from Julia Child and oiled my hands, the rolling pin and the cutting board instead of using more flour. Cut as you like and put on baking sheets. Sprinkle with salt. The recipe says to bake these off at 375 for 5-7 minutes, but my cooking time on these is always longer (much longer) to get them crisp. Just keep an eye and nose on them so they don't burn. Maggie says that she'll pass on the vegan stuff, but she'd love some treats. She's not peed in my shoes or on the bathroom rugs lately, so maybe this treat thing is working out.
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Debbie
11/30/2011 11:49:29 pm
I'm going to have to give these crackers a try! Soon!
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