Hemp-Chia-Flax Einkorn Crackers | #EinkornExperiment

It's time for another edition of The Einkorn Experiment! This month I decided that I wanted to try my hand at using einkorn to make crackers. Homemade crackers are usually pretty simple to make, and always leave me feeling a sense of accomplishment as I pull them from the oven.

Since I'm still getting comfortable with einkorn flour and its slight differences from all-purpose in a recipe like this, I chose this recipe by Cathy from Bread Experience via Einkorn.com as a starting point. So, here's the thing about einkorn flour—it absorbs liquid slower than all-purpose flour, so you have to take things a little slow, and take care not to over-mix in an effort to incorporate everything.

Whole Wheat Goldfish Crackers ...and a few Sharks (for good measure)

HERE'S WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING...

"I think these taste better than the store kind."  ...Drama Queen

"Good.  They taste like cheesy bread." ...Lyrical Teen

"Awesome." (with the 'ok' sign formed on his hand held high) ...Sweet Thang

Met with strong reviews, these Whole Wheat Goldfish Crackers have earned a place on our pantry shelves.  This was one of those recipes that I knew I was making before I even read past the title.  Kids love goldfish crackers.  At least I think I can generalize and say "kids"...because I've never met one that didn't.  I imagine there's a few out there that don't (mingling with the kids who don't like pizza), but for the sake of being right, I'm going with the generalization.

This could be something that I end up making 'til the end of time, because there will always be kiddos needing snacks.  I varied from the original recipe in that I added a bit of garlic powder to the dough.  I also went with the higher amount of onion powder.  While they went over well, I'll probably try them next without that pinch of garlic and with the lesser amount of onion.  Plus, you could "un" whole wheat them and use all all-purpose flour, too.  I'll probably try that one of these days, too.  And now that I have the cute little fish cutter, I'll probably try making fishy graham crackers, too.  And I've been wondering how they make the pretzel goldfish.  I haven't looked into it yet, but how fun would it be to make mini-pretzel goldfish?  Is that even possible?  We'll see...