Allergy-Friendly Animal Crackers (GAPS Friendly, Paleo, Grain-Free, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Egg-Free, Nut-Free, Soy-Free)
 
 
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups ground sunflower seeds
  • 6 tbsp coconut flour
  • 1 tbsp gelatin
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 heaping tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup coconut oil
  • 5 tbsp honey
  • 3 tbsp water
  • ½ tsp vanilla
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees
  2. In food processor mix the ground sunflower seeds, coconut flour, gelatin, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
  3. Add the coconut oil and blend until smooth and moist.
  4. Mix in the honey, water, and vanilla.
  5. At this point if the dough is too moist (and it probably will be), slowly add in small amounts of coconut flour until you get a dough ball that is not too sticky, but not too dry to roll.
  6. Option 1: Put the dough down on a piece of wax paper, top with a second piece of wax paper (so the dough doesn't stick to your rolling pin) and roll the dough until it is about ⅛ inch thick. Then you can cut the dough into shapes and carefully transfer to the parchment lined baking sheet.
  7. Option 2: Transfer the dough ball (or half the dough ball, depending on the size of your baking sheet) to the parchment lined baking sheet. Place a piece of wax paper on top of the dough ball, roll until about ⅛ inch thick, remove the wax paper, and score the dough into squares.
  8. With either option, bake for 20-30 minutes until the dough begins to brown on the edges and the top.
  9. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
  10. The crackers will still be soft at this point. The magic happens next!
  11. Once cool, preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Return the crackers to the oven for about 2½ to 3 hours until the crackers are golden and dry. This is the step that makes them crunchy!
  12. Enjoy!
Recipe by Our Life in the Shire at https://www.ourlifeintheshire.com/allergy-friendly-animal-crackers-gaps-paleo-grain-free-gluten-free-dairy-free-egg-free-nut-free-soy-free/