Anyone need a good recipe for a tea party???
Foodbuzz decided to get in on Kelly Ripa's Tea Party For A Cause, where on Kelly Confidential, you can select a perfect tea party outfit for Kelly's Tea Party for a Cause. When you do, Electrolux will donate $1 to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (please head over there if you want to help out!) So, Electrolux and Foodbuzz are partnering to host a Top 9 Tea Party Takeover this Friday, to raise money for Ovarian Cancer Research. For every perfect tea part recipe posted by a Foodbuzz Featured Publisher, Foodbuzz will donate $50 to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.
Definitely sounds like something I want to participate in! Here is my contribution to ovarian cancer research:
Sprouted Wheat Crackers!
adapted from Angela from Oh She Glows recipe for Homemade Wheat Thins
ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cups sprouted wheat flour*
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt, plus extra for sprinkling on top
- 1 tsp wasabi powder
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp water
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment.
- In a large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients (flour, sugar, salt and wasabi powder).
- Cut butter into flour mixture until crumbly (I used two forks to do this). Mix water and vanilla and pour into flour/butter mixture, stir until it comes together. Then get in there with your hands and squeeze away until the dough really comes together. Add a tiny bit of water if it seems too dry.
- Split the dough in half (or any workable amount) and roll out on a floured surface until very thin, maybe about 1/16 inch thick. Before your last roll, sprinkle salt, sesame seeds or whatever you want to top your crackers with and roll it into the dough. Cut using a pizza cutter, into any shape/design your little heart desires. Transfer crackers to baking sheet and repeat with the rest of the dough.
- Bake 8-10 minutes, rotating pan halfway through baking. Mine only took 8 minutes, but it might take more if you use a baking mat. Watch them, as they will burn quickly. Let cool completely and enjoy with some hummus or your favorite dip! Store in an air-tight container.
*NOTE: wondering about sprouted wheat flour? You can always sub regular flour in here, but sprouted is much more fun and has a different nutritional profile, as sprouting awakens the grain! I did the sprouting/grinding myself. Just get some wheat berries, sprout them in a jar or sprouter and dehydrate (using a dehydrator, or lots of sun) for 4-6 hours, until they're completely dry. Then use your coffee or spice grinder to grind the sprouted wheat berries into flour. It takes a bit of advanced planning to do this so start a few days before you want to make your crackers. Oh, and you can sometimes get sprouted flour at the health food store.
I was super happy with the way these crackers turned out! Crunchy and salty. The wasabi powder didn't make it spicy at all - just added a little depth to the flavor. It was great with our South Euclid made Dill Hummus! I wanted to make some of my almond hummus, but we had several tubs in the fridge already. If you have a party (a tea party perhaps?) that you need to supply with some munchies - these crackers are the bees knees.
Peace, Love & Bagels,
