Rawritos

[Ertarox]

I sell these, too. I miss the obvious. LOL

Rawritos
3 Cups Sprouted Sunflower Seeds
4 Cups Frozen Corn, thawed
1/2 Cup Braggs
1/2 Cup Water
1/4 Cup Onion Powder
1 Tsp Garlic Powder
<note: stop here to make them "just" really great corn chips>
2 Tbsp Taco Seasoning
2 Tbsp Chili Powder
1 - 2 Tbsp Nutritional Yeast

Blend well in food processor and spread on Teflex Sheets. If you are making corn chips, when you flip them SPRINKLE them with a mix of the following: 1/3 Nut Yeast, 1/3 Taco Seasoning, 1/3 Chili Powder. I use a little shaker and use a lot of shake. They are a powdery, cheezy, taco-y, red corn chip. Hmmm... THAT'S A DORITO!

These are quick, addictive and yummy! OMG. So Addictive! I haven't made them in awhile and people ask about them all the time. I'll definitely have them in my "book" one day, but like this is totally something I am happy to share. LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK! :-)

They are the triangular orange crackers on the bottom right in this photo from a lunch I made for friends:
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o46/ertarox/cateringlunch.jpg

And they are the 3rd cracker back on the left for this event I catered, not that I cater a lot because I don't...YET! lol:
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o46/ertarox/catering.jpg

[Conscious Midwife]

Looks delicious!:) You are incredibly talented.:D

The Taco Sesoning you are refferring to is it just a premix ( salt filled) store bought package. Or something you make up?

[Ama]

Oh YUM.... I'd love me some rawritos! Thanks for the recipe... will definitely try it out!

[luna99]

those look great... I'm not much of a chip person but doritos I loved.... gotta try these! You're so awesome erica!

[Ertarox]

I use the Frontier Organic Taco Seasoning. :-) ?

I totally agree Marci, although now I love raw crackers, etc. I was a pretzel girl, though. But Doritos are just Heavenly. And these taste VERY similar!

Thanks guys - I hope you dig 'em! :-)

[SmilingRawDancer]

So wait... for the Dorito variety, and not the plain corn, do you blend the seasonings into it, or do you sprinkle afterwards?

[Ertarox]

For the Dorito variety, you do both. You blend N.Y., taco seasoning & chili powder in them AND you sprinkle them heavily with it. I'd use more TS and NY than Chili seasoning - chili is kind of bitter/bland, just a great color. :D

[SmilingRawDancer]

Thanks so much! I'll be trying this tomorrow!!!!!

[Wendee]

Are we talking about frozen corn that you buy already frozen, or did you freeze your own first?

These chips look so yummie, thanks for sharing.

[spicyfull]

You RAWK>>>>>>>>>>>

[Veganforlife]

WOW! You amaze me!

[Naiad]

These sound SO delicious. I'm going to have my mom start dehydrating again or get her to loan me hers ;)

[Conscious Midwife]

OK I'm definately making these soon!!!

[Wendee]

Simply Genius! Thanks for sharing. Looks so good, can't wait to try them.

[Ertarox]

Hey, I buy bags of frozen corn!

And THANKS!

Let me know how you dig 'em! My friends LOOOOVE them!

[RawVee]

Hmm. I wonder if you could make Alissa's nacho cheese, dry it out, and add it to the rawritos to make them cheeeeezy.

*drool*

[Wendee]

If I don't get these out of the dehydrator soon, I will have to eat the real deal, heaven forbid

[SmilingRawDancer]

These are in my dehydrator right now! So excited!!!

<3

[Wendee]

These are good. NO, their not just good. They are super deliciously GREAT!!:eek:

We almost had to make another batch to dehydrate. Yours truly ate alot of the 'batter' before it was even on the teflex. This reminds me of my favorite taco at taco Bell...the flavors are very similar. It takes the craving away from the real thing, this batter does....

Next time, I am quadrupling the batch. My favorite food is corn, always has been, this is delicious!

Thank you for this recipie.

[rawredbone]

OH MY RAW.....I can not beleive how great these are:D

[Tropigal]

I made these too. made then too thin the 1st time.
I am about to put in my 2nd batch! ;)
googled for a taco seasoning recipe.
I used this~
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

[Lay-Lay]

how yummy, I want some!

[Ertarox]

I AM SOOO GLAD YOU GUYS LOVE THEM, TOO! :-)

Warms the heart. :-)

Erica

[luna99]

bumpity bump (for this weekend!)

[Damzlfly]

Nice job - I was thinking about these the other day...

How about some seasoning suggestions? I'm an All Dressed kinda girl...

We can get the whole gamut on here!

All Dressed
Cool Ranch (another fav)
Jalepeno and Cheddar (YUM!!)
Tandoori Heat...

Ertarox - your culinary expertise is needed!

[Conscious Midwife]

I made this these last week with a few modifications

soaked not sprouted sunflower seeds

extra cumin

extra nutritional yeast

cracked red pepper

fresh corn


DELICIOUS beyond belief

my new single most favorite crunchy RAW food item:D

[SchoolOfRAWk]

Oh, when I say sprouted I kinda mean soaked as soaking will cause the nub to grow....

SOUNDS GREAT!

Okay...um...let's see -

Cool Ranch: I would add sour cream and onion to the mix!

Jalapeno & Cheddar: I would add some of the cheddar cheese sauce, perhaps (or just more nutritional yeast-?) and obviously, jalapeno.


Never had Tandoori Heat - so I cannot suggest anything.

Sour cream is MARVELOUS in crackers. My sour cream and onion ones RULE, they are not Doritos, though. More on them soon....

Erica

[luna99]

Sour cream is MARVELOUS in crackers. My sour cream and onion ones RULE, they are not Doritos, though. More on them soon....

Erica

*droools* *looks at the clock and waits for "soon" to get here* :p

[Conscious Midwife]

Got my second batch going in ZEUS today!

Yummy

used the extra mix for a huge corn tortilla to for mexican veggie pizza w/ mac cheese

Yummy:p

[SchoolOfRAWk]

AWESOME. These crackers are soooo good!

[rawererin]

where braggs is listed in the recipe, is that braggs liquid aminos or apple cider vinegar?

[SchoolOfRAWk]

Liquid Aminos. If you don't use that, use Celtic Sea Salt to taste. :-)

[rawererin]

great thanks so much!

[MaineMomof4]

Hi, this might be a dumb question but when you say sunflower seeds... you mean the actual sunflower seed not shelled or anything? I went to my natural food store and was going to get sunflower seeds and they told me they didn't have the ones that weren't shelled and were raw, they had ones that weren't shelled but weren't raw and they had ones that were shelled. Any ideas on where I might be able to get them raw and organic? Thanks, I can't wait to try these!! Also how do you get them into that perfect triangle shape? I'm new at this dehydating thing can you tell

[MaineMomof4]

Ok another funny question... you want to get the raw organic sunflower seeds hulled (without the shell) right? Thanks again! :o

[SchoolOfRAWk]

Yes, the white kind you soak and eat. Hulled and raw. Not the salty cooked kind. Or the black unhulled kind you plant. Usually, they are easy to find.

[Wendee]

May I please ask a question?

After I dehydrated them, I stored them in an air tight glass jar. Now, I am dissappointed as they are soft and chewy, not crisp as they were before I put them in the jar! They are unappetizing now.

How are crackers stored so as to not loose their crispiness? And, how to gain back the crispiness once it is gone?

Thank yu

Wendy from the Windy City

[Wendee]

Bumpity Bump Bump Bump!!!:p

Wendy from the Windy City

[Damzlfly]

Dehydrate them some more...I found that some crackers I took out of the D seemed crispy, but after being in the ziploc, really weren't. So I popped them back in for a couple more hours and they were perfect!

[SchoolOfRAWk]

I'm SO glad you mentioned this. I should have mentioned it, too.

I FIND THIS IS TRUE OF THE CORN-BASED CRACKERS MOST, although can happen with others. Rawritos do it most. I just re-dehydrate them.

[Damzlfly]

Hey Erica, I don't have taco seasoning nor can I find any for some reasoning. Any ideas what else I can season them with? I am going to make them tonight...

[Tropigal]

Taco seasoning~

1 tablespoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or cayenne
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

BTW Damzylfly....i really think that little pic of yourself looks like Lisa Loeb...anyone ever tell you that before?

[Ariannah]

Everything looks awesome!
And here I thought I had to wear the same pair of socks for a month to reclaim the nostalgia of Doritos <EG>
:D
Ducking and running...

[Damzlfly]

Taco seasoning~

1 tablespoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or cayenne
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

BTW Damzylfly....i really think that little pic of yourself looks like Lisa Loeb...anyone ever tell you that before?

Cool I have all those spices yay! Thanks!

And I was told I used to look like her when I wore glasses. I never wear my glasses anymore, but she's cute so thanks! :) Someone also told me I look like Kate Bekensale (sp?)

[Tropigal]

yes, the glasses do it. bt she is petite like you too...big smile. :)

[SchoolOfRAWk]

Awesome!
Tell me how they turn out!
Sometimes, in the mexican food aisle, they have organic taco seasoning packets, too. But I can get TS in bulk here from New Frontier.
And yes, Lisa Loeb, totally! Adorable! :-)
I usually got Janeane Garofalo... probably due more to my mouf! lol!

[rawererin]

ok i'm making them right now, well preparing too, how long should i soak the sunflower seeds?

[SchoolOfRAWk]

til they sprout tails - a few hours up to overnight usually. Either works!

[RawVegan4Health]

The Rawritos were really good and tasty, but I think I'm gonna put them back in the dehydrator. They didn't come out as crispety-crunchy as the chips I left plain. I guess the spices must have interfered a little with the drying or something. The seaoning is really good though, and the plain chips are awesome, so I have no doubt that when I get them crunchy they will be pure heaven!;)

[SchoolOfRAWk]

You are right, they do take longer (for me too, at least).
But they also don't stay hard and crunchy that great.

[mblessed]

For those that have made these, could you please tell me how long to dehydrate them? I usually put stuff in the dehydrator before I go to bed. Willl that work? Thanks so much!

Blessings and peace,

Marcia

[CaliRaw]

How long are you dehydrating these? They look good! I've been looking for a non-flaxseed cracker/chip.

[GlimR]

These are by far one of the BEST things I've ever made in the dehydrator..had them for dinner last night w/ guacamole!! Yum!!!
Will be making these a lot!!! I only had enough corn to make 1/2 recipe!!! But it made two dehydrator sheets full...the thinist, crispiest cracker I've had!!

The pic is the rawitos in the back and pizza bread w/ red and yellow peppers~

[rawererin]

Can I replace the Braggs with anything? I'm not too fond of it.

[Hygeia]

Can someone please tell us how long you dehydrate them for? I would like to know if it's something I put in before I go to bed or when I get home from work.

Please and thank you.

[rawererin]

I dehydrate mine as long as possible, cause I'm a night owl I usually start them before I go to bed and continue them the next day, but if you want to put them in earlier (before you go to work) that would work too...
the trick is to get every speck of moisture out then they will be really crispy, and I store my leftovers in the freezer, they stay crunchy that way.

[Hygeia]

They stay crunchy in the freezer? Good to know. I'm going to have to make some of these this weekend.

Ooooh noooo! I just realized I have a cheaper dehydrator and I don't have teflex sheets for it. Grrrrr. I'll have to find out how to get some.

[Hygeia]

I have a batch in the dehydrator now. They've been in for 45 minutes now, are they done yet? LMBO!!!!

I wasn't sure what the consistanc y is supposed to be so I hope I didn't make it to wet, but I followed the recipe so they should be fine. I got a bit on my hand while spreading it and it tasted so good not even 'cooked' yet so I know they are going to be yummy!!!

Question though, how important is it that the seeds are "sprouted"? I don't know if I soaked them long enough but couldn't wait to get it mixed up so they for only a few hours.

Oh well, I guess I'll know by morning. It will take overnight for them to be done right? hehehehehe

[rawmonger]

Question: For the 3 cups of sunflower seeds, do you measure out 3 cups of the seeds BEFORE you soak them or does that 3 cups mean 3 cups of them already soaked?

Thanks.

[Pitaya]

yayyya yyyyyyayayyyyyyyy
yummmyummmmmmmmyummm
omg!!! dancing around after trying these doritos!!!

ok....don't laugh though, mine came out green because i used sunflower sprouts i found in the store. the taste is probably similar because they are yum!!!

few questions:
1. what sprouts does everyone else use?
2. how do you get the consistency right? mine are very hard to spread, and chunky. i blended them in FProcessor as much as i could, but the corn kernels were still partially frozen so could that be it? or was it the grassy green sprouts i used?

thanks everyone, these are unbelievable!!!
yayyyyyyyyyyyrawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

p.s. where are the sour cream chips recipe, hmmmmmm? ;)

[rawererin]

I didn't sprout my sunflower seeds
I measured before I soaked my seeds
I added more nutritional yeast
I made the batter super thin
They came out crispy... tasty... light... my fiance loved them and he usually has to disect my raw goodies before deciding whether or not he likes them, but this time he hovered over the dehydrator as I was taking them out...
PS- my 2 labs loved them too!

[Pitaya]

thanks Rawerin!!! this is very helpful and i cannot wait to make them again...off to get some more golden flaxseeds....

[shoover53]

Sounds wonderful.. I am very new here and have a couple questions. I am not familiar with the "Braggs". I checked on the internet and all I found was a liquid seasoning.. it this it? Also, when you roll out the mixture, do you just let it dry or do you use an dehydrator? I am anxious to try this, I love chips and it looks so good.

Thank You,
Sam

[cocoanib]

Sounds wonderful.. I am very new here and have a couple questions. I am not familiar with the "Braggs". I checked on the internet and all I found was a liquid seasoning.. it this it? Also, when you roll out the mixture, do you just let it dry or do you use an dehydrator? I am anxious to try this, I love chips and it looks so good.

Thank You,
Sam

Yes, that's it.
You can't really "roll" it out. You spread it out and dehydrate. I know some people have tried dehydrating without an actual dehydrator, but I'm not sure how that works.

I just made these last night and enjoyed them this morning.
They truly are good. I didn't put the seasoning on the outside though, because I ran out of it. It was still yummy adn the texture is great!
I will post photos later on.

[WendyLouWho]

Thank you for bumping this thread (I really need to spend some time in the recipe archive). I'm very new and looking for things I can make that will help my children come over to the light side ;) We don't buy doritos, though the children have had them in the past at parties. If I were to produce a natural raw dorito like product I would be a goddess, lol.

[ViolinCyndee]

OK I will be making these asap! Just need to buy more onion powder. CANNOT wait!

[Veganforlife]

Check these out!!!

http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?t=39748&highlight=cheeze

[SheLovesToEat]

May I please ask a question?

After I dehydrated them, I stored them in an air tight glass jar. Now, I am dissappointed as they are soft and chewy, not crisp as they were before I put them in the jar! They are unappetizing now.

How are crackers stored so as to not loose their crispiness? And, how to gain back the crispiness once it is gone?

Thank yu

Wendy from the Windy City


if you want them to stay crisp..... after you take them out of the D. you MUST! M U S T !!!! let them cool for a fair amount of time. then you can store them. i have left mine out for as much as half a day to make sure they had cooled completely !
its the moisture in them from the warm D. that maked them soften when stored in an airtight container.
if you leave them out for a few hours they should be ok.

just make sure they are super crispy when you take them
out of the 'oven' LOL

[ViolinCyndee]

Check these out!!!

http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?t=39748&highlight=cheeze

OOoooo!!!! :eek:

[jacsam]

These look really good.....I've made corn chips in the past and they were really good but they didn't have the seasoning on them.....I'll be using your recipe next time....thanks so much for sharing.

[jacsam]

Well, I've actually got them in the dehydrator right now....I'll be back with how they turn out.

[jacsam]

Yep....I like them. We actually went out to eat with some friends. It was a restraunt that serves their own chips and Fresh salsa before you get your meal.....so.....I tucked some of these rawritos into my purse and enjoyed the fresh salsa with everyone else. They were good!!!!

I didn't add the seasoning (last three ingred.) and they are still very seasoned.

[ReneeH]

I'm ****super**** excited!!!!!! I can't ****wait**** to try these!!!! I have my seeds soaking now!!!

Yeppppiiiieeeeee!!!!!!!! Finally, something to break my dorito addiction!!!! I just love you guys!!!!!!

[MaineMomof4]

I soaked my sunflower seeds for 6-8 hours and then drained them yesterday and I've rinsed them once (last night) and I still don't' really see anything sprouting yet. Can I use sunflower seeds that are not sprouted for the rawritos? Do you think the sunflower seeds will sprout? It's probably been about 11-12 hours since I drained them from soaking. I just have them sitting on the counter in a bowl covered with a paper towel right now. Do you think in another 12 hours they may sprout? This is my first attempt at sprouting, maybe I'm just being impatient. Also I did see in Alissa's book that is says you can use sunflower seeds that aren't sprouted but then how would the measurements be and would it affect the recipe possibly. If someone can help me it would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks!!!

[Veganforlife]

check your thread. I posted there...

[MaineMomof4]

ok so are people using the hulled raw sunflower seeds or the seeds with a shell on them? Thanks!

[monkapotapus]

Hulled - raw no shell

[MaineMomof4]

Ok that's what I thought and that's what I am using. Thanks!

[MaineMomof4]

How do you get the chips in the triangle or square shape, before you put them in the dehydrator or after a certain amount of time in the dehydrator do you use a cookie cutter or something? I just don't see how I would get them into a certain shape since the batter seems like it might stick to whatever I use for a cookie cutter or to shape them. I have mine in the dehydrator right now and I'm hoping after a few hours I can just cut son horizontal and diagonal lines in them so when they're completely done they'll be squares or maybe if I do diagonal I can get triangles. We'll see what happens!

[MaineMomof4]

When rawritos come out of the dehydrator are they supposed to be crispy or do they get that way after you take them out and they cool off?

[monkapotapus]

To get the "shape" square or what have you - I use the back of a butter knife right after I spread the batter out on my excalibur tray - I usually do squares - when they are ready to flip off the teflex sheet I just put an empty tray on top - hold them together & flip - peel off the teflex sheet - walla!

I leave mine in the dehydrator for days because I like them very crispy - I also spread mine pretty thin & my bf likes his thicker - I still keep them in the dehydrator the same amount of time - personal preference I guess.

Hope this helps!

[Eva]

when they are ready to flip off the teflex sheet I just put an empty tray on top - hold them together & flip - peel off the teflex sheet - walla!


LOL -- I never seem to have an empty tray when I get that bad boy going! I have the D full right now, but it's exactly what I want to have, so when it's done it'll be off for a few days. I just made something similar to this and had quite a time doing the flip, one by one.

[snoops]

I usually just break mine up into whatever size pieces when they are done. I made a bread the other day though and when I turned it off the teflex sheet onto the mesh to finish drying, I scored it with a pizza wheel and they broke very nicely into squares when I was done. SO you could try that if you wanted the triangle shapes.

[ReneeH]

These are SOOOOOO good!!! Super yummy!!! Just wanted to Bumpity Bump this up!!! I keep nibbling off of this! Somebody tie me down so I can let them get crispy!!!!! :D

What is the setting that you guys are using on the Dehydrator? Mine is set at 115...is that good enough to crisp them up?

[monkapotapus]

I set mine for 105 degrees & leave them in there for a couple days - nice and crisp.....;)

[ReneeH]

Thank you so much!!! I'm gonna turn mine down right now! :)

[xPIXIEx]

I've made these several times since finding the thread a bit ago. They are delicious.

The crispier, the better! It's so hard not to nibble on them throughout their deyhdrating time though!

I do the same. Around 105 for a couple of days.....when I can leave them in there long enough. :)