Crumbly mess - please help

[lizzyrose]

I'm really enjoying experimenting in the kitchen with raw dishes -- but reality is.. I'm not a chef!!
I can't even make crackers/bread right!
they always end up being crumbly messes after I take them out of the dehydrator.
Do any of you fabulous chefs have experience with this and any suggestions?
Could it be that they're not wet enough to start with?

[JennaBoBenna]

Could it be that they're not wet enough to start with?

Hi Lizzy,
I haven't had much experience with crackers...but they could not be wet enough to start with. That sounds like it makes sense. What sort of crackers are you trying to make? When I had access to a dehydrator, I only made flax crackers which were very simple. Have you tried a simple cracker with either flax or chia? It might be better to start out simple then work your way up :)

[tanishamarshall]

What recipe are you trying to use? I wonder if you are putting enough Flax Seeds and/or ground Flax, depending on the recipe.?

[Veganforlife]

Also, I USED to spread mine too thin. Maybe spread them thicker?

[Revvell]

Sounds like a flax seed problem. What are you doing with the flax seeds if anything?



I'm really enjoying experimenting in the kitchen with raw dishes -- but reality is.. I'm not a chef!!
I can't even make crackers/bread right!
they always end up being crumbly messes after I take them out of the dehydrator.
Do any of you fabulous chefs have experience with this and any suggestions?
Could it be that they're not wet enough to start with?

[RawDrop]

That was happening to mine too... I had them spread way too thin, and there was actually too much water in them. I halved the water, and spread them thicker, and now they work better.

[lizzyrose]

it's been mostly the onion bread type recipes where I've really had problems.
Last night's debacle was something I found in Thrive that was supposed to be a pizza crust made up mostly of ground flax, shredded beets, coconut oil, parsley ... i think that was it...
it tastes really good but definitely is not going to work for a pizza crust!

[Revvell]

I can't see how that would hold together except maybe the oil and sunflower seeds. Next time, add 1/2 to 1C of ground flax seeds. O.k., that crust, as it is in the book, is supposed to be baked. The raw version would need some flax and dehydrating.


it's been mostly the onion bread type recipes where I've really had problems.
Last night's debacle was something I found in Thrive that was supposed to be a pizza crust made up mostly of ground flax, shredded beets, coconut oil, parsley ... i think that was it...
it tastes really good but definitely is not going to work for a pizza crust!

[tanishamarshall]

it's been mostly the onion bread type recipes where I've really had problems.
Last night's debacle was something I found in Thrive that was supposed to be a pizza crust made up mostly of ground flax, shredded beets, coconut oil, parsley ... i think that was it...
it tastes really good but definitely is not going to work for a pizza crust!


you might have to add more flax and some liquid. Flax seeds are what hold together the bread in most recipes.