Aany Animal Cracker Recipes floating around?

[contessa20]

Anybody tried recreating animal crackers?

[spicyfull]

You don't ask too much:) Maybe any pie crust or plain cookie recipe and cut it out with animal shaped cutters.

[contessa20]

You don't ask too much:) Maybe any pie crust or plain cookie recipe and cut it out with animal shaped cutters.

I was thinking about it yesterday and I think I'm going to try an almond flour base with agave, sea salt, lemon juice, lemon peel and vanilla. We shall see how it goes.

[qfmother]

This is a great idea - I will have to let my children try it!

[Broken Aquarian]

I'm thinking -
Cashew flour, a bit of lemon, vanilla - those would be the main tastes of the original version.
Cashew flour is sweet and perfect for raw pastries.

Maybe lemon zest instead of the juice, you don't want tart, just the lemony taste :)

[contessa20]

I'm thinking -
Cashew flour, a bit of lemon, vanilla - those would be the main tastes of the original version.
Cashew flour is sweet and perfect for raw pastries.

Maybe lemon zest instead of the juice, you don't want tart, just the lemony taste :)

That's a possibility too. Hmm... maybe I'll try it both ways, cashews and almonds. Or maybe a mix of the two. I love playing with recipes. :D

I'll be sure to post the results after I've made them.

[contessa20]

Animal Crackers... take one. I've been fiddling around in the kitchen this morning trying to make animal crackers. The first promising recipe goes a little something like this. :D

1 C. cashew flour
1 C. almond flour
2 Tb. vanilla extract
zest from 1 lemon
pinch salt
pinch nutmeg
enough agave to make it all stick together


Grind cashews and almonds in BlendTec and dump the resulting flour into a large bowl.

Add the additional dry ingredients and mix.

Add the agave a little at a time stopping frequently to mash it into the dry mix with your hands. Lick a finger occasionally to see if it's sweet enough. :D If you're really working it in there with your hands you won't need all that much agave.

Dehydrate until dry.


My initial reaction is that the flavor itself is good, however, I wish the agave had an even lighter, more neutral flavor. I'll have to see if the flavor changes at all once they're finished dehydrating. Also, I'm wondering if it's even possible to get a crispy-ish texture of animal crackers out of the dehydrator. We'll see.

[Soose]

Contessa, I'm watching with interest. Please know I appreciate your willingness to experiment and create a path I can follow. :)
(And... I adore animal crackers!)

[MelanieC]

Can't wait to hear too :)

Did you cut them into shapes?

[Tirza]

The recipe that is supposed to be "Like Ritz" works really well here with a little sweetening. It has a very crisp, delicate "short" texture.

I have used this as a sub for shortbread and used a cookie press to make them cute.

[contessa20]

The recipe that is supposed to be "Like Ritz" works really well here with a little sweetening. It has a very crisp, delicate "short" texture.

I have used this as a sub for shortbread and used a cookie press to make them cute.

Can you post or link to that recipe? I haven't seen it before. Thanks for the info though. The ones I made didn't turn out like crackers at all. Though they had a good flavor they were pretty much just lemon cookies. Good but not what I was after. :rolleyes:


Melanie, No I didn't cut them into shapes this time. I just made them into small round cookies.

[Tirza]

Link for the "Ritz" cracker recipe:

http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?t=19073&highlight=ritz

I would really make sure and soak the walnuts first I think. It would take out any bitter bite which would not go well with a sweeter cookie.