They are very close to Ben's mom's famous holiday cheese crackers, except since they are made from cornstarch and not all purpose flour, they are lighter and flakier. Next time I'll add some cayenne to give them the same zip that hers have, and they will be perfect. It's a nice recipe because, other than the small bit of xantham gum, the recipe is super cheap. All the ingredients can most likely be found in a "normal" kitchen. And since the flour substitute is cornstarch, and not some weird, "exotic" hard to find or expensive flour, these crackers are super cheap to make. Yum.
Mmmmmmmmmm. Seriously, it's all I can do to keep myself from finishing the whole batch off.
In other gluten free news: I've found all sorts of flours at the local Asian markets. We've got a CAM Asian market just down the street that has lots of rice, tapioca, potato, sorghum, and millet flours. They don't really cater to the Indian part of the Asia crowd, but we just discovered a couple of Indian markets that have lots of flours too (especially bean flours, rice flours, and millet flours). Fun! And by they way, peeps, spices are SO much cheaper at Indian markets! So, let that be a lesson for even the non-GF baker! If you need spices check the Indian markets!
And, that's my multi-cultural lesson for the day. You're welcome.
Thanks for the tips.
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