Gluten-Free Butter Crackers

My husband just hasn't found a good cracker since going gluten-free, and he loved his butter crackers! I adapted this recipe from several different ones I was able to find on the web. Now I have to control what my non-GF kids eat so that dad will have some for the next day! These are not light and flaky, but the taste is definitely there! Welcome back peanut butter and crackers, cheese and crackers, plain crackers for nomming on! Also, I would expect you could add seasonings like garlic or sprinkle with Parmesan instead of salt, and kick it up a notch.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 21 mins
• Total Time: 51 mins
• Calories: 106 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• sea salt to taste
• cooking spray
• ½ cup tapioca flour
• ¼ cup softened butter
• ½ cup brown rice flour
• ¼ teaspoon xanthan gum
• ¼ cup white rice flour
• 5 tablespoons whole milk

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix tapioca flour, brown rice flour, white rice flour, sugar, xanthan gum, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in the bowl of a stand mixer set with the whisk attachment; cut in butter using the whisk setting, starting on low and working up to medium, stopping occasionally to scrape down the sides and bottoms, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Step 2

Slowly pour milk into butter-flour mixture while mixer is on low. Gradually increase speed and mix until batter is well mixed. Cover bowl and let dough sit for 15 minutes.

Step 3

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray 2 pieces parchment paper with cooking spray.

Step 4

Roll dough on 1 of the sprayed sheets parchment paper. Top with the other parchment sheet, spray-side down, and roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Remove the top sheet and pat any edges back toward the middle if they are thinner than the rest to prevent burnt edges on the crackers.

Step 5

Cut dough into cracker shapes using a pizza cutter and prick each square with a fork. Place parchment paper with crackers on a baking sheet and place on the middle rack in the oven.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven for 3 minutes. Sprinkle sea salt over crackers; continue baking until crackers are browned and crisp, 18 to 25 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet or transfer crackers to a wire rack.