Vegan Rustic Chive and Garlic Chickpea Crackers

I am calling these crackers rustic because you shape them by hand.  No need to roll out the dough and stamp them into neat rounds or squares.  Just slap them together and, ta-da! Crackers!

These crackers are crunchy and are perfect for dipping into a hearty soup or spreading a spicey nut cheese on.

The reason why these crackers are crunchy is because I used dried chickpeas.  I processed them until most of the chickpeas become flour;  the secret is to leave small bits of chickpeas.

Ingredients:

2 cups organic dried chickpeas 

4 T water

3 T organic chives, snipped into tiny pieces

2 T organic extra virgin olive oil

2 t organic garlic powder

1 t chive salt 

Method:

Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.

Line a large baking sheet with unbleached parchment paper; set-aside.

Place chickpeas into your food processor, blend until you get flour.  For a crunch flour, you'll want to leave in very small pieces of chickpea.

Place the "crunchy flour" into a large bowl and add remaining ingredients.

Stir until a dough forms.

Scoop up approximently 1 tablespoon of dough.  Roll into a ball and flatten between your hands and place on baking sheet.

Bake 15-20 minutes, or until very lightly browned.

Store in an air-tight container.