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The Tastes of Thanksgiving: Cheese and Soaked Crackers Tray

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Cheese and (soaked) Cracker Tray | Do you need to take a dish to your family meal or other gathering? Why not put together this appetizer tray featuring three cheese spreads inspired by the traditional flavors of the season, and two types of soaked crackers to go with them? Yum! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Happy Thanksgiving Season! I love the opportunity this time of year affords me to sit down and reflect on all the ways the Lord has blessed me and then praise Him for His goodness. Of course, we should be thankful every day of the year, but I think there is value in having a focused time to do so. I find it makes me more aware of the everyday blessings I take for granted. What bountiful gifts He’s given to each of us!

I also enjoy the traditional tastes of this season, such as stuffing, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie, so I’ve taken inspiration from those flavors to put together an appetizer tray of three different kinds of cheese spread and two kinds of soaked crackers, perfect for munching on while waiting for your (pasture-raised!) turkey to finish cooking.

The Crackers

Since one of the spreads is savory, one is sweet, and one falls in the middle, I decided to make savory crackers with a mix of whole wheat and rye flours, and some sweet graham crackers as well. Both recipes are soaked for at least 12 hours before baking to neutralize the phytic acid in the flours — so your body can better utilize the nutrients and digest the crackers more easily.

Cheese and (soaked) Cracker Tray | Do you need to take a dish to your family meal or other gathering? Why not put together this appetizer tray featuring three cheese spreads inspired by the traditional flavors of the season, and two types of soaked crackers to go with them? Yum! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

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Soaked Wheat and Rye Thins

Course Appetizer
Author Lindsey Proctor

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup rye flour
  • 1 tablespoon sucanat
  • 2 tablespoon  coconut oil
  • 2 tablespoon  grass-fed butter
  • 2 tablespoon  pure water
  • 2 tablespoon  whey
  • sea salt to sprinkle over crackers before baking

Instructions

  1. In a medium size mixing bowl, combine flours and sucanat.
  2. Using a pastry blender, cut in coconut oil and butter until mixture is well blended and crumbly.
  3. Add water and whey, stir until completely blended and dough is moistened.
  4. Allow to sit on the counter for 12-24 hours.
  5. When you are ready to bake the crackers, preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
  6. Divide the dough in half and roll each half on a floured surface (or between two pieces of wax papeinto 1/8-inches thick squares.
  7. If the dough is difficult to work with, chilling it for a half hour prior to rolling it out will help.
  8. Using a pizza cutter, pastry wheel, or sharp knife, cut the dough into 1-1/2 inch pieces.
  9. Since the crackers will not rise or expand during baking, there is no need to space them out.
  10. Sprinkle the dough with salt and transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets.
  11. Bake for 10 to 20 minutes, depending on the thickness of the dough.
  12. Keep a careful eye on the edge pieces, as they may be thinner than the rest of the dough and will be done sooner.
  13. If they are, simply remove them and return the rest of the crackers to the oven to finish baking.
  14. The crackers are done when they are golden, brittle, and crispy, and they will crisp up a bit more as they cool.
  15. If the crackers still aren't as crisp as you'd like, you can put them in a dehydrator or in the oven at the lowest temperature for half hour to two hours in order to dry them out a bit more.
  16. Store in an airtight container.

Cheese and (soaked) Cracker Tray | Do you need to take a dish to your family meal or other gathering? Why not put together this appetizer tray featuring three cheese spreads inspired by the traditional flavors of the season, and two types of soaked crackers to go with them? Yum! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

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Graham Crackers

Course Appetizer, Snacks
Author Lindsey Proctor

Ingredients

  • 2 cups graham flour
  • 1/2 cup sucanat
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/8 teaspoon  sea salt fine-ground
  • 1/2 teaspoon  ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil
  • 1/4 cup whey
  • 1/4 cup pure water
  • 2 tablespoon molasses
  • 1 teaspoon  vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. In a medium size mixing bowl, combine flour, sucnat, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
  2. Using a pastry blender, cut in coconut oil until mixture is well blended and crumbly.
  3. Add water, whey, molasses, and vanilla, and stir until completely blended and dough is moistened.
  4. Dough will be slightly sticky.
  5. Allow to sit on the counter for 12-24 hours.
  6. When you are ready to bake the crackers, preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
  7. Divide the dough in half and roll each half on a floured surface (or between two pieces of wax papeinto 1/4-inches thick squares.
  8. If the dough is difficult to work with, chilling it for a half hour prior to rolling it out will help.
  9. Using a pizza cutter, pastry wheel, or sharp knife, cut the dough into rectangles or large squares, then score "break-apart lines" in your dough by cutting halfway through with a knife or pastry wheel.
  10. Since the crackers will not rise or expand during baking, there is no need to space them out.
  11. Sprinkle the dough with cinnamon, if desired, and transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets.
  12. Bake for 10 to 20 minutes, depending on the thickness of the dough.
  13. Keep a careful eye on the edge pieces, as they may be thinner than the rest of the dough and will be done sooner.
  14. If they are, simply remove them and return the rest of the crackers to the oven to finish baking.
  15. The crackers are done when they are golden, brittle, and crispy, and they will crisp up a bit more as they cool.
  16. If the crackers still aren't as crisp as you'd like, and because these are on the thicker side they may not be,  you can put them in a dehydrator or in the oven at the lowest temperature for half hour to two hours in order to dry them out a bit more.
  17. Store in an airtight container.

The Cheese Spreads

Pumpkin Pie, Cranberry Walnut, and Stuffing-inspired Herb Cheese Spreads

Mmm, I love dips, spreads, and cheese balls, don’t you? Pictured from left to right: Pumpkin Pie Creamy Cheese, Cranberry Walnut Cheese Ball, and warm Stuffing-inspired Herb and Cheese Spread. I used homemade raw goat cheese (see my tutorial here at The Nourishing Gourmet if you want to make your own!) as a base for all three of these, and added different fruits, nuts, herbs, and/or spices to each one to create three different spreads.

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Pumpkin Pie Creamy Cheese

Course Cultured, Dips & Spreads
Author Lindsey Proctor

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup soft cheese such as chèvre or cream cheese*
  • 1/3 cup pumpkin puree
  • 2 tablespoons raw honey
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Instructions

  1. In a food processor, combine ingredients and process until smooth and creamy.
  2. When serving, garnish with a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice, if desired.

Recipe Notes

*I used homemade raw goat cheese (see my tutorial here at The Nourishing Gourmet if you want to make your own!) as a base.

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Cranberry Walnut Cheese Ball

Course Appetizer, Cultured, Dips & Spreads
Author Lindsey Proctor

Ingredients

  • 1 cup  chèvre *
  • 1/8 cup walnuts pieces
  • 1/8 cup dried cranberries
  • 2 tablespoons raw honey

Instructions

  1. Using a hand mixer, or a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, combine all ingredients until walnuts and cranberries are well mixed.
  2. Form into a ball.
  3. Garnish with walnut pieces and dried cranberries.

Recipe Notes

*I'm not sure that cream cheese would give the right texture here. See my tutorial here at The Nourishing Gourmet if you want to make your own chèvre!

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Stuffing-inspired Herb and Cheese Spread

Course Appetizer, Cultured, Dips & Spreads
Author Lindsey Proctor

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup soft cheese such as chèvre or cream cheese*
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 organic or pastured egg
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon dried sage
  • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves crushed
  • 1/2 teaspoon parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Combine cheese, sour cream, egg, and herbs in a food processor and process until smooth.
  3. Transfer to a small baking dish or ramekin and bake 20-30 minutes.
  4. Serve warm.

Recipe Notes

*I used homemade raw goat cheese (see my tutorial here at The Nourishing Gourmet if you want to make your own!) as a base.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! And just for fun: do you call it “stuffing” or “dressing”?

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About Lindsey Proctor

Lindsey is a twenty-something foodie. She lives with her parents and sister on Hickory Cove Farm, a small, natural and sustainable farm in South-Central Pennsylvania where they raise Alpine and Nubian dairy goats, a flock of pastured laying hens and a few roosters, and a few beef steer. She views her country life as a great blessing and wants to help others get back to eating simply with fresh and local seasonal foods. Her favorite place is in the pasture with her goats, but she also enjoys spending time in the kitchen, photography, music, a really good cup of coffee, and blogging at The Life Of Linz.

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  1. Jenny says

    November 18, 2013 at 10:48 am

    Yummy! This looks wonderful. Thanks for these recipes. 🙂

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  2. Veronica says

    November 19, 2013 at 12:42 am

    Hi! Are the crackers gluten free? Coz as you soaked them.

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  3. Malenksha says

    November 19, 2013 at 6:23 pm

    Looks fantastic!! My mouth is already watering. Thanks for sharing!

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