[mommyhugz]

Hi! My son (age 3) was diagnosed with autism, and I've been trying to educate myself about gluten and casein-free foods.

A problem I have is that my son LOVES his crackers, but the ones in the stores are so expensive. Can you recommend a good cracker recipe I can make at home? He likes the cheesy crackers, graham crackers and Ritz to give you an idea of his tatesbuds.

I appreciate any help... This is pretty overwhelming to take in and completely adjust our food lifestyle

Thanks!
Heather

[happygirl]

Just wanted to welcome you to the board!

I don't have a good cracker recipe....but I'm sure someone on here will chime in. Also, try a search on the forum...you never know what you will find!

I think Miss Roben's has some pre-made mixes to bake your own crackers. You might try some of hers.

Good luck, and we are happy to have you on the board. Let us know what we can do to help....we know it can --- and is --- overwhelming!

Laura

[2Boys4Me]

Welcome to the board.

Bette Hagman's The Gluten Free Gourmet Bakes Bread has recipes for Rice-itz (fake Ritz), Mock Hi-Ho Crackers (I don't know what those are), Sesame Wafers, Cheese Nips, and Graham Crackers (pgs 252-258). The graham crackers were pretty good...but use less cinnamon. She wants you to use too much.

At the end of the cookbook is a list of her other cookbooks with cracker recipes.

from the GFG Cooks Fast & Healthy
Cheese crackers (rice) pg. 203
Onion crackers (bean & rice) pg. 202
Rice-free Graham crackers (bean) pg. 99

from More from the GFG
Cheese crisps (rice) pg. 188
Corn chips (rice) pg. 186
Italian cheese straws (rice) pg. 187
Mock Graham crackers (rice) pg. 87
Pecan wafers (rice) pg. 185
Sesame thins (rice) pg. 184

from The GFG: Living Well Without Wheat
Cheese sticks (rice) pg. 121

Here's a link to a few recipes for gluten-free crackers, including Mock Goldfish crackers.
http://www.allergygr...ergy_id348.html

Disclaimer: of all these recipes, I have only made the GFG Bakes Bread Graham crackers. I can't tell you how any of the others taste. The GFG Graham crackers were okay, but I felt she asked for too much cinnamon.

I guess you'll have to take a trip to the library. Let us know how they turn out.

[hannahsue01]

Graham Crackers

Ingredients:
¾ Cup margarine
½ Cup honey
1 Cup brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 ½ cups brown rice flour
1 ½ cups gluten free flour
2 Tbs. soy flour
1 tsp. xanthan
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
3 tsp. baking powder
½-¾ Cups water

Ingredients:
Mix honey, margarine, brown sugar and vanilla. In another bowl mix dry ingredients, stir in alternately with water till soft ball. Fefriderate for 1 hour or more. Roll 1.2 of the dough on parchment paper, shape to fit jelly roll pan. Transfer to pan, cut into three inch squares and poke holes in the dough with a fork. Bake at 325 for 30 minutes. Then repeat with second half of dough. Cool. You can make into crumbs and make graham cracker crumb pie crust.

[Nantzie]

Here's a link to the recipe I use. It's modified from the Top Secret Recipe site, using Pamela's Baking and Pancake mix as the flour substitute.

http://www.glutenfre...s...4&hl=graham

Nancy

[kolka]

Stay away from the cheese cracker recipes. My daughter has autism, too. That's the only reason I'm baking gluten-free (we don't have Celiac). Your son's food must also be CASEIN-free (dairy-free). No cheese, milk, ice cream, etc.

Starting this diet IS overwhelming, but the folks on this board have been very helpful.

[kolka]

Oh, GEEEZZZ! I didn't read the whole post, cheese crackers jumped out at me! You already know about casein! Sorry, just trying to help.