Grain Free Tortilla Chips

   Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone! I love chips with guacamole, but I don't like eating all the corn that comes with it. Try this recipe, they aren't quite as crispy but I think depending on how thin you make them, they will be more like a chip and less like a flat tortilla.  I loved them! Same great taste, and make it with my homemade guacamole and salsa.

Tip: Pizza stones are great for making things crispy without having the batter stick to the pan.

Healthy tip: Corn can be inflammatory.  Substituting with almond flour, cuts down on the amount of carbohydrate immensely.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup almond flour
• 1/2 squeezed fresh lime
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 Tbsp psyllium husk powder
• water in increments of 1-2 Tbsp
• 3 Tbsp sunflower seeds (use sesame if you want)
• 2 Tbsp avocado oil

Recipe:

1. Preheat oven to 400  F
2. Mix all ingredients into a bowl.  Water should be added slowly and mixed in, the batter should be easy and smooth, but not watery. It should be like play-dough consistency.
3. Lay flat on a pizza stone.  You can also use a baking sheet.
4. You want to pat it down until very flat, as flat as you can get without ripping the batter.
5. Bake for 20-25 minutes, checking until it is golden brown but not burned.
6. Take out, cut with a pizza cutter into triangles. Let it cool.  Use a spatula to take out chips.
   

Delicious!

Grain Free Chia Bread

 This recipe is super easy to make, and if you can believe it has no grains at all.  The recipe can be altered a little depending on how much "bread you want to make". A smaller pan is made with 2 eggs, and a larger pan with 4 eggs. I sort of experimented with this recipe using a few things I have used in past recipes. Try it out! It makes a consistency like a focaccia egg bread.

Tip: The consistency should be easy enough to spread with a knife, but not too watery.  You can change the consistency by adding more liquid or adding more almond flour.

Healthy tip: Chia seeds are a great source of mucilaginous fiber, it is good for digestion among other things like Omega-3 fats.

Ingredients:

• 2-4 eggs
• 1 cup almond flour
• 2 Tbsp psyllium husk fiber
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 1/4 cup chia seeds
  
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 Tbsp milk (creamier is better, I used half/half)
• (water  added in 1 Tbsp at a time if it is too thick)

Recipe:

1. Add eggs and milk into a large bowl and beat for 60 seconds.
2. Preheat oven to 400 F.
3. Add in the rest of the ingredients, mix well until no lumps are present.
4. The batter should be thin enough to pour into a large pan but not too thin where it is watery.  You can add more chia seeds and almond flour until thicker.  If it is too thick, add more water in small increments, stirring and reassessing the consistency.
5. Add the batter to a large baking dish (put wax paper down first, or grease with olive oil).
6. Bake on 400 F for 30 minutes until bread it golden brown.  Check at 20 minute mark to make sure it isn't cooking too fast.  The bread is done when you can put a knife into it and pull it out clean.

I served this with the Homemade Red Pepper Hummus on my blog.