Raw Crackers from Dehydrator

I just saw this basic concept tonight online and I'm amazed at the variety out there.

It seems that someone chose to grind up a bit of flax seed, mix it with whole ones, some kind of flavor and water, and then smear the mix flat on parchment sheets to dry out in a dehydrator.

The recipe variety is extreme when you look online.

Banana bread flavor: https://www.excaliburdehydrator-reci...seed-crackers/

Vegan "cheese" and almond flavor: https://www.thefullhelping.com/raw-v...mary-crackers/

Multi seed variety: https://www.nativesunjax.com/recipes...rator-crackers

Carrot flavor: https://thehealthyfamilyandhome.com/...flax-crackers/

Mexican spice: https://www.theblendergirl.com/recip...ated-crackers/

There were many more. Variety isn't a problem here.

So when flax gets wet it releases mucilage, a sticky clear substance that works as a binding agent. Flax, cactus, kelp, marshmallow, okra, slippery elm, and a bunch of other plants have this material in it. It has been used for ages as paper glue, soluble fiber, and cough medicine thickener. When mixed up and dried hard you have a strong binding for a cracker.

This link covers this a bit more: https://cnz.to/recipes/appetizers/ra...ackers-recipe/

I'm seeing prepper possibilities with this concept, but also misgivings. The idea of a loose understanding to make a nutritious flatbread product without having to resort to an oven has real appeal after disaster. As most campers know, trying to bake good in the rough is several levels up from simple cooking. Lots more gear and more fuel. No bake crackers could even be done without fuel under certain conditions, using the sun. Drying up cracker flats in the hot/dry months could be handy to make a stash for winter or rainy seasons.

But almost all these recipes start with flax seed. It's not your typical home garden product and flax oil is very short life for storage. Flax seed isn't oil and should last longer, but I'd be very leery of sacking up flax seed to store away in mylar for a decade.

It seems this reliance on flax is all about the mucilage involved. Otherwise the flax being nonessential.

I'm seeing marshmallow powder for sale that should work as a binder substitute. You have to hunt online to avoid some insane source prices, but I did find it here affordably at $30 a pound: https://www.etsy.com/listing/6300856...?gpla=1&gao=1&

I have no clue how long a pound would last for this binder function though.

At present I'm up to my ears in projects, but I figured a bunch of recipes might interest someone to play with the idea more.

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Raw Crackers from Dehydrator