Homemade Cheerios

By garciamoss

Ingredients

• 1 cup oat flour (you can make this by grinding 3 cups rolled oats finely in a blender)
• 1 1/4 cups (150 g) almond flour (you can make this by grinding 1 cup almonds finely in a blender)
• 1/2 cup non-GMO cornstarch or arrowroot starch
• 1/4 cup whole cane sugar
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour OR vital wheat gluten (the flour creates a more elastic dough, surprisingly)
• 10 tablespoons (5/8 cup) boiling water

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from nourishingjoy.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350F.

Whisk the dry ingredients together in a large bowl and set aside.

Pour the boiling water over and stir until the dough comes together in a coherent ball. The dough should be very soft and just slightly sticky.

Set out a piece of parchment paper and place the ball of dough on it. Press into a disc about 1-inch thick, then place another piece of parchment over the top of the dough and roll until the dough is about 1/4-inch thick, about the thickness of two nickels.

Using a pizza cutter or a very sharp knife, cut the dough into small squares about 1/2" x 1/2".

Lift the entire piece of parchment paper onto a baking sheet and bake until the surface is dry, the dough is puffed, and it's just beginning to brown, 8-9 minutes.

Remove from the oven, reduce heat to 300F, then break the dough into the predefined pieces. Return to the oven for 15-20 minutes, stirring every five minutes, until the pieces are crisp and very dry.

Let cool and enjoy!