sweet potato cheese straws

Crunchy Munchies......

And perfect tiffin treats...yummy healthy and you can make them in any different types you want..

you can make them cheese flavored, or skip the cheese to make plain crackers, you can also make them multi grain(more flavor + much healthier).

You can make them in any shape you want and your kids will surely love them, as all kids prefer crunchy and snappy snacks to munch on.

I changed the orignal recipe a little to make it a bit healthier

Ingredients:
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup mashed sweet potato
3/4 cup cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons whole milk
Instructions

Method: 
Preheat oven to 350°F(170 degrees Celsius).
In large mixing bowl, combine flour, sweet potato, parmesan, cheddar, butter and salt. Mix with beater until mixture becomes sandy. Add milk and knead into a ball.
On floured surface, roll dough into a ¼-inch thick rectangle.Cut into ¼-inch wide strips or you can use cookie cutters to get different shapes. Gently transfer strips to a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
Bake until ends are slightly brown, about 10 to 112 minutes. Remove from oven,cool.

Big Smiles in the tiffin

Classic straws

                                 

Little hearts

I tried also made sweet potato ragi crackers with this recipe which was also a huge success.  

1 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 cup ragi/nachni flour (or any flour blend you chose to use)
2 tbsp toasted flaxseed (ground or whole)

2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter

1 cup of sweet potato puree (two small boiled sweet potatoes mashed with 1/4 cup milk)
1 teaspoon sugar

1 tsp garlic powder (optional)

2 tsp mixed herbs (optional)

pepper or paprika (optional)

sesame seed to top

kalonji seeds to top

Method:

preheat oven to 170 degrees.

Sift flour, baking powder, sugar and salt together into a large bowl. place sifted flour mixture, butter, flax seeds and herbs and spices in the bowl of your food processor and pulse for a few times, until the mixture resembles bread crumbs. add the sweet potato puree and pulse a few more times. the dough should come together, if it feels to dry you can add a little milk. but be careful not to make it too soft.

bring the dough together by hand and divide into 4 - 5 large portions.

roll each portion as thin as you can, an easy tip for rolling thin portions is to roll them in between wax paper or cling wrap.if you want to top them with sesame seeds, sprinkle sesame and kalonji seeds on top and roll once with your rolling pin to seal the seeds. Cut into any desired shape and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.

healthy smiles