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If I dehydrated okra to make "okra flour"

Posted on 8/10/17 at 9:40 am
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 8/10/17 at 9:40 am
and used that to make crackers, would I need to do anything special, or could I just use standard cracker recipe?

Posted by hungryone
river parishes
Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 8/10/17 at 9:45 am to
The okra flour contains no gluten--which is provided by the flour in wheat crackers. Gluten provides extensibility and gives the dough strength to trap air, i.e. allows the cracker to hold together and be flaky/crisp rather than just a dense, crumbly puck. You might try 1/3 okra flour to 2/3 wheat flour as a jumping off point.

Many alternative flour baked items use things like flax and xanthan gum to achieve breadlike textures. Consult some gluten free cracker recipes to see how.
Posted by MeridianDog
Home on the range
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 8/10/17 at 9:46 am to
Interesting. I like dehydrated Okra. You can buy it at Fresh Market in Jackson, but I never thought about making anything with it.

The question is whether they would rise with Soda and I can't answer that.

You could certainly make unleavened crackers.
Posted by Salmon
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Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 8/10/17 at 10:24 am to
maybe cracker is the wrong idea...maybe more like a chip?

I just want something crisp and crunchy

Posted by emboslice
Member since Dec 2012
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Posted on 8/10/17 at 10:39 am to
Dehydrate the okra as is, or cut in half and then just use it as a chip? Maybe more astherically pleasing.

Other than that, if you're trying to just get the same crunch and taste as a dehydrated okra you'd get at WF, try food processing the okra so you can spread it out and it have a flatter shape? Not sure if this would work but just a suggestion.
Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
7627 posts
Posted on 8/10/17 at 5:57 pm to
quote:

maybe more like a chip?

I just want something crisp and crunchy



Perhaps you could cut the okra in half lengthwise, flatten them with a rolling pin (place them between two silicone baking matts or sheets of plastic wrap & roll the pen over the okra with a lot of downward pressure). Then dehydrate? Just an idea...
Posted by CHEDBALLZ
South Central LA
Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 8/10/17 at 6:18 pm to
My buddy dehydrated a bunch of okra and grinded it into flour. He gave me a jar of it. I made a shrimp and crab gumbo. When i served my bowl I added a tsp of the okra flour, it made my gumbo slimy.
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