Product: Schär Gluten-Free Table Crackers – $5.99+
Up until recently, I pretty much wrote off ever having simple crackers ever again. There are plenty of snack crackers out in the gluten-free market. Really good ones too by Mary’s Gone Crackers, Crunchmaster, Glutino, etc. But none that I noticed that were anything like your every day table crackers. You know…saltines. The ones you pair with a creamy soup or chili, using the little squares as a spoon for the hearty meal.
I missed those and didn’t even realize it.
And then, once again, Schär stepped in and came to my gluten-free rescue.
One of my local grocery stores has a few shelves of gluten-free foods in one of their aisles. So, I often stop there, eye the products longingly, look at the price stickers, and sadly move on. But one day there was a sale. Yes…a sale. And on one of the shelves was a package of Schär’s Table Crackers. Now, I had never seen anything like this before. From the image on the package, these looked like saltines. Was it even possible?
Needless to say, the package found its way into my shopping cart and then in my pantry. And then the weather got weird and warm in winter so soup wasn’t really on the menu. And then the weather turned around.
So, the other night I made a creamy broccoli cheddar soup (yes, from scratch) for dinner. It felt like the ideal time to break out the Table Crackers that had been lying in wait in my pantry. So, as the cheddar cheese was melting into my creamy soup, I was opening up this package and marveling at just how much these crackers resembled my Saltines of days past.
The pack that I grabbed from the container were a bit crumbled. Probably from shipping. But, crackers are crackers whether dipped or crumbled into soup. I was just happy to have them. I broke them up (and despite the ‘perforated line,’ they don’t bust up uniformly but…eh…who cares? You dip them anyway!) and set them on a plate. Dished up some soup and carried it over to the couch to enjoy under the coziness of my Rainbow Brite snuggie (Don’t mock me, it’s awesome!).
One bite of Schär’s Table Crackers and I was reminded of my post-gluten-free days. They taste exactly like saltines, minus the unnecessary salt. They are a little heartier than the crackers of my past, but that means they stand up to the rigors of soup and chili dipping. And they taste amazing. I admit…I was skeptical.
These crackers are made from buckwheat, which, despite the name, is gluten-free. Potato startch and rice flour round out the flavor combination giving it the base. The rest, is pure Schär magic. Once again, spot on with their products. I love finding a brand I can trust. So far, Schär has not let me down.
Even better…they brought table crackers back into my life.
It’s winter. So grab a steaming bowl of soup and these amazing gluten-free Table Crackers from Schär and melt away the winter chill. These crackers are so much like the ‘real’ thing, you won’t even know the difference. Light, easy to digest, and tasty. What more could you ask for?
The Celiathlete 