Light, crispy, easy to make, and without any gluten...these rice chips are tasty to eat and a joy to bake up!
Along with the easy spinach pesto, I often serve my homemade rice chips. I've been gluten-free for about 5 years and these chips/crackers are a great way to share in dips and spreads without the wheat version of breads and crackers. This recipe makes this rice flour cracker recipe AND rice chips with only a slight change in how you bake/cook them.
How is rice flour different from regular flour?
All-purpose flour utilizes gluten as the main ingredient for traditional bread baking. Rice flour contains zero gluten and is not interchangeable for all-purpose flour.
The rice chips are very easy, fast, and inexpensive to make. They are crisp, light, and completely addictive! Made completely with rice flour, they are a great alternative for those staying away from wheat! How to make gluten-free chips that taste yummy isn't hard, at all.
To Make Rice Chips:
- Mix all ingredients but pepper and salt together.
- Pour teaspoonfuls of the batter onto a greased cookie sheet. (the teaspoonfuls will run a bit and spread out, that's okay).
- Sprinkle with cracked pepper and sea salt.
- Bake in a 400 degree oven for 6 minutes or so, flip and cook another 6 minutes.
Important: be aware that the consistency of the dough is very, very runny. It will feel that you are making them incorrectly. You aren't. That is what gives them the light and fluffy feel of a chip. Be sure to flip them over about half way through the cooking to get them crispy on both sides.
To make the thicker version with parchment paper:
- Pour the batter by teaspoonfuls on to a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Sprinkle with pepper and sea salt.
- Bake for about 35 minutes or until browned and dry on the edges. You won't need to flip them.
Homemade Rice Chips (gluten-free)
Ingredients
- ½ cup white rice flour you can use ½ brown and ½ white flour, if you prefer.
- ¾ cup water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- cracked pepper
- sea salt
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients but pepper and salt together.
- Pour teaspoonfuls of the batter onto a greased cookie sheet. (the teaspoonfuls will run a bit and spread out, that's okay).
- Sprinkle with cracked pepper and sea salt
- Bake in a 400 degree oven for 6 minutes or so, flip and cook another 6 minutes.
My rice flour and water did not incorporate. There was a silt-like layer underneath the water that would not become dough-y. Why did that happen?
YOu know, I don't know. Was this prior to baking or after baking?
This recipe is exactly what I was looking for however, do the chips really bake for 35 minutes if I use parchment?
For them to be crispy and not soggy I have found the 35-minute mark to be just right. But give them a peek sooner and see if the texture fits what you are looking for.
can I fry these instead?
You know, I've never tried it. The batter is so thin that I'm not sure how easy it would work. If you give it a try be sure to come back and let me know!