November 4, 2015 - 3:12am
Crackers
Ive been making fresh crackers... simple recipe. Water, Flour, salt, yeast, and malt syrup. I roll them out, brush with olive oil and bake. When they cool, I package them and a week later they smell and taste like chemicals?
I make a few varieties. Some with quinoa, or rosemary or roasted garlic and this only happens with the plain ones. I have eaten the flavored ones months later and they taste fine? Any thoughts would be appreciated!
Be specific. As a chemist, I must tell you that everything is made of chemicals, meat, vegetables, grains, etc. So just what chemicals do the crackers taste and smell like?
Ford
Im thinking it is rancid olive oil. hard for me to explain what the smell is. sorry i cant be more helpful.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil can be strong in some cases. For your plain crackers this aroma might predominate, whereas, with the crackers that you have flavored the aroma might not be noticeable. Try using corn oil, butter, or Crisco, instead of EVOO.
Ford
Sorry for the stupid question... Don't you need to include a preservative to maintain shelf stability?