How to make shrimp crackers

Shrimp crackers are actually made of shrimp skins, which are very nutritious and delicious food for babies over one year old. The ingredients needed for shrimp crackers include flour, eggs, sugar, corn oil, starch and shrimp skin. First, put the shrimp skin into the oven and bake for about 10 minutes, until it is in a state where it can be broken into pieces when squeezed. Then mix all the ingredients together, make them into strips, wrap them with plastic wrap, and bake them in the oven until hard. The shrimp strips are ready.

Ingredients

Main ingredients: 70g low-gluten flour, 20g corn starch, 5g dried shrimp powder, 5g sugar, 5ml corn oil, 1 egg, auxiliary ingredients: appropriate amount of oil, appropriate amount of salt

step

1Reference age: 12 months and above

Ingredients: 70g low-gluten flour, 20g corn starch, 5g dried shrimp, 5g sugar, 1 egg, 5ml corn oil

Cooking time: 25 minutes

Difficulty: Beginner

2. Soak and wash the unsalted shrimps, then put them into the preheated oven and bake at 150 degrees for 10 minutes.

I baked a lot at one time, and in addition to making shrimp strips, I also made some shrimp powder.

Tips: The dried shrimp will break into pieces when squeezed. If you are worried about burning it, you can stir-fry it in a non-stick pan over low heat.

3. Put the roasted dried shrimps into a food processor and beat them into dried shrimp powder.

Tips: This is how you make dried shrimp vermicelli. It’s very simple, isn’t it? Haha~ You can also click here to view the detailed tutorial!

4. Pour the starch into the bowl containing flour.

Tips: I used a large bowl to hold the flour, which made it easier to knead the dough.

5. Pour in dried shrimp powder.

6. Pour in white sugar.

7. Mix all the powders and sugar, and add the beaten egg liquid.

Tips: Some mothers would ask me when making cookies why the dough is so hard or too soft to take shape! In addition to the slight difference in the water absorption of flour

, eggs are not the same size, so don’t worry too much about the weight. If the dough is dry, you can add some egg liquid. If it doesn’t form, add more flour. The dough for this cookie is a little soft but very shapeable!

8. Finally, add 5 ml (about one teaspoon) of corn oil.

Tips: If you don’t have corn oil at home, you can use salad oil or melted butter instead. The oil can enhance the flavor and shortening. However, it is not recommended to use oils with stronger colors and smells, such as soybean oil.

9. Use chopsticks to stir until it becomes cotton-like, then knead it into a dough with a smooth surface that does not stick to your hands.

Steps for making baby shrimp crackers 1010. Put the dough into a plastic bag, roll it into a rectangle about 5 mm thick, and then freeze it for 1 hour.

Tips: This cookie dough is relatively soft, and it is difficult to shape it if you cut it directly and bake it.

11. After freezing, remove the plastic wrap and cut into even long strips.

Tips: If your baby is small, you can cut it shorter and use a small mold to make it more attractive!

Steps for making baby shrimp strips 1212. Preheat the oven to 150 degrees for 5-10 minutes, put in the shrimp strips and bake for 10 minutes.

Tips: One more reminder, watch the oven for the last five minutes~

13. Done!

Tips

How to choose high-quality shrimp?

First, look at the color. Fresh shrimp skin is naturally transparent in color, while spoiled shrimp skin is red or whitish in color.

Second, taste it. You can taste it before buying it. The saltiness is often determined by the taste. Shrimp with a little salt taste is better. Shrimp that is too salty has too much salt, which is not good for human health.

Third, dryness and wetness. Shrimp skin that is too wet is not only difficult to preserve, but also increases its weight, so pay attention to the dryness and wetness of the shrimp skin. Grab a handful of dried shrimps with your hands, and it is best if they fall apart automatically after you relax.

Fourth, ask the price. When buying dried shrimp, don’t just go for the cheap ones, as they may be of poor quality or contain a lot of salt. Therefore, you should check the grading and purchasing methods of dried shrimp and choose products with high cost performance.