Garbanzo Bean (chick-Pea) Crackers

Serves: 65
Ingredients:
1 1/2 c 	All-purpose flour
1/2 c 	Garbanzo bean (chick-pea)
  	Flour
1/4 ts 	Salt
1  tb 	Sugar
1/3 c 	Vegetable shortening
1/2 c 	Water
2  tb 	Oil for glazing the tops
1  ts 	Salt for the tops
Instructions:
"Don't pass over these crackers because they sound unusual.
You will be surprised at how delicious they are.
Like garbanzo beans themselves, these innovative crackers are a healthful, tasty addition to a fresh green salad.
325~F.
20 to 25 minutes Preheat oven to 325~F.
Combine the flours, salt, and sugar in the food processor or in a large bowl.
Cut in the shortening until the mixture is the consistency of coarse meal.
Blend in the water to form a dough that will hold together in a cohesive ball.
Divide the dough into 2 equal portions for rolling.
On a floured surface or pastry cloth, roll thin, no more than 1/8 inch thick.
Using a rolling pin, spatula, or your hands, lift the rolled dough onto a large, ungreased baking sheet.
With a sharp knife, score into 2-inch squares without cutting all the way through the dough.
Prick each square 2 or 3 times with the tines of a fork.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Glaze with the oil and lightly salt the tops.
Bake for 5 to 10 minutes more, or until golden brown.
Cool on a wire rack.
Break into individual crackers when cool.
Yield: 60-6 5.
VARIATIONS: Any bean flour can be used.
Purchase it at specialty or health food stores.
Lima bean and black-eyed pea flours work well.