Baked Falafel
Need tips to help me figure out where I went wrong. I wanted falafels and searched online for a whole bunch of recipes. I took the parts of each that I liked or had on hand. Looked great while mixing it. Smelled great while baking it. But then they came out too dry and burnt. Did I leave out something important? (Is the egg to keep it moist?) Any advice welcome.
Baked Falafel
1 can chickpeas (15.5 oz), rinsed and drained
1 scallion, cleaned and minced
1 small onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup fresh parsley, minced
1 1/2 tsp cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp paprika (spicy kind since that's what I have)
1 tsp baking powder [What does this do? I'm going to reduce to 1/2 tsp next time.]
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground pepper
1 Tbsp flaxseed meal (optional)
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 egg [I had left this out thinking the mixture was adhering to itself just fine. Should I have kept it for moisture?]
Preheat oven to 400 F
Mash chickpeas in bowl and add the rest of the ingredients. Mix well.
Divide mixture into one-inch balls; flatten each with your palm and place on a lightly oiled cookie sheet.
Bake 35 minutes and then flip over.
Continue baking another 15 minutes.
Yield: About 20-24 little patties.
Mashing the chick peas was a pain. I imagine a food processor would've been much easier. Mixed well and formed little patties just fine. Baked in the oven and it started to smell great very quickly. But sadly I burnt them. And they were so dried out. I ate the entire batch anyhow. Just dipped them in hummus for the moisture. Next time I'll include the egg and bread crumbs. I thought the egg was just to make it stick together and it didn't seem to need that. Next time I'll use the egg to try to keep it more moist. And I'll drop the temperature to 375 F and just do 10 minutes each side to start. And maybe another 5 minutes each side as needed.
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Baked Falafel
1 can chickpeas (15.5 oz), rinsed and drained
1 scallion, cleaned and minced
1 small onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup fresh parsley, minced
1 1/2 tsp cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp paprika (spicy kind since that's what I have)
1 tsp baking powder [What does this do? I'm going to reduce to 1/2 tsp next time.]
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground pepper
1 Tbsp flaxseed meal (optional)
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 egg [I had left this out thinking the mixture was adhering to itself just fine. Should I have kept it for moisture?]
Preheat oven to 400 F
Mash chickpeas in bowl and add the rest of the ingredients. Mix well.
Divide mixture into one-inch balls; flatten each with your palm and place on a lightly oiled cookie sheet.
Bake 35 minutes and then flip over.
Continue baking another 15 minutes.
Yield: About 20-24 little patties.
Mashing the chick peas was a pain. I imagine a food processor would've been much easier. Mixed well and formed little patties just fine. Baked in the oven and it started to smell great very quickly. But sadly I burnt them. And they were so dried out. I ate the entire batch anyhow. Just dipped them in hummus for the moisture. Next time I'll include the egg and bread crumbs. I thought the egg was just to make it stick together and it didn't seem to need that. Next time I'll use the egg to try to keep it more moist. And I'll drop the temperature to 375 F and just do 10 minutes each side to start. And maybe another 5 minutes each side as needed.
Thread at vegrecipes