Bake trials were conducted under laboratory conditions. Dough
mixing, processing and baking were performed on laboratory-scale
equipment. A straight dough process was used. The ingredients
were weighed according to the proportions listed in Table 1. Flax
seed and salt were initially soaked in water for 2 h, and cornmeal
was steamed with hot water (85 C) and cooled to room temperature.
All ingredients were mixed in high-speed Diosna mixer with
low speed of 85 r/min for 1 min and high speed of 120 r/min for
9 min. Doughs were wrapped in polyethylene bags and left to rest at
room temperature for an hour, and then they were manually sheeted
to 5mmthickness and cut by pressing molds onto dough sheet.
Baking was done in a rotating oven (Termin, Beograd) at 200 C for
20 min. After cooling for 30 min to room temperature, the crackers
were wrapped in aluminum foil and kept at room temperature for
further examination. Crackers were ground in a laboratory blender
(Waring, Commercial, Torrington, USA) to obtain coarse powder
which passed through an 800 mm sieve. Cracker powder was used
for all analyses, except for sensory analysis.