The secret ingredient is lentil
flour! You can get this in the flour section at Woolworths (hopefully) if you can’t
get you can replace with most other flours, spelt, gluten free, etc
What I loved about these is only
a few ingredients, very quick to prepare and bake, and the texture was so good,
you get that slight chewiness :)
In my practice you see people looking to improve the nutrition content in their diet and by making little changes like these biscuits (they will have biscuits no matter what!) instead of people buying biscuits that have calories and little nutrition to swapping for home made and improving the nutrient profile smile emoticon
You don't need to go without cookies!
Lentil flour has 25g of protein
per 100g and 16g fibre! That’s pretty cool!
Lentils are an excellent food
source for molybdenum too! (1 cup of
cooked lentils has 330% of your RDI!)
The main known function of
molybdenum is to act as a catalyst for enzymes and to help facilitate the
breakdown of certain amino acids in the body. Molybdenum combines with sulfite
oxidase to catalyse sulfur-containing amino acids that are crucial for human
health.
Did you know that peanuts are a
fantastic source of biotin? (B7)
Yep, per 1/4 cup they have 88% of
your daily intake.
Biotin is involved in blood sugar
regulation and also in skin, hair and nail health
Yes they have sugar but as far as
cookies go they are healthier than most due to the protein and fibre content,
plus other vitamins and minerals.
Ingredients
½ cup of lentil flour
½ cup of peanut butter
½ cup of granulated sugar such as
panella
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp cacao powder
Method
Preheat oven to 160 c fan forced
or 180 c normal
Mix together and roll into tbsp sized
balls and place on a lined baking tray. Flatten the balls with slightly damp fingers
or the back of a damp fork and bake for 10 minutes. Keep in an airtight
container.
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