Date cookies - wheat free recipe
dietary information: |
| wheat free |
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| gluten free |
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| nut free |
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| dairy free |
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makes 16 - 20
| 50 |
g |
porridge oats |
| 75 |
g |
rice flour |
| 75 |
g |
low-fat spread, margarine or butter |
| ½ |
tsp |
bicarbonate of soda |
| 1 |
tsp |
almond extract |
| 2 |
med. |
eggs, beaten |
| 250 |
g |
fresh dates, chopped (50% dried dates can be used) |
| 100 |
g |
chopped mixed nuts |
| 100 |
g |
raisins |
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Please note this recipe contains nuts
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preheat oven: 180°C, 350°F, Gas 4
| 1. |
Mix the oats, rice flour, bicarb of soda and fat together until it resembles lumpy breadcrumbs. |
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| 2. |
Add the almond extract, nuts, raisins and dates and mix well. |
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| 3. |
Add the eggs and make sure the mixture is well combined. |
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| 4. |
Put dessert spoonfuls of the mixture onto a baking tray lined with baking parchment, then
flatten each cookie gently with a fork.
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| 5. |
Bake in the centre of the oven for 15 minutes. When cooked remove immediately from the baking
tray (otherwise they will go soft underneath) and cool on a wire rack.
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As an alternative dried chopped apricots can be substituted for the raisins, or chocolate
chips, or both. Dried cranberries also make a nice change to the flavour.
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