Healthy Baking: Not-Quite-Oatmeal-Raisin-Cookies (Use Flax and Rice Flour, Cherries, and Carob)
I’m on a nut-free diet for a while, following medical recommendations. This means having to give up many familiar snack-foods and create new alternatives. (Nuts are/were my chocolate!) Please be advised that this is another recipe that might only appeal to those who are into health food.
Ingredients
2 cups of oats
2 cups of flax flour
2 cups of rice flour
1 stick of butter
half cup of maple syrup
3 eggs
pinch of salt
2 teaspoons of baking powder
2 teaspoons of baking soda
1 quarter to half a cup of dried cherries
1 bar of (bashed) carob
Method
Mix all ingredients together. Pat down and cut. I used a small heart-shaped cutter. (Makes approximately 5 dozen). Lay on greased tray and bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees farenheit till slightly golden brown, in a pre-heated oven.
Other DocSusan recipe creations on this blog can be found in the following posts:
• Don’t Love Chocolate! What Happened to Carob? Carob Clusters Satisfy the Craving—and Help Keep You Regular! (April 3, 2009)
• Overnight Weather Changes: Snowed In and Cooking Up (Against) a Storm: Probiotic Banana Cherry Oat Muffins (February 22, 2009)
• Jazzing Up Traditional Recipes: Mixed Root Vegetable Latkes with Pineapple/Pear/Raspberry Compote and Crème Fraîche (January 24, 2009)
• New Year’s Scones: 30 Minutes to Homemade, From Idea to Tabletop (January 3, 2009)
• Comfort Food, Comfort Mood: Self-Care and Cooking for One that’s Nutritious, Delicious, and Easy (December 15,2008)
• Homemade Dog Food: Synchronicity, Health, Quality (November 22, 2008)
• The Cooking Gene—No Exact Recipes, Wholesome Cuisine 2: Cookies and Scones (September 25, 2008)
• The Cooking Gene—No Exact Recipes, Wholesome Cuisine 1: Soups (September22, 2008)
