Easter bunny biscuits

Happy Easter everyone !!! 

Ingredients:

100 gr white flour, I used spelt 
100 gr wholemeal flour 
1 tsp cinnamon 
75 gr butter or coconut oil*
1 ripe banana
1 - 2 Tbsp maple syrup
dry fruit for the eyes

Put the dry ingredients into a mixing bowl and rub in the fat.
Mash the banana with the maple syrup and stir into the mixture to make a smooth dough.
Roll out the dough between two greaseproof sheets and cut out bunny shapes with biscuit cutter.
Make the eyes for the bunnies by cutting a tiny peaces from any dry fruit.
Place the biscuit on a baking tray and bake on 180 C for 15 minutes.

note: Annabel Karmel's recipe from one of her baby and toddler cookery books, to be precise from 1991 😍 

* make this biscuit vegan by using coconut oil 

Fig and hazelnuts biscotti

This Italian biscuits called biscotti which means twice baked are my favorite festive bakes . Give it a go, your house will smell festive for hours, your cookie jar will be full ( not for long ) they are a real treat, perfect gift for friends and family...🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎄🎄🎄🎄

Ingredients:

24 biscotti 

220 gr flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon 
120 gr brown sugar
100 gr dry figs, chopped 
100 gr toasted hazelnuts
2 eggs
25 gr melted butter
zest of one orange

Sift the flour, baking powder and cinnamon into a bowl.

Add the sugar, figs and nuts.

In a jug whisk the eggs, butter and zest and pour in the flour bowl.

Stir to bring together.

Divide into two and form an even logs 4 cm wide each.

Transfer the logs to a baking tray and bake for 20 - 25 minutes on 180 C.

Let them cool down a bit and cut each log into 12 slices.

Bake them for 20 minutes on 150 C.

Ржени бисквити / Rye biscuits

Totally awesome taste and texture, I will lie if I say they are healthy but I won't lie if I say they are good for your soul !

Потребни состојки:

200 гр ржено брашно

100 гр пченично брашно

75 гр кафеав шеќер

1 ванилин шеќер или 1 мала лажичка екстрат од ванила

5-6 зрна сол

на врв на ножот пециво

200 гр мек путер

4 лажици ладен црн чај или вода

Ставете ги сите суви состојки во поголема здела, додајте го путерот исецкан на коцки и мешајте со рака. Додајте го чајот, продолжете да месите со рака , додајте вода ако тестото е суво.

Завиткајте го тестото во пластична фолија и оставете го во фрижидер околу 20 минути.

Развлечете го тестото тенко 3 мм. користејки сукало помеѓу 2 парчиња пластична фолија и сечете користејки округли модли (во мојот случај ) или облик по ваша желба.

Печете ги бисквитите 7 - 8 минути на 180 степени.

Повторете ја постапката со преостанатото тесто се додека не го потрошите.

Ingredients:

200 gr rye flour

100 gr wheat flour 

75 gr brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract 

pinch of salt

pinch of baking powder

200 gr soft butter

4 Tbsp cold black tea or water

Place all dry ingredients in a mixing bowl, add the butter cut into cubes and knead it with your fingers. Add the liquid .

Form a smooth dough , wrap it into a cling film and leave it in the fridge foe about 20 minutes.

Roll the dough thin, 3 mm between two peaces of cling film and cut out a round shapes.

Re roll the rest of the dough until you use it all.

Bake the biscuits for about 7 - 8 minutes on 180 C 

Thanks for reading! I would appreciate any comments or suggestions from you.

Sugar free shortbread fingers

This recipe is from Annabel Karmel's the very first cookery book for young children and I love it. The dough is very easy to make, doesn't need a resting, it's easy to roll and you can cut out different shapes using a cookie cutters or you can roll it flat forming a square and cutting the "fingers" using a knife.Which ever way you choose, enjoy eating them and don't forget to share them .....

Ingredients:

50 gr wholemeal flour
100 gr white flour
75 gr semolina or any flour of your choice 
1/4 tsp cinnamon or ginger ( optional ) 
pinch of salt
75 gr butter, cubed and room temperature 
1 banana, mashed
1 tablespoon maple syrup ( optional )

Put the dry ingredients into a mixing bowl and rub in the butter.
Add the banana and the syrup if you are using.
Form a dough and roll it out between a cling film, make sure you get a rectangle shape (it's just easier to cut the biscuits.
Using a knife, cut the dough into strips horizontally and vertically. Prick your biscuits with fork and place them in a baking tray.
Bake on 200 C for 15 - 20 minutes.