Walnut Oat Biscuits

These Biscuits are light and not so sweet. Have them with some soft cheese or yoghurt and fresh berries.. MM... or have them plain. It still taste good.

Here we go-



Walnut Oat Biscuits (Goodfood Magazine)

Ingredients -

- 100 g of butter
- 85 g of brown sugar
- an egg
- 50 g rolled oats
- 50 g of finely chopped walnuts
 - 85 g of plain flour
- 1/2 tsp of baking powder

Method -

- preheat oven to 180c. butter and line baking trays
- In a food processor whiz up the butter and sugar for 2 min. (can whisk by hand for about 5 min)
- beat in the egg and add all the other ingredients and mix till combined
- drop spoonfuls of mixture and make sure to leave space in between
- bake for 15-20 mins
- cool and serve with some cheese and berries.

ENJOY :)

Chunky chocolate and peanut butter cookies

Firstly, I am so busy these days with uni I don't even have time to scratch my head (not literally of course).

Anyway worries aside, I made these gorgeous chunky chocolate and peanut butter cookies. I had to bake something to get my mind off studies a little bit and relax, and what better way to relax than baking and eating chocolate AND peanut butter cookies. NUM NUM

These are heaven for chocolate and peanut butter lovers.


Chunky chocolate and peanut butter cookies (Goodfood Magazine)

dark chocolate broken into chunks - 300 g
milk chocolate broken into chunks - 100 g
brown sugar - 100 g
butter - 85 g
peanut butter - 100 g
egg - 1
vanilla extract - 1/2 tsp
self - raising flour - 100 g
roasted peanuts - 100 g

- preheat oven to 180 c
- melt100g of the dark chocolate, add in the sugar, butter, peanut butter, egg and vanilla and mix.
- add the flour, milk chocolate, peanuts, dark chocolate and mix.
- drop big spoonfuls and leave space in between.
- bake 10 - 15 min until done.

Coconut and cashew cookies

What do you make of coconut + cashews + ginger?

Coconut and cashew cookies with a kick of course :)

Yup! They sound great doesn't it. OH and let me tell you they taste twice as good.

So lets get these puppies baking :D




Coconut and cashew cookies (GoodFood magazine)

cashews - 140 g
dessicated coconut - 85 g
plain flour - 175 g
baking powder - 1/2 tsp
butter - 140 g
brown sugar - 125 g
ginger - 1 tbs
egg - 1

- preheat oven to 180c
- split cashews in half and set 3-4 tbs aside
- in a food processor, blend the flour, baking powder, butter, sugar, ginger and egg. mix in the coconut and nuts
- make into round balls and flatten slightly, make sure to leave fair bit of space in between.
- sprinkle with some nuts and bake for 10-15 min until golden



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Pumpkin oatmeal cookies

I love pumpkin, especially in desserts. They taste great and have loads of benefits.

Did you know that they are low in calories? I certainly didn't. It only has 26 calories per 100g and so are used by dieticians in weight reduction programs. Besides being low in calories, it is also packed full of antioxidants.
Anyway, bottom line- Its is good for you and you should have more of it.

So this particular recipe is also good for you as it is made from oats and wholemeal flour and of course the low in calories pumpkin (I'm lovin it).

For this recipe I made my own pumpkin puree as I bought fresh pumpkins for only 50c a kilo (BARGAIN!!!). I bought quite a bit and they are now happily sitting in my freezer :) The good thing about buying fresh pumpkin is that it doesn't cost you as much (if you find yourself a bargain) and also canned pumpkins don't come seeds (my seeds are sun bathing atm :p).

Again, it is a very easy and stir-everything-together recipe that takes no time to make at all.



Pumpkin oatmeal cookies (homestyle magazine)

margarine - 1 c
brown sugar - 1 1/2 c
pumpkin puree - 1 c
egg - 1
chopped nuts - 1 c
wholemeal flour - 2 c
oats - 1 1/3 c
baking soda - 1 tsp
cinnamon - 1 tsp
vanilla - 1 tsp

- preheat to 180c, grease and line baking sheets
- beat the egg, margarine, sugar, vanilla until light and fluffy
- Add the pumpkin puree, flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and mix well-stir in the nuts
- drop table spoons on the baking sheets and bake for 15-20 min until done

Australia Day

It was Australia Day on the 26th of January. Australians celebrate by doing typical Australian stuff (going to the beach, chuckin up a barbie, catchin up with mates....and the list goes on). And also eating Australian stuff (ANZAC biscuits).

mmmm ANZAC biscuits.

What is ANZAC biscuits you ask???

well it stands for AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND ARMY CORPS and back in the days these delicious biscuits were made to send to the ANZACs serving in Gallipoli.

So, since then it has become part of Australia. These biscuits are insanely delicious.

The good bit is that it has oats in it :) i love oats... so they are good for you :D (so you can have more than one, or 2 or 3)

And so i told my family that im planning to make these biscuits. To my surprise they rejected the idea :O:O (who rejects ANZAC biscuits???)

And the Ans i get "they have a lot of calories" WHAT?? since when youz care about calories....

HUMPHH..

Anyway, i still made them :D And with a few tweaks i managed to satisfy both my family and myself.

HALLELUJA!!!!

They are still ANZAC biscuits with all the ingredients, but i have used wholemeal and substituted butter with vegetable oil. happy family! happy me!


Heres my version of ANZAC bikkies

Ingredients

• 1 cup (150g) wholemeal flour
• 1 cup (90g) oats
• 1 cup (85g) desiccated coconut
• 3/4 cup (155g) brown sugar
• 1/2 oil
• 3 tbs golden syrup
• 1 tbs water
  
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

Method

• Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line two baking trays with non-stick baking paper..

• Put the oil, golden syrup and 1 tbs water in a small saucepan. Stir over a medium heat until the sugar is and syrup is dissolved, stir in bicarbonate soda.

• Combine the wholemeal flour, oats, dessicated coconut, now pour the liquid over the mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until combined.

• Let cool a little until manageable with hands. Roll mixture into balls. Place on the trays a few inches apart.

• Press a little to flatten slightly. Bake for 10 - 15 minutes or until golden brown.

• Set aside on the trays for a while to cool, and its ready for you to munch on. num num

If you like them chewy (I like mine chewy) dont flatten it too much and dont bake too much either. On the other hand, for a more crunchy bikkies, flatten it more and bake a little more. :)



Give it a try!! you wont regret it.



Get frosting

wholemeal sesame cheese puffs

These wholemeal puffs are very light and ymmuliciousss...
This recipe makes about 30. depending on the size.

Ingredients-

4 TBS wholemeal self-raising flour ( plain can be used)
pinch of salt
pinch of paprika (garlic powder can be used or any other variations)
80g butter cubed
4 TBS tasty cheese
sesame to coat the puffs


Method -

Rub the butter with the flour till they are blended well together, and no big chunks of butter is left.
Add the salt, paprika, and cheese and bring everything together into a ball.
Now make small balls, roughly the size of marbles or you can make it bigger.
Drop the balls in a bowl sesame seeds and coat well. (tooth pick can be used to roll it well and pick it up easily)
place it on a greased and lined oven tray. make sure to keep space between as the balls will spread slightly.
Bake for 10-15 minutes on 180c, depending on your oven.
When they are lightly golden, they are done.

Notes - make sure you wait till they are cooled before munching on them. They can be hard to resist.