Low Carb, Keto, Paleo Ginger Biscuits / Cookies

 To make up for the lack of sugar you need to max the ginger, they are fiery but satisfying. You may wish to adapt the sweetener and ginger depending on your taste, but below gives you 2g carbs a biscuit

 WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

·    10g of black treacle

·    10g of date syrup

·    zest of an 1 unwaxed lemon and ½ unwaxed orange

·    1 - 2 tablespoon ( 15-30ml) of water

·    1 -2 tablespoon/ 15-30g of ground ginger ( yes tablespoons!)

·    1 tsp of cinnamon

·    ¼ teaspoon ground cloves

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·    50g of coconut oil 

·    50g of grass fed butter ( Vegan option - substitute for another 50g of coconut oil)

·    1 tsp vanilla extract

·    ½ teaspoon bicarb 

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·    225g of ground almonds

WHAT TO DO:

 1.  Put the treacle, date syrup, water, spices and zest together in a large saucepan.

 2.  Then bring them to boiling point, stirring all the time. You want a paste so if too dry add more water

 3.  Now remove the pan from the heat and stir in the butter / coconut oil (cut into lumps) and the bicarbonate of soda and vanilla

 4.  Next stir in the almonds gradually until you have a smooth manageable dough – add a little more almonds if you think it needs it.

 5.  Leave the dough covered in a cool place to become firm (approximately 30 minutes).

 6.  Pre-heat the oven to 150°C, gas mark 4. ** note almond burns quick so you don't want a high temperature

 7.  Roll the dough out between 2 squares of baking paper, to around 3mm , cut out with a circular cutter and place on a baking sheet lined with more baking paper

 8.  Bake near the centre of the oven, one sheet at a time, for 10–15 minutes. Keep an eye on them as the almonds can suddenly burn , so you may have to remove the outer ones first

 9.  Leave them to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire cooling rack.

 Approx. macros per serving

Assumption for macros: 18 biscuits 

Calories 121 Kcal, Fat 11g, Carbs 2 g, Protein 3g 

originally posted March 2021