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Afghan Biscuit Recipe | Healthier

Afghan Biscuit Recipe | Healthier

Afghan Biscuit Recipe | Healthier
 
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These delicious afghans put a healthier spin on the already family favourite. Discover my simple swap outs to make them slightly healthier, along with my gluten-free swap outs so everyone can enjoy them. Perfect for the kids lunchboxes. Suitable to double and freeze. If you're gluten-free and need some help organising the ingredients in your pantry, check out the details below for my handy free Swap and Stock guide.
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Serves: 20 biscuits
Ingredients
  • 200gm butter, softened
  • ⅓ c coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
  • ½ c spelt flour (or normal flour)
  • ¼ c cacao powder (or cocoa powder)
  • ¾ c wholemeal flour
  • 4 Weetbix, finely crushed
Icing
  • 1 c icing sugar
  • 1 T cacao or cocoa powder
  • 3 very small pieces of butter, about ½ teaspoon
  • boiling water or
  • melt some 70% dark chocolate in the microwave or over a double boiler and spread evenly over the top
Gluten-Free modifications
  • use gluten-free Weetbix
  • use 1 ½ c of a homemade or store bought gluten-free baking mix, if it doesn't have guar gum or xanthan gum in it, add ½ t or as a healthier alternative, ½ c quinoa flour and ¾ c gluten-free baking mix
Instructions
  1. To make the afghans, preheat oven to 180°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
  2. Cream softened butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Sift in flour and cacao powder , then add wholemeal flour. Lastly add crushed Weetbix and stir until evenly combined.
  3. Using damp hands, roll into balls and place onto lined baking tray. Press down with a damp fork and bake for 15 minutes or until set. Allow to cool on a wire rack.
Note: For the gluten-free ones, I keep them in the freezer as they are slightly more crumbly so I just find if they're frozen when they go into the kids lunchboxes, they hold together better.
To make the icing, melt the chocolate in a pot over hot water until smooth. Spoon a small amount onto each afghan and place a walnut on top. Allow to set. Store in an airtight container either in the pantry or freezer.
For other delicious recipes that the whole family will enjoy including breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks or sweet treats, head to the RECIPES section.
If you've enjoyed this recipe because it's gluten-free and you're after more direction with transitioning to being gluten-free, grab my FREE Swap & Stock – Your MUST HAVE Gluten-Free Pantry Guide which includes a ‘Swap Out Guide for Common Ingredients' & 'Stock Your Pantry for Gluten-Free Success' checklist - check out all the details HERE.
By | 2020-10-28T15:03:06+13:00 October 27th, 2020|Egg Free, Gluten Free, Gluten Free Baking, Nut Free, Snacks & Nibbles|0 Comments

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