HEALTHY GLUTEN AND SUGAR FREE CRUNCHIE RECIPE

CRUNCHIE

Ingredients: 
250 grams butter 
4 tablespoons honey 
1cup xylitol 
1 cup rice flour 
1/2 cup oat flour 
1 1/2 cups dessicated coconut 
3 cups gluten free oats 
2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda 

 Method: 
1. Beat the butter until light and fluffy. 
2. Add the honey and beat well. 
3. Gradually add the xylitol, flours, coconut, oats and bicarb one ingredient at a time. 
4.Pat flat into a greased oven tray.
5. Bake @ 160 ℃ for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 140 ℃ and bake for a further 20 minute. 
6. Cut and once cooled drizzle with melted chocolate.
Guilt free indulgence!

GLUTEN AND SUGAR FREE NOUGAT BISCUIT RECIPE

I love baking for mum. It's always a challenge and experimental since it has to be gluten and sugar free. Mum has been on this diet for over 4 years now.

Today's experiment: Gluten free and sugar free (well almost if you forget about the sugar in the nougat) nougat biscuits inspired by Wedgewood's Angels nougat biscuits. The recipe was adapted from niQi's Butter Nougat Biscuit recipe.

Ingredients:

250g butter

1/2 cup xylitol powder

3/4 cup Maizena (corn flour)

1 tsp vanilla essense

2 cups Natures Choice Gluten Free Cake Flour

110g Wedgewood macadamia nougat (chopped)

Method:

1.Preheat oven to 160 degrees celsius.

2.Beat butter and xylitol until light and creamy.
3.Add the maizena and vanilla essence. Beat well.

4.Add the flour gradually until a soft dough is formed.

5.Knead the dough for 1-2 minutes.

6.Add the chopped nougat to the dough.


7.Roll out the dough. Using cookie cutters cut out your desired shapes.
8.Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly golden.

9. Coat warm biscuits in extra xylitol powder.

VEGGIE QUESADILLA

Health fanatic? Vegetarian? This ones for you. A yummy quesadilla recipe. Here's how to make it.
 Ingredients: 
2 whole wheat tortillas 
1 cup mixed veg 
3 tablespoons olive oil 
1 teaspoon salt 
1/2 teaspoon pepper 
1 teaspoon chili powder 
2 tablespoon soy sauce 
1 tablespoon lemon juice 

 Method: 1. Heat olive oil and add veggies 
2. Add the remaining ingredients and stir fry for about 15 minutes

3. Place the stir fried veggies in the one half of the tortilla.

4. Fold over and toast on a frying pan.