Christmas biscuits (vegan and gluten free)

Christmas is in less than a month. The lightnings are up in the streets, the Christmas market open for business and the cold put an end to my Sunday walk and led me to my kitchen for a hot chocolate... where I found the need to bake some biscuits to go with :)

Searching for a vegan biscuits recipe, I found a link to the excellent blog of Marie Laforet and her delicious vegan recipes. I just had to change the flour to make it gluten free and there we go...

Ingredients

100 g of cane sugar
100 g of ground hazelnuts
150 g of gluten free flour
1/2 to 1 tsp of Christmas spice mix
2 tbsp of vegetable oil
3 tbsp of margarine
2 tbsp of dairy-free milk (almond for me)

Directions

Combine all the dry ingredients. Add the oil and margarine. Combine with your fingertips to obtain a crumbly mix.

At last add the almond milk and quickly knead the dough. 

Lay the dough on a floured board with a rolling pin (use greaseproof paper if the dough is too sticky). Cut out shapes with a cookie cutter and transfer them on baking sheets (leave some space between them so they don't stick together during the bake). Use the remaining dough to form another ball and start the process again.

Bake for about 15 minutes in an oven preheated to 150°C, The edges of the biscuits should be golden.

Leave to cool down for a bit, the biscuits will become crunchy. Enjoy! 

Breakfast cookies (vegan and gluten free)

On a rainy day, nothing's better than baking at home. I didn't have much left in my cupboards and I wanted something quick to make and to bake, so I looked for a cookies recipe, preferably vegan as I'm trying to avoid eggs for a while. I found Amélie's lovely blog, adapted the recipe with what I had and the result is brilliant! I'll definitely use the recipe again. So here is my adapted recipe:

For about 10 cookies

The base:

- 110 g of gluten free flour (I used 100 g of whole rice flour + 10 g of kokkoh cream)
- 1/2 tsp of GF baking powder
- 70 g of brown sugar (next time I'll try with a bit less sugar)
- 30 g of margarine
- 40 g of almond butter
- 25 g of rice milk

Add whatever you like in, I put:
- cinnamon
- buckwheat flakes
- raisins
- candied fruits
- coconut flakes

Instructions

Cream the margarine and almond butter with the sugar. Add the milk. Then add the flour, baking powder and cinnamon. To finish, add everything else. Easy :)
On a tray lined with greaseproof paper, form the cookie balls, flatten them with your hand.
Cook for about 10 minutes. The cookies should still be soft when you take them out. Leave them to cool down for a few minutes and enjoy!