Here's a recipe for some very tasty gluten and dairy-free treats. Cardamon, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine, promotes circulation, aids digestion, alleviates chest congestion and is warming.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of raw cashews, blended into a fine meal
- ½ cup butter or dairy-free alternative
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp lemon zest
- 1 cup brown rice flour
- 1 tablespoon of ground cardamom (or 50:50 cardamom:ginger)
- ½ cup icing sugar
Method:
- Preheat oven to 180ºC.
- Beat butter, honey, vanilla extract and lemon zest together until light and fluffy.
- Add flour and cardamom, stir well.
- Add cashew meal and mix well.
- Roll mixture into teaspoon size balls and place on lined baking tray.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then while still warm, roll each biscuit in icing sugar.
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