Almond & Cinnamon Christmas Biscuits (Flourless)
 
 
Bake these lovely gluten free biscuits based on almond flour to give as edible Christmas gifts for family and friends. They're easy to make, so kids can participate and have fun decorating them too!
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Recipe type: Biscuits, Christmas, Bredele
Cuisine: Gluten free, dairy free
Ingredients
  • 300 g almond flour
  • 150 g powdered sugar (you can use partly homemade powdered xylitol for lower GI)
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon (or 1 tsp cinnamon and 1 tsp gingerbread spices)
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
  1. Mix together almond flour and powdered sugar.
  2. Whisk egg whites until stiff peak. Stir in the the almond flour mixture, cinnamon and lemon juice, until it comes together as a dough.
  3. Lightly sprinkle powdered sugar on the worktop and roll the dough out on it, to the thickness of ½ cm.
  4. Using biscuit cutters, cut biscuits out of the dough and transfer to a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Let them dry at ambient temperature overnight.
  5. Bake the biscuits for 5 minutes at 20 degrees. Let them cool down on a wire rack. Have fun decorating them with icing sugar, confettis or even mini marshmallows!
Recipe by Chocolate & Quinoa at http://www.chocolateandquinoa.com/gluten-free-almond-cinnamon-christmas-biscuits-flourless/