Try these healthy tea biscuits at home. They are easy to make and you can easily change their flavour by replacing the dry fruit listed in the recipe by your favourite variety.
Basic Recipe
Oven:
Preheat
190C
(375F)
Dishes:
cookie sheet mixing bowl
Ingredients:
whole-wheat flour
250 ml
(1 cup)
all-purpose flour
250 ml
(1 cup)
rolled oats
375 ml
(1 1/2 cup)
Splenda
60 ml
(1/4 cup)
baking powder
15 ml
(1 Tbsp)
fine orange peel
10 ml
(2 tsp)
baking soda
3 ml
(1/2 tsp)
salt
1 ml
(1/4 tsp)
butter or margarine
90 ml
(6 Tbsp)
chopped "Fruit-to-Go" bars
3
1% milk
310 ml
(1 1/4 cup)
vinegar
10 ml
(2 tsp)
Instructions:
1. In a small bowl, combine 250 ml of milk (leave 60 ml for later use) with the vinegar. Let sit for 5 minutes.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, oats and 50 ml of Splenda (leave 10 ml for later use). Add the baking powder, orange peel, baking soda and salt. Mix well.
3. Using a fork, add the butter and mix for about 3 minutes. Add the chopped dried fruit bars.
4. Add the milk and vinegar mix that you had set aside and mix.
5. On a lightly floured surface, kneed the dough for a minute or so. Divide it into 12 equal balls. Place the balls of dough on the cooking sheet and flatten them with a fork.
6. Use the milk that you had set aside to moisten the top of each biscuit and pour the remaining Splenda on top.
7. Bake in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Wait 10 minutes prior to serving. Enjoy
Variations to These Healthy Tea Biscuits
Follow the basic recipe with the following changes:
Basic Recipe
Variation
3 Fruit-to-Go Bars
Substitute with 125 ml (1/2 cup) of apricots, raisins or cranberries
Butter
Substitute half the butter for unsweetened apple sauce.
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