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indentation (see photo on p. 314). Bake for 20 minutes.
tion with 1 teaspoon of jam, or place 3 carob chips into the
center of each cookie with your thumb and fill each indenta-
will ensure the jam won’t leak out of the cookie). Indent the
with the palms of the hands. Place on the lined cookie sheet.
salt, oil, and rice syrup or honey with a wooden spoon.
paper.
yields 30 cookies
utes.
inches apart on the lined cookie sheets and bake for 12 min-
paper.
mixture and mix well. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
ground cloves, and flour. Add the dry ingredients to the honey
yields 100 cookies
cookies & snacks 4. If using the jam, combine with the 2 tablespoons flour (this 3. Form the batter into balls the size of a tablespoon and flatten 2. In a large bowl, combine the almonds, oats, flour, cinnamon, 1. Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Line a cookie sheet with baking 4. With greased hands, form the dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 3. Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Line two cookie sheets with baking 2. Combine the baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, 1. Beat the h
Homemade Makes It Better
reparing homemade snacks for your family is very
Pworthwhile. Ready-made cookies and snacks are usu- yields 5 dozen
ally loaded with saturated fat and sugars, which provide
only empty calories and no nutrients. Also, many people, SPELT EGG KICHEL
especially children, have bad reactions to sugar, coffee,
and cocoa. Ingredients like these cause an outpouring of Egg kichel is delicious with herring,
dips, spreads...you name it! This classic
insulin, causing them to be overactive, followed by the egg kichel is truly multipurpose.
sugar blues.
8 eggs
The idea of preparing all your snacks may seem daunt-
ing, but once you make it part of your routine, not only will ¼ cup honey
it become easier, your family will be happier, and healthier, 5 cups white spelt flour
for it. You don’t have to do it alone. Inviting children to help ½ cup oil
prepare their food or snacks gives them a special enjoy- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
ment when eating it. Older kids can learn how to make 1. Preheat the oven to 425˚ F. Line
these snacks on their own, and many teens love being two cookie sheets with baking
creative in the kitchen. On the other hand, sometimes you paper.
may not want to be caught sneaking unfamiliar ingredients 2. Combine all the ingredients to
into their food! form a dough. The dough will be
Remember: Whoever shops and cooks for the family has very sticky.
the power to enhance their health. Try to cultivate smart 3. Cut two pieces of baking pa-
eating habits that will benefit your children now and in the per to the size of a cookie sheet.
future. Place the dough between the
two pieces of paper and roll out
the dough ¼ inch thick. Peel off
the top sheet of baking paper
and cut the dough into squares,
circles, or diamonds and place
onto the lined cookie sheets.
4. Place in the oven and reduce the
temperature to 350˚ F. Bake for 15
minutes.

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