Spiced Almond Biscuits
The spices add a lovely warming note to these biscuits
Makes enough for: 15 biscuits
Ingredients
- 150 g flour,
- 120 g xylitol
- 50 g almond flour
- 7.5 mls ground cinnamon
- 2.5 mls bicarbonate of soda
- 1.25 mls ground cloves
- 1.25 mls ground nutmeg
- 125 g salted butter, softened, and cubed
- 1 egg
- milk for glazing
- 50 g slivered almonds
Method
- Place the flour, xylitol, almond flour, cinnamon. bicarbonate of soda, cloves and nutmeg into a stand mixer bowl
- Whisk to combine, then add the butter and mix with the paddle attachment until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs
- Add the egg and mix until a dough forms
- Roll the dough out into 15g balls, and place onto a lined baking tray, spaced apart
- Flatten with your fingers until 5mm thick, then place the baking tray into the fridge for 30 minutes
- Preheat the oven to 190° Celsius
- Remove the baking tray from the fridge, brush the tops of the biscuits with milk, and scatter the almonds on top
- Gently press them into the dough to make sure they stick
- Place the baking tray into the oven and bake for 15 minutes
- Remove the baking tray from the oven and leave the biscuits to cool on the tray for 1 minute before placing onto a wire rack to cool completely
- Store in an airtight container for up to one month