ApricotSesame Cookies

Nutrition Facts

Servings Per Recipe

Makes servings

Preparation Time:

Amount Per Serving

Calories

Calories from fat

minutes

Daily Value*

Total Fat g

Saturated Fat

Cholesterol mg

Sodium mg

Carbohydrate g

Dietary Fiber g

Protein g

Vitamin A

Vitamin C

Calcium

Iron

Percent Daily Values are based on a

calorie diet

An easy way to grind flax seeds is in a coffee grinder

DRY INGREDIENTS

cup tahini

/ cups brown rice flour (or spelt flour)

cup whole sugar (eg Rapadura)

(or Sucanat sugar or granulated sugar)

/ cup NonHydrogenated Vegetable Oil Spread

tablespoon rum extract

/ cup sorghum flour (or spelt flour)

/ cup amaranth flour (or spelt flour)

/ cup ground flax seed

/ teaspoon sea salt

/ teaspoon baking soda

tablespoon vanilla extract

/ teaspoon baking powder (double acting)

teaspoon cinnamon

/ cup black sesame seeds

(or regular sesame seeds)

(soaked in hot water for about minutes

and then drained very well)

/ cup dried apricots cut in /" pieces

WET INGREDIENTS

/ cup maple syrup

Preheat oven to degrees F ( degrees C)

Put parchment paper down on a baking sheet (if you don't have parchment paper you can oil your baking sheet)

Cookies can even stick a little to a nonstick baking sheet which messes up the cookies so I greatly prefer

parchment paper because it always makes for very easy removal

Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl

If you have a strong food processor blend wet ingredients in a food processor; otherwise beat the wet ingredients

in a bowl by hand or mixer

Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture Process the dry into the wet either using the food processor (if the

processor can handle it) by hand or using a mixer

Place dough in a bowl and mix in the sesame seeds and soaked chopped apricots (could be almost like kneading

depending on the consistency of your dough) Be sure to get out as much water as possible from the soaked

apricots because you don't want to add much water to the recipe at this point

Form balls of dough and place on the cookie sheet (or sheets)

Bake for about minutes To prevent the bottoms of the cookies from burning you may like to place an extra

cookie sheet near the bottom of the oven to protect the main cookie sheet from the oven heating element When

the cookies are finished they will brown just slightly on the bottom When removing the cookies sheets from the

oven place them on a heat resistant cooling rack (or other elevated surface) so that air can circulate underneath

the sheet

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