These hearty and healthy snacks are what would happen if a biscuit and a bun had babies! 🙂
Cinnamon and grated apple makes these a great autumn treat!
I got the recipe from an amazing iPad app, ‘Healthy Desserts: Delicious Sweets by Green Kitchen’. All the recipes are similar to the ones on this blog, and they aim to bake gluten-free, sugar-free and wheat-free.
They called these ‘scone-inspired biscuits’, but when I baked them they turned out much more like scones or rolls than biscuits! So I have called them ‘Biscuit Buns.’
Love!
They may look a bit unusual, but these are energising, filling and a truly healthy treat, being naturally sugar-free, grain-free and gluten-free.
They’re not very sweet, but the grated apples, cinnamon and almond butter do provide a subtle sweet taste. If you eat them with some sugar-free jam you will get that added sweetness that is still perfectly healthy!
Subtly sweet
I would make these for great snacks on the run or for lunchboxes. They are also ideal for those on Paleo or low-carb diets.
If you feel like something different that is energising, filling and tasty, try these and let me know what you think!
Ingredients:
Dry ingredients:
200g gluten free oat flour or almond flour (I used almond flour)
150g buckwheat flour
3 tsp tapioca flour
1 tsp baking powder
1.2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
1 tsp sea salt
Wet ingredients:
6 tbsp coconut oil, room temperature
4 tbsp almond butter
250ml plain soy or regular yoghurt
2 apples, grated
Some of the lovely and healthy ingredients
Instructions:
Place a baking try in the oven and preheat to 230 C.
Mix together the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
Cut the coconut oil into small cubes and add to the flour mixture together with the almond butter.
Use your hands to combine until everything has a grainy, pebbly texture.
Grain-free goodness
Add yoghurt and apples and stir with a wooden spoon until you can work the dough by hand . It can be slightly crumbly but should come together as you kneed it. If it feels too dry you can add a dash more yoghurt and if too wet, more flour.
Apples and everything mixed in
Gather the dough into a ball that you flatten out on a floured surface (the dough can be quite sticky so dust your hands if needed). It should be about 1 inch (2,5cm) thick.
Use a biscuit cutter or wide glass to cut out biscuits from the dough.
Cover the hot baking tray with parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet and place biscuit buns on it.
Ready to bake
Bake in oven for 15-16 minutes or until crusty on the outside and slightly moist on the inside.
Beautiful biscuit buns!
Freshly baked!
Serve while still warm with butter and sugar-free jam.
A guilt-free tea-time treat!
Original recipe from ‘Healthy Desserts: Delicious Sweets by Green Kitchen’ Â iPad app
Beautiful Baking 