Three healthy biscuit recipes
Snacking without remorse? Yes, it's possible - with the healthy biscuits from our chef at the Park Igls Medical Spa Resort! The secret: little sugar, but lots of healthy ingredients such as spelt, carrots and oats. The recipes are for approx. 20 biscuits each.
In this blog post you will find
- Three healthy biscuit recipes for the Advent and Christmas season
- Spelt biscuits
- Carrot and oat biscuits
- Orange and corn biscuits
A well-rounded thing
Spelt biscuits
Ingredients
- 170g spelt flour
- 50g icing sugar
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 35g butter
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 msp. cardamom, ground
- Zest of one orange
- Seeds from ¼ vanilla pod
Icing
- 1 tsp beetroot powder
- 2 tbsp icing sugar
Ready in no time
Preparation
Pour the flour, sugar and spices into a mound and make a well. Add the softened butter in small pieces together with the sunflower oil. Add the egg yolk and work the flour inwards until you have a smooth dough.
Place the dough in cling film in the fridge for 30 minutes. Then roll out to half a centimetre thick and cut out biscuits. Bake the biscuits at 180°C on baking paper for approx. 8 mins. until golden brown.
Tip: Sieve the beetroot and icing sugar mixture onto the biscuits while they are still hot so that the flavour is better absorbed.
Healthy & juicy
Carrot and oat biscuits
Preparation
YMelt the butter and sugar in a small pan over a medium to high heat and remove from the heat. Leave to cool and stir the remaining ingredients into the mixture. Place approx. 3cm mounds on baking paper and bake at 180°C for approx. 7-8 minutes until golden brown.
Ingredients
- 50g rolled oats
60g finely grated carrots
30g butter
30g icing sugar
1 heaped tablespoon of flour, double-ground
10ml argan oil
1 egg yolk
Healthy & full of flavour
Orange-corn biscuits
Preparation
Stir the cornflour and orange juice together cold and heat in a saucepan, stirring constantly, until the mixture separates from the pan. Add 1 tablespoon of honey and continue stirring for approx. 10 seconds. Leave to cool and work the remaining ingredients into the mixture with a wooden spoon. Form balls weighing approx. 10g on baking paper and bake at 180°C for approx. 10 mins. Serve the balls on thinly sliced oranges!
Ingredients
- 50g cornflour, fine
- 200ml orange juice
- 1 tbsp honey
- 50g almonds, slivered
- 1 tbsp chestnut flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon, ground
- 1 egg yolk
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About the author
Markus Sorg
Since 2007, as head chef, he has ensured the excellent and contemporary realisation of Mayr cuisine at the Park Igls Medical Spa Resort. He skilfully combines the knowledge of modern Mayr medicine with haute cuisine, turning fasting into an exquisite culinary experience.
