Banana-Date-Oatmeal Cookies
1/2 c Brown sugar; packed
1/2 c Honey
2 lg Bananas (2 c); mashed
1 tb Vanilla extract
3/4 c Dates; chopped
2 c Rolled oats; toasted
1/2 c Rolled wheat flakes; toasted
1 c Cake flour (all-purpose is okay but not as tender)
1 ts Baking soda
2 ts Ground cinnamon
1/2 ts Salt
Whole wheat flour (see instructions)
Tina posted some cookie recipes a couple of weeks ago (taken from
Eating Well magazine.) well I played with the recipe a bit and came
up with this recipe. I really like the results.
Last batch I accidentally skipped the egg replacer and the cookies
still came out great! So they are excluded here too. You may want to
experiment with this for different textures.
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Line 2 baking sheets with parchment or coat with non-stick spray or
use a non-stick tray.
Toasting oats:
Heat a large skillet over medium/low-high flame and add half the
oats. Toast, stiring frequently until the oats begin to color and
become fragrant (5 minutes or so).
Mash bannana and mix with wet ingredients and brown sugar. If banana
isn't overripe, microwave a bit to make it mushy (30 seconds?)
Toast the grains a cup at a time and add them to the wet mixture as
the next batch is toasting. (This allows the grains to soak up some
moisture.)
Stir in remaining ingredients.
Pour some whole wheat flour into a dish. Scoop up around 1 tb of the
dough and dip one side into the whole wheat flour. Stick the floured
side onto the baking sheet (this will prevent sticking both during
baking and during storage.)
Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until lightly browned. Transfer cookies to
a wire rack to cool.
Yield: 36 Cookies
Storage: I have had no problem storing these cookies for several
days. Store in an airtight container.
Notes: Because there is no fat to help them spread, the cookies will
be kind of lumpy. Do toast the oats, it adds depth to the flavor.
Variation:
Take the original recipe and substitute 1 banana for the apple sauce.
This produces a very dry (crunchy) cookie as opposed to the chewy
cookies of this recipe.
From: J. Ari Kornfeld <
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Date: Wed, 06 Oct 93 18:39:54 PDT
