astray recipes: Gingerbread men (longstaff)

Categories: Biscuits; Low-fat
Yield: 1 Servings

Measure	Ingredient
2 cups	Wholewheat flour
¼ teaspoon	Salt
1 teaspoon	Baking powder
1 teaspoon	Baking soda
2 cups	Natural bran
3 teaspoons	Ground ginger, or to taste
1 teaspoon	Mixed spice (allspice?)
1 teaspoon	Ground cinnamon
⅓ cup	Margarine
6 tablespoons	Gran. sugar-free sweetener
1	Egg, beaten
3 tablespoons	Orange juice
1 teaspoon	Margarine to grease

Heat oven to 350 F. Mix flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda, bran and spices together, then rub in margarine until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

Stir the sweetener into the egg and orange juice and beat into the flour mixture. Knead well, and roll out thinly on floured board.

Using a cutter, cut into gingerbread men shapes (or other shapes) and place on greased cookie sheets. Bake for 15-20 min or until crisp and lightly browned. Cool on a wire tray and store in an airtight container.

TOTAL RECIPE: 1690 cal, 160 g (16 units) carbohydrate, 63 g fiber, 47 g protein, 100 g fat.

Source: The Diabetics' Cookbook by Roberta Longstaff & Jim Mann 1984 Shared but not tested by Elizabeth Rodier Oct 93.

gingerbread men (longstaff)