Oat groats are a product of high nutritional value, containing fiber, useful compounds of phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron, chromium, iodine, manganese, fluorine and many other useful substances. Regular human consumption of oatmeal flakes normalizes blood clotting, improves the activity of the digestive tract, controls the body's absorption of fat. The use of oat flakes in one form or another cleanses the intestines, acting as a kind of scrub that removes so-called slags. Oat flakes also have anti-inflammatory activity.
Not only porridge, but also biscuits.
Oatmeal cookies are a popular type of pastry bakery, which can be served well for tea or coffee. As a rule, wheat flour, milk, butter, eggs, vanilla and cinnamon are used as the main ingredients of the pastry test, in addition to oat flakes. The composition of the test can also include ground nuts, raisins, chocolate, candied fruits or pieces of fruit and berries and some other components.
In some approximation, a product such as oatmeal cookies can be considered dietary. Of course, you can buy ready-made oatmeal cookies in grocery stores or kitchens, but then you can not be completely sure of its composition and, accordingly, usefulness.
It's much better to cook delicious homemade oatmeal cookies - it's not too difficult. In addition, baking cooked with a soul, definitely will please your home and guests.
A recipe for oatmeal cookies
Ingredients:
- flakes oats (ground) - 1,5 glasses;
- butter natural - about 200 g;
- Chicken egg - 2 pcs .;
- sugar - about 200 g;
- wheat flour high-grade - about 1 cup;
- nuts ground any (for example, walnuts or hazelnuts) - 0.5 cup;
- cognac or rum - 25 ml;
- salt - 1 pinch;
- Food soda is extinguished - on the tip of the knife;
- vanilla or cinnamon - 1-2 whispers.
Preparation
In a bowl, rub with sugar softened butter. Add vanilla, cognac and eggs. We pour oat flakes (they can be grinded in a coffee grinder or combine). Thoroughly mix, but do not whisk.
We add chopped or ground nuts to the dough. Gradually we mix necessarily sifted flour. Add the soda, extinguished with vinegar, carefully mix the dough, it should not be thick.
A bowl is forgiven with oiled baking paper. Spoon the dough with the most equal pieces and take. Bake oatmeal cookies in the oven at 180 degrees C for about 15 minutes. Before serving, it is better to cool.
Dietary banana biscuits with oat flakes
Ingredients:
- oats flakes - about 1-1.5 cups;
- milk - about 1,5-2 cups;
- bananas (slightly undressed) - 2-4 pieces;
- chicken egg - 1 pc. (optional component);
- raisins - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- some vanilla or cinnamon.
Preparation
Fill oat flakes with milk from evening. It is better if they are already ground. In the morning, add to the bowl with soggy flakes egg, mashed banana banana, vanilla and steamed raisins. You can replace or combine raisins with dried apricots and / or prunes (of course, dried fruit should be steamed and chopped).
On a baking sheet, pasted with oiled baking paper, spoonfully put portions of the mixed weight, giving each product a rounded shape, slightly prinimaem. Of course, we try to make cookies of approximately the same size. Bake at a temperature of about 180 degrees C for 15 minutes.
Ready cookies should turn out ruddy and aromatic.
It is characteristic that in this recipe, ingredients such as butter, sugar and wheat flour are not present, and therefore such a banana biscuit is suitable even for those who are particularly concerned about the slenderness of their figure.