Did you know…
Carob flour or carob powder is produced by coarsely grinding carob pods to remove the seeds. The carob pods are then roasted and grounded to make the carob flour. The resulting carob flour has a starchy bean-like texture and looks and tastes like cocoa.
Carob flour contains a low amount of saturated fat and no cholesterol. It is high in fiber and also contains amino acids, vitamins and minerals.
Yield: 6 dozens
Ingredients
1 cup raw sugar
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup peanut butter
2 eggs
3/4 cup low fat milk
3/4 cup cold pressed olive oil
2 1/2 cups oats
1 cup plain flour
1 cup carob flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp ginger
1 tsp allspice
1 tsp nutmeg
1 cup chopped banana chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Method
In a bowl, combine raw sugar, honey, eggs, milk, olive oil, peanut butter and mix well.
In another bowl, combine plain flor, carob flour, baking powder and spices; stir this mix into the batter.
Stir in oats, banana chips and walnuts.
Preheat the oven at 180*C.
Roll out dough between two pieces of parchment or waxed paper into 1/2 cm .
Cut into squares. Then lift with a wide spatula the cookies and place them 1 cm apart on the baking sheet.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Remove immediately and cool on wire racks.
Store in airtight container for up to two weeks.
