Gingerbread men

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity 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

Directions

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.

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