November recipe from Iceland

Oatmeal coconut cookies

Ingredients:

350 grams butter, room temperature

100 grams sugar

200 grams brown sugar

2 eggs

1 ½ tsp vanilla essence

200 grams wheat flour

200 grams oatmeal

200 grams shredded coconut

½ tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

½ tsp cinnamon powder

150-200 grams flavoring of your choice, e.g. raisins, dried cranberries, chocolate drops, nuts or dried apricots.

Preparation:
1. Preheat the oven to180°C
2. Whip the butter in a mixer until it is light and fluffy.
3. Add the sugar and whip for a while.
4. Add the eggs and whip further for 2 minutes.
5. Add the vanilla essence.
6. Mix together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and add gently to the egg/sugar mixture using a wooden spoon.
7. Add oatmeal and shredded coconut, mixing everything together.
8. Add you flavoring of choice.
9. Line a baking tray with baking paper and put a tbsp of dough for each cake. Have a fair amount of space between the cookies as they tend to run a bit.
10. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies are golden on the bottom.
11. Let the cookies cool for at least 20 minutes before eating them.

Bon appetit :)

October recipe from Iceland

Healthy bread rolls

Ingredients:

700 grams wheat flour

50 grams mixed seeds (sunflower seeds, sesame seeds)

1 dl shredded coconut (fine)

2 tsp baking powder

1 tbsp salt

1 tbsp honey

100 grams carrots, shredded

2 dl buttermilk (or Greek yoghurt)

2 dl water, 37°C

Preparation:

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C
2. Mix the dry materials together in a bowl.
3. Shred the carrots and add them to the bowl.
4. Pour in the liquid and mix carefully together.
5. The dough now has to rest for about 15 minutes.
6. Make round rolls and but on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
7. Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until the buns are golden.

Enjoy :)