Beanie Ginger Snaps

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Adding more ground flax will give a hard, crunchy cookie which may be better for travel food.

I know this recipe sounds strange but I hope you will give it a try. This recipe is great for people who cannot eat grains.

This recipe is based on Ginger Snaps from the Joy of Cooking. I heavily altered the recipe to make it grain-free and for production in a dehydrator. The trick with the cookies is to have the cookie dough thick enough not to drip through the dehydrator screen but thin enough to have a light, crunchy cookie.

2c soaked, cooked and rinsed organic white beans
1/4c organic black strap molasses
2-3T local honey (optional)
1-2T organic coconut oil
4tsp organic dried ginger, freshly ground
1/4tsp organic whole cloves, freshly ground
1/2 organic cinnamon stick, freshly ground
3-4 pinches sea salt
1T organic lemon, freshly squeezed
1tsp organic lemon peel, freshly grated
2-4T organic yellow flax seeds, freshly ground

Soak the white beans overnight in filtered water. Rinse the beans well before covering with fresh water and cooking for 1-2 hours until very tender. Remove any scum or hard beans during cooking. Rinse the cooked bean well in cool filtered water before using.

Grind all the spices in a spice grinder. In a food processor, add the cooked beans, molasses, honey, coconut oil, freshly ground spices, sea salt, lemon juice, and lemon peel. Mix until very smooth. Add 2 tablespoons of the ground flax seed and mix well. Refrigerate for a few hours until the dough thickens. If the dough is still too soupy add a bit more ground flax seed. Mix well and refrigerate again.

Drop the cookie dough onto the dehydrator sheets in teaspoon amounts. With a wet spoon lightly press down the cookie dough into a round shape. The cookies will dry very quickly in the dehydrator. The trick with the cookies to to have the cookie dough thick enough not to drip through the dehydrator screen. This produces a light, crunchy cookie. Adding too much ground flax will give a hard, crunchy cookie.

The ginger snaps have a nice crunchy, creamy texture with a spicy aftertaste and are a great travel food.

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While the cookies dry in the dehydrator your home with be filled with the most amazing spicy smell! Yum!