I was so thrilled when Elaine of foodbod asked me to write a post for her new series, “What would you feed me?” Elaine is the embodiment of healthy eating – she is vegetarian, sugar free, caffeine free and also avoids wheat but doesn’t miss out on any flavour with her punchy Middle East inspired spicing. I discovered her blog when someone re-blogged one of her earliest posts which was for a pavlova – the antithesis of how Elaine eats! So I set my mind to thinking how I could produce a treat that was true to Elaine’s food ideals. Obviously, it had to have tahini in it – Elaine’s favourite food group!! Ground almonds to substitute for flour and honey for sugar…I kept thinking about those lovely Chinese Almond Cookies that are made for Chinese New Year. I am rather partial to orange zest and cardamom in baked goods, so in they went too.. The Almond, Orange and Tahini Biscuits have Elaine’s name written all over them. Wheat free, refined sugar free but chock full of almonds and tahini of course! They are also dairy free and egg free, making them suitable for vegans. While these do have honey in them they are not very sweet so they won’t kick your sweet cravings into high gear. The orange and cardamom flavours work beautifully with the nutty flavours of the tahini and almonds. The biscuits bake up crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside – just begging to be dunked in a cuppa! Judging by the response on Instagram, I think that they are a success! If you want to know how to make these ridiculously easy Almond, Orange and Tahini Biscuits please go over to my guest post on Elaine’s blog, foodbod. The post is called, ‘What would you feed me…Selma’ – if you click on the link below, it will take you straight to it. While you are there, take a minute to browse through Elaine’s recipes – you will come away inspired!
https://foodbod.wordpress.com/2015/01/21/what-would-you-feed-me-selma/
absolutely want to make these, thank you!
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Please do come back and let me know how you get on!
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These look gorgeous Selma! Beautiful recipe.
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Thanks Sonal xx
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Fabulous!!!! I love it! Love the cookies, love the post, love you xxx
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Right back atcha, honey!! So happy you like them!
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I will definitely be making these, Selma – cardamom, vanilla, orange zest, almonds, sesame – they hit all my boxes. Thank you.
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Thanks Tish – they are just delicious with an expresso…let me know what you think, when you make them!
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Elaine is going to have a great biscuit to share with you. They are so pretty and I am sure the textures are amazing!
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Thanks Julie!! I was really lucky with the light the day I took the photos so the biscuits do look their best!
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That can really be hit or miss. It’s great when the light cooperates with our hard work.
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Delicious!
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Thanks so much!
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Wow! These are some gorgeous cookies and the flavors sound amazing. I would love to give these a try myself ;)
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Thanks so much! You could make them standing on your head, they are so easy! :)
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These are gorgeous! Love the photos! What interesting ingredients for a cookie. So Israeli and wonderful.
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Thanks Amanda – it’s a very Middle East combination of ingredients – just what Elaine adores!
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Absolutely beautiful biscuits!
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Thanks so much!
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Beautiful Beautiful just Beautiful. I would love to make them. I am hopping on to Elaine’s place to pin the recipe. 😃👍
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Thanks sweetheart! Enjoy!
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These look so wonderful. Like a cross between a sesame snap and a chewy amaretti biscuit…? Inspiring, whatever they taste like!
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That is the perfect description for them! Thanks!!
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– Dear Selma, What an endearing friendship you have with Sweet Elaine. You are both lovely, talented ladies and I love observing your friendship.
– These biscuits sound flavorful and so pretty to look at too. I am off to Elaine’s site to enjoy looking at them again, while drooling. :D )))
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Thanks Fae. Youve always noticed and commented whenever we have met up. Its rather wonderful how blogging begets these lovely friendships and all over the world too!
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What a lovely comment xx thank you Fae xx
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I love these types of recipes Selma, just a little bit left of centre, but I bet quite delicious! Its a long weekend in Australia coming up, so I’ll get the baking trays out and give these a try. I too have a friend who prefers these flavours, so she will get the first batch. Thanks for posting. Donna
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Hi Donna – thanks so much for your lovely comment. Please do let me know what you think if you make them!
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These lovely biscuits are just so striking Selma, the colors, the sesame seeds, the stunning arrangement in the cookie tin, oops I meant biscuit tin :). Beautiful!
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Thanks SO much Loretta – they do look really nice – the sort of thing you could serve with after dinner coffee – not that I can drink coffee late at night…
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Such an incredible recipe, Selma. Looks fabulous!
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Thanks Apsara – it’s just perfect for Elaine.
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This is a very nice recipe, Selma. Elaine is very lucky :)
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Aw thanks, Linda! They are very easy to make but the ingredient combination is just what Elaine is about!
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These look incredible and I look tahini in cookies. Will definitely be making this!
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Lynda, thank you – I really like tahini in cookies too – it reminds me so much of the fudgy halva we used to eat in Nairobi when I was a little girl.
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I tried these at the weekend, Selma, and they are so-oooo delicious. The combination of orange and cardamom is divine, and they are not too sweet either. I think you have created a new addiction for me. I also find most things with ground almonds in them are wonderful.
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Thanks so much for letting me know, Tish – I am SO happy that you enjoyed the flavour combination and that fact that they are not too sweet. They are not too bad nutritionally for a treat – I loved dunking them in a hot coffee!! So glad you liked them x
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How fabulous! Hi Tish – nice to meet you – I’m so glad you enjoyed Selmas gorgeous creation 😀
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Hello, Elaine. Yes, those biscuits are just too yummy for words. I am currently resisting the temptation to make some more – well not just yet :)
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Ha ha! Enjoy :)
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Reblogged this on The bountiful hunter and commented:
My dear old mum is yet again in hospital following a fall and another fracture. She has pulled through surgery and hopefully on the road ( a long one) to recovery. In amongst visits to the hospital today, I managed to make these for the food techy to take back to Brisbane with him and hopefully to be shared with our friends Katherine and Richard who both enojy these types of flavours and unusual biscuits. They are incredibly easy to make and delicious. The title has healthy ingredients listed and so ……they must be! Thanks to Selmas Table for sharing on her blog. Please visit Selma’s page…..she has some wonderful thoughts and recipes to share. TBH XXX
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These look awesome!! :)
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Thank you Yana!
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