Lemon Spelt Cookies

Lemon Spelt Cookies

Ingredients

125 g spelt flour
1 tablespoon of rice flour (or cornstarch)
100 g cold butter, cut in pieces
30 to 50 g of sugar
½ teaspoon lemon zest
1 tablespoon lemon juice
a pinch of salt

Directions

Heat the oven to 180° C. Work all of the ingredients together quickly with your fingers. Then smooth out the dough to a thickness of 12 mm on a sheet of baking paper. Bake the dough in oven for about 10-12 minutes. Remove from the oven and cut into pieces (approximately 1.2 x 5.0 cm) while still hot. Alternatively cut out different shapes before baking in oven. To finish, sprinkle granulated sugar over the top. Allow to cool before serving.

Lemon Sponge Cake

Lemon Sponge Cake

Serves: 8 People    Time: 30 min preparation time and 35-40 min in the oven.

Ingredients

200 g of flour
180 g of sugar (brown or white)
250 g of yoghurt (soya yoghurt or yoghurt)
60 g butter, melted (you can also use margarine if you want to make it vegan)
1 teaspoon baking powder
lemon zest from one organic lemon
1 pinch of salt
rosepetals almond flakes or berries to decorate

Directions

Mix the sugar with the lemon zest and yogurt in a bowl for a few minutes. Mix separately the baking powder and the flour, and add the salt. Add slowly the melted butter to the yoghurt mixture while continuing to whisk, then add flour mixture. Pour the mixture into a greased pan and bake for about 35 – 40 minutes oven preheated to 180 °. It is good to have the ingredients at room temperature when starting.