Lenten banana cookies
Description
Delicious baked goods for the whole family. The amount of sugar can be reduced a bit, but then the cookies will be less crunchy. You can add nuts, dried fruits, or poppy seeds to the dough.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the necessary ingredients.
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Step 2
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Peel the bananas and mash them into a coarse puree, drizzling with lemon juice and sprinkling with sugar.
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Step 3
Add vegetable oil and cinnamon. Mix.
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Step 4
Add the sifted flour with baking soda and mix the dough with a spatula or a mixer on low speed.
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Step 5
The dough will become quite thick and will visibly start to “fluff up” due to the reaction of baking soda and acid.
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Step 6
Quickly divide the dough using two tablespoons and immediately place it in the preheated oven. The faster everything is done, the more tender and airy the cookies will turn out.
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Step 7
Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes until golden brown. Then reduce the heat to 180 °C and bake for another 5 minutes so the cookies are fully cooked inside. Adjust according to your oven. Let the finished cookies cool on a rack.
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Step 8
Lenten cookies are ready. Serve with oat or almond milk.