Vegan Gingerbread Cookies (oil free, refined sugar free, gf)
During the Christmas season vegan german gingerbread cookies should not be missed. Here you will find the juiciest, vegan german gingerbreads. These gingerbreads are baked without flour and are a healthier version of the traditionals, which makes a great Christmas present or simply as a gift to a party. They are gluten free, refined sugar free and oil free.
Equipment
Ingredients
- ¼ cup 50 g chopped dates + ¼ teaspoon lemon zest
- ¼ cup 50 g chopped dates + ¼ teaspoon orange zest
- 3 tablespoon orange juice or rum
- 1 cup 100 g hazelnut flour
- 2 cups 200 g almond flour
- 3 teaspoon gingerbread spice
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 6 tablespoon Aquafaba
- Oblates
- 150 g dark chocolate
Gingerbread Spice
- 4.5 tablespoon 35 g cinnamon powder
- 4 teaspoon 9 g clove powder
- 1 teaspoon 2 g allspice powder
- ½ teaspoon 1 g nutmeg powder
- ½ teaspoon 2 g of coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon 2 g of cardamom powder
- 1 teaspoon 2 g ginger powder
- ⅔ teaspoon 1 g mace powder
Instructions
- Grind hazelnuts and almonds in the Food Processor or blender if you use whole nuts.
- Add dates with orange and lemon zest with orange juice or rum and blend.
- Now add gingerbread spice and baking powder and mix again.
- Beat Aquafaba and the sweetener with a kitchen machine like the KitchenAid and fold in the nut mass.
- Now spread the mixture on wafers or directly on a baking sheet with baking paper. For the wafers leave a small margin.
- The dough should be about 0.6inch (1.5 cm) high. Now make smooth gingerbread, preferably dip your fingers in some water and smooth. Let rest for 1 hour
- Preheat the oven to 285 Fahrenheit or 140 °C and bake for 15-20 minutes until you get a light color. Allow cooling and melt the chocolate in a water bath. Now coat the gingerbread. Decorative the gingerbread with almonds