Quick and easy to assemble and bake, these biscuit fingers are wonderful with soups, such as Roasted Red Pepper and Sweet Potato Soup, and stews.
Or enjoy them as a snack with honey or hummus.
- Portion size 12 servings
- Credits : Canadian Living Magazine: November 2010
Ingredients
Method
Whisk together all-purpose and whole wheat flours, sunflower seeds, flaxseeds, wheat germ, sugar, baking powder and salt. Using pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until in coarse crumbs. Stir in milk to form soft slightly sticky dough.With floured hands, turn out onto lightly floured surface; knead gently 10 times. Pat out to 7-inch (18 cm) square. Cut into quarters; cut each quarter into 3 strips. Place, 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart, on ungreased baking sheet. Brush tops with egg; sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Bake in centre of 425°F (220°C) oven until golden, about 12 minutes. Let cool on pan on rack.
Nutritional facts Per biscuit: about
- Sodium 242 mg
- Protein 6 g
- Calories 225.0
- Total fat 13 g
- Cholesterol 37 mg
- Saturated fat 6 g
- Total carbohydrate 23 g
%RDI
- Iron 13.0
- Folate 25.0
- Calcium 8.0
- Vitamin A 8.0
