Peanut Biscuits

peanut biscuits

Redskin peanuts

Leave honey flour and sourdough starter to rest for a few hours

Peanut biscuits is a traditional Chinese New Year cookie in Malaysia. So around this festive time you will find these sold at the stores. When I was a little girl most of these traditional cookies for all the main festivals in Malaysia, Hari Raya Puasa, Chinese New Year, Deepavali, Christmas, were all made at home by families. It was a fun time pitching in with relatives and friends to bake traditional snacks and cookies. Alas today most of them are store bought.

ground peanuts

I’ve created my own healthier version of these peanut biscuits by using honey instead of sugar and reducing the oil. If you want a more crumbly version you will have to go back to the traditional way of making it with sugar instead of honey and add another half cup of oil and two tablespoons of butter.

Grind peanuts in a processor

When you use honey it becomes more moist than crumbly and less sweet. But when it is less sweet, the rich peanut flavor is exemplified. This is why i prefer not to overwhelm everything with sugar as too much sugar hides the beautiful flavors of the other ingredients not to mention unhealthy.

shaping peanut biscuits

Notice also that I have used bright redskin peanuts which has a dramatic visual effect and the skin is said to be highly nutritious. So I didn’t remove their skins but roasted and ground them in their skins. It is said the same heart-protective chemical found in red wine, resveratrol is also found in the red skin of peanuts.

However, all peanuts red or no is rich in Vitamins E and Niacin which protects against Alzheimers and other age-related diseases and said to have more antioxidants than fruits. it is also a rich source of plant based protein and fibre and minerals such as magnesium, copper, phosphorus, potassium and zinc. It is also becoming a weigh loss dream as it increases the body’s metabolism.

Remember to use sourdough starter always whenever using flour to allow the nutrition in the flour to be easily absorbed by the body.

Peanut Biscuits