Keep the juice in the dough
All the grated apple and juice are counted. Squeezing it out would change texture and composition.
European Recipe
Apple and spelt cookies with lemon
The apple keeps its skin and juice in the dough. Shape the cookies with spoons and bake without glaze.
Total time
40 min
Calories
205 kcal
Servings
6 servings
Difficulty
Easy
Why this recipe works
Small soft apple bakes
Grated apple keeps the cookies soft inside. Brief mixing and soft butter help portioning. The recipe makes twelve cookies, six snack servings of two each.
Breakfast
Autumn Recipes
Fruit
Recipe
Apple and spelt cookies with lemon
Soft-baked light spelt cookies with grated apple, butter and a little lemon juice.
Ingredients
6 servings
Method
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1
Prepare the apple
Preheat oven to 180 °C conventional top and bottom heat. Line a tray with baking paper. Wash and core apple, then finely grate with its skin. Mix with lemon juice and keep all fruit juice.
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2
Mix the dough
Briefly beat soft butter with sugar until creamy. Beat in all the egg, then add grated apple and juice. Mix flour, baking powder and salt separately and stir only briefly into the wet mixture.
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3
Shape the cookies
Use two spoons to put all the dough in twelve similarly sized mounds on the tray. Press slightly flat with the back of a spoon and leave some space between cookies. Use no extra working flour.
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4
Bake and cool
Bake on the middle shelf for about 18 to 22 minutes until edges are lightly golden and centres fully baked. Extend if needed; they must no longer be raw and doughy. Cool on a rack for about 5 minutes. This phase is included in preparation time. This makes twelve soft cookies, six snack servings of two each, without glaze.
Kitchen know-how
Tips for Apple and spelt cookies with lemon
Use soft butter
It should mix easily but not be liquid. Melted butter changes the dough texture.
Variations
How to adapt this recipe
Replace spelt flour with the same weight of Type 405 wheat flour. Texture and nutrition may differ.
Replace apple with the same cored weight of firm skin-on pear. Water content, texture and nutrition may differ.
Nutrition per serving
205kcal
27.1 gCarbohydrates
4.8 gProtein
8.1 gFat
Values are estimates per serving and may vary depending on the ingredients, brands, portion size and preparation method used.
Frequently asked questions
FAQ about Apple and spelt cookies with lemon
No. Grated apple makes the centre soft and rather cake-like. A dry crunchy texture is not intended for this recipe.
The washed edible skin stays on the apple. Remove core and damaged areas before weighing.
The basic recipe is designed for light spelt flour. Wholegrain flour binds differently; liquid and texture need checking and nutrition needs recalculation.
All the dough is baked into twelve similarly sized cookies. One snack serving is two cookies without extra glaze or spread.
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