Mrs Meiers oat bites 2 – soft Lavender

Mrs Meiers oat bites 2 – soft Lavender

by Marie Mann1 Comment
Light lavender fragrant healthy oat biscuits based on Mrs Meiers oat bites sweetened with natural zero calorie stevia sweetener. July is lavender harvest season, most us enjoy the fragrant calming lavender plants in our gardens. I got mine from a Lavender farm on the isle of Jersey, after having taken a tour and tasting the large variety of treats at the farms tea room, I couldn’t go home without taking a couple of small plants for my front garden. The plants have established very well and have grown larger each year. Every year when the flowers are just about to wilt I cut them down, tie them into a bunch and hang them up to dry. Later, I rub the petal buds off the stalk and keep them in an airtight glass for cooking throughout the year. If you are not sure when the best time is to harvest your lavender check this nice guide by notmartha, she explains it very well...
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Mrs Meiers oat bites

Mrs Meiers oat bites

by Marie Mann2 Comments
Great healthy biscuits you can make for when visitors turn up on short notice. This is not a newly invented recipe; my family has used it for years, they remind me of my childhood. I adapted the original composition that my mother brought home from the kindergarten she works at. The cooking lady, Mrs Meier, had made them with the kids there and everyone loved them – because the bites did not have a name they are just called “Mrs Meier biscuits” The great thing was that we were able to make them our selves (usually on Sundays – the shops were never open, so we had to make our own sweets) because of the easy measuring units: Cups – (I grew up in Germany where we do not normally use cup measured recipes) I used insist on using my favourite cup with the flowers on, -tipping and –pouring, stirring – and the best thing: tasting... Yum yum! Children love tasting – since...
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