Recipe

You may want to try the following recipe for walnut hearts or crescents:

Ingredients

150g unsalted butter
half cup sugar
2 eggs
half cup walnut meal
grated rind of one lemon (lemon rind optional)
2 cups flour
1 egg white
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp walnut meal
half cup small walnut pieces


Recipe

1. Mix together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy

2. Add eggs one at a time and beat in.

3. Stir in the walnut meal, grated lemon rind and flour. Chill if necessary.

4. Roll out into half inch thickness.

5. Cut out either heart or crescent shapes.

6. Mix together the egg white, sugar and one tbsp of walnut meal.

7. Brush the mixture on top of the hearts or crescents.

8. Press the small walnut pieces on top.

9. Bake at 150 degrees centigrade until they are light golden in colour. About 15 to 20 minutes.

10. Place on a cooling tray to cool.

This is a simple and quick recipe. The hearts or crescents are ideal for serving with coffee either after a meal or for morning or afternoon tea. They make a nutritious snack to include in a packed lunch or pic-nic.

Walnut Meal

Wellwood organic walnut meal is made from walnuts which are finely ground. The meal is the same as if you had ground the walnuts in your kitchen. walnut meal 1kgThere are no additives or preservatives of any kind - just pure walnuts - vacuum packed to preserve their freshness.

Cooking with Walnut Meal

You can use walnut meal in most recipes that require self raising or plain flour by substituting a quarter of the total amount of flour with walnut meal. This adds a nutty flavour and a darker, richer texture.

Also you can substitute walnut meal in any recipe that recommends using almond meal. So instead of the almond taste you will get a rich walnut flavour as well as the health benefits of using walnuts.