It can be argued that far more people like oatmeal cookies than oatmeal, despite the fact that Hercules is considered to be almost the best breakfast of all time. They say that the very first cookies made from such flour appeared in the human diet almost immediately, as the first bread was baked. The only difference between an old oatmeal cookie and a modern one was that it was unsweetened. Later, sugar was added to it and small round cakes were made from dough.
They learned about oatmeal cookies in Russia during the time of the tsars, and the most delicious and delicious baked, of course, in St. Petersburg. Adherents of this delicacy gathered from all over the country, only to buy a kilogram or two of this delicious, sweet and crumbly culinary masterpiece. In those days, magnificent receptions were even taken with tea parties, where St. Petersburg oatmeal cookies, whose calorie content was probably high, should certainly have been present.
Imperial times are long gone, and oatmeal pastries still exist and are loved by many for their delicious taste and useful properties. Modern recipes for this cookie often include all kinds of fillers in the form of vanilla, raisins, delicious fruit syrups, pieces of chocolate, jam and much more.
Despite the calorie content of oatmeal cookies, breakfast from several of its pieces, washed down with a glass of milk, can completely replace a whole plate of herculean porridge in terms of vitamins and nutrition. Therefore, let there always be fresh and tasty pastries from oatmeal on your table, in a vase, because the proteins that make up oats are almost 100% absorbed by the human body and contain very valuable vegetable fats, provitamins A, vitamins of the PP and B groups, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, minerals, amino acids and trace elements that are similar in composition to muscle protein.
As mentioned above, there are many recipes on how to cook all kinds of cookies. The calorie content of such home-made baked goods is slightly lower than that of a store-baked one, which is why slimming sweets will like it. Here is one of the recipes. Cookies baked on it come out amazingly tasty and not too high in calories. So, we will need:
- oatmeal "Hercules" - 3 cups;
- wheat flour - 3 cups;
- margarine - 1 pack (250g);
- chicken egg - 2 pieces;
- sugar - 2 glasses, but less is possible;
- soda - 1 teaspoon;
- kefir - a little, only to pay off soda;
- honey - 2 tablespoons;
- salt - to taste.
This homemade oatmeal cookie calorie has a moderate, approximately 300-320Kcal, while the store contains more than 400Kcal. So, we pass the oatmeal through the meat grinder, sift the wheat flour. We grind the eggs with sugar, add not hot, melted margarine, soda, honey, salt, quenched with kefir. Knead thoroughly and gradually add wheat flour and oatmeal passed through a meat grinder. If necessary, flour with ground Hercules can be added in equal proportions. The resulting dough is hidden in the refrigerator for half an hour, and then rolled into a pancake 1cm thick, cut out with a cookie cutter or a glass of cookie, sprinkle a little sugar and bake for about 15 -25 minutes at 170 degrees until the desired color is obtained.
Naturally, when a large number of sweet ingredients are added to oatmeal cookies, its caloric content increases. So everyone who wants to lose weight, most likely, should exclude sugar, preserves and other "impurities" from this baking. But then you can include dried fruits and walnuts. Such a yummy will be especially useful for those whose diet is sorely lacking in animal proteins, fats, trace elements and vitamins. In addition, oatmeal in all its manifestations has the most necessary useful elements that effectively fight atherosclerosis.
If you are not very interested in oatmeal cookies, calorie content and everything else related to food, try using Hercules to make a face mask or just wash yourself with chopped cereals. You will see that your skin will be transformed literally before your eyes.