Health biscuits according to H. von Bingen

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 375 g spelt flour
• 125 g spelt, crushed
• 250 g butter
• 150 g cane sugar
• 2 eggs
• 10 g cinnamon
• 4 g nutmeg
• 3 g cloves
• 2 g cardamom
• ½ pack of baking powder (cream of tartar)
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 pinch of vanilla sugar
• Egg yolk for brushing
• Almond(s) (almond flakes or almond sticks)

Instructions

Working time approx. 25 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 1 hour 25 minutes

sufficient for approx. 60 pieces

Knead all ingredients into a smooth dough and let rest in the refrigerator for about 1 hour. Either roll out the dough and cut out cookies, or shape it into 2 cm diameter logs and cut into approximately 0.5 cm wide slices. Place the cookies on a prepared baking sheet, then brush with egg yolk and garnish with flaked or slivered almonds. Bake in a preheated oven at 160°C for about 12 minutes. The cookies should turn a light brown color. These cookies are not only supposed to make you happy, they also help me with heartburn, for example.