Special Diabetes Cookies

DATE COOKIES FOR DIABETES

1 c. raisins
1/2 c. dates
1 c. water
2 eggs
1/2 c. margarine
3 packets Equal sweetener
1 c. plain flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. cinnamon

Boil raisins, dates and water for 3 minutes; cool. Cream eggs, margarine and Equal. Sift together flour, soda and cinnamon. Combine all ingredients. Beat well and chill several hours or overnight. Drop by teaspoonfuls on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

Diabetes Cake With Nut

DIABETIC DATE - NUT CAKE

1 c. butter or margarine
1 tbsp. sucaryl
1 egg
1 c. dates, finely diced
1 1/2 c. or 2 sm. cans diabetic applesauce
1 c. pecans, coarsely chopped
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
2 tsp. soda

Cream butter, add egg, sucaryl and vanilla which has been beaten together. Sift dry ingredients together and add to other mixture. Beat at medium speed until well blended. Turn into buttered loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Exotic Basil Muffins

DIABETES ZUCCHINI - BASIL MUFFINS

2 eggs
3/4 c. milk
2/3 c. oil
2 c. flour
Sugar substitute = to 1/4 c. sugar
1 tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2 c. shredded zucchini
2 tbsp. minced basil
1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese

Beat eggs in bowl. Stir in milk and oil. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix dry ingredients into egg mixture just until flour is moistened. Batter should not be completely smooth. Gently mix in zucchini and basil. Fill greased muffin caps about 3/4 full. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 425 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Remove from pan. makes 10-18 muffins depending on size of pan.

Diabetes Cake

Special Cake for diabetes sufferer

2 c. water
2 c. raisins
1 c. unsweetened applesauce
2 eggs
2 tbsp. liquid sweetener
3/4 c. oil
1 tsp. baking soda
2 c. flour
1 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla

Cook raisins in water until all water is absorbed. Mix applesauce, sweetener, eggs, oil together. Then add all other ingredients and stir together. Pour into a greased and floured tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees until tested done with a toothpick.

Diabetes Spice Cookies

Cookies for diabetes with artificial sweetener

1 1/4 c. water
1/3 c. shortening
2 c. raisins or currants
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
2 c. flour (approximately)
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
1 tbsp. artificial sweetener

Combine water, shortening, raisins, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Boil for 3 minutes. Cool. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat in salt and soda. Add sweetener, flour, and baking powder. Add flour slowly until mixture is easy to spoon. Blend all ingredients together and drop from teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Makes 4 dozen.