Apple Flour Discard Cookies

Directions

1. ​Preheat​​​​​​​​​​ oven​​​​​​​​​​ to​​​​​​​​​​ 375°F.
2. In ​a​​​​​​​​​​ stand​​​​​​​​​​ mixer,​​​​​​​​​​ cream​​​​​​​​​​ together 100 grams Ghee​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​and ​120 grams Maple Sugar​​​​​​​​​​​.
3. Add the duck egg ​and 100 grams sorghum sourdough starter discard, ​and​​​​​​​ then​ m​ix ​until ​well ​incorporated. ​
4. ​To ​the ​bowl,​​​​​​​​ a​dd ​75 Grams Apple Flour​​​​,​​​​ ​​25 Grams Arrowroot Starch​​​​​, ​3/4 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon​​​​​, ​1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Bean Powder​​​​​, ​1/4 Teaspoons Salt​​​​​, ​and ​1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda.​​​​​ Mix ​until ​well ​combined.
5. Roughly chup 3/4 cup hazelnuts, and add to the mixture.
6. ​​Bake​​​ ​for​​​ ​12​​​ ​minutes,​​​​ let​​​​ cool​​​​ for​​​​ 5​​​​ minutes​​​​ -​​​​ then​​​​ either​​​​ consume​​​​ warm​​​​ or​​​​ move​​​​ to​​​​ a​​​​ wire​​​​ rack​​​​ to​​​​ continue​​​​ cooling.​​​​ Then​​​​ repeat​​​​ with​​​​ any​​​​ remaining​​​​ dough.​​​ ​
7. Once cool, store in the fridge for the best texture.

Tips & Alternatives

• The ghee can be substitutes for other solid fats, such as tallow or butter. If you use tallow, it will be
• Any granulated sweetener can be used: white sugar, coconut sugar, or maple sugar as the recipe calls for.
• If you don't use duck eggs, you can instead use 2 chicken eggs.
• If you don't have a sourdough starter, you can instead use 50g of sorghum flour and 50g of water.
• Instead of hazelnuts, you can use any nuts of choice, or even a mix of them.