Gluten-free Tahini Swirls

Ingredients

Swirls

• 1/2 cup Stoney Creek Organic Flax Flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups almond meal
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon (ground)
• 1 1/2 tbsp tahini (or orange tahini for a sweeter flavour)
• 1/4 cup caster sugar
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 2 tbsp brandy (optional)
• pinch salt

1. Combine dry ingredients, dissolve sugar in liquids and stir in tahini.
2. Mix all ingredients and form a ball.
3. Flatten a little, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.

Filling

• 1 cup chopped walnuts,
• 1/4 cup sugar,
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon (ground),
• 1 tbsp tahini,
• 1 tbsp lemon juice,
• 1 tsp lemon zest.

Method

1. Warm ingredients over a low heat until combined.
2. Remove dough from fridge and roll onto plastic wrap until a 1/2 cm thick rectangle, pushing together any breaks.
3. Trim with a knife.
4. Spread filling over dough and use plastic to roll into a tight roll, pushing together if it breaks.
5. Refrigerate for at least 30 mins.
6. Preheat oven to 180^oC.
7. Unwrap dough and slice into 1cm scrolls, placing flat on a lined baking tray.
8. Bake for 25 mins.