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A healthy menopause

Sweet linseed and almond biscuits

Serves 6

200g wholemeal flour

200g soft brown sugar

200g chopped almonds

100g fine oatmeal or porridge oats

100g butter

250ml live yoghurt, preferably soya yoghurt

75g whole linseeds

50g fresh linseed meal

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla essence

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp sea salt

Soak the whole linseeds in the yoghurt. In a separate bowl, cream the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla essence. Add the wholemeal flour the linseed meal, the oats, baking powder, sea salt and almonds, then combine with the yoghurt and whole linseed mix. Form in to balls. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Leave 5 cm between each ball. Cook in a pre-heated oven at 180C/350F/Gas 4 for 15 mins