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4pm Pick Up Biscuits

4pm pick up bicks

 

Creating and filing a healthy biscuit barrel isn’t a chore with these yummy 4pm Pick Up Biscuits which not only stave off hunger pangs but also nourish children from the inside out. They are one of my new recipes from my just released book Supercharged Food for Kids.

Every parent has encountered the hullaballoo surrounding a chaotic after school pick up, stuck in an endless car line, disgruntlement rising as every traffic light turns to red and mum or dad trying to navigate across town in the fastest way possible to make it in time to drop the kids off at after school activities.  By the time they hit the car kids are usually quite hungry and can be tired and irritable after a long school day, so it’s important to create good eating patterns at this critical time and feed them a snack which is nutritious as well as being delicious.

The Australian National Children’s Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey which was conducted in 2007 found that almost 50% of all children surveyed eat biscuits, cakes and pastries after school. These would more often than not be processed and contain high amounts of sugar, bad fats and be devoid of nutrition. A good snack to give kids is something which will keep them full until dinner and give them energy for after school activities. 

4pm Pick Up Biscuits make the perfect after school snack because they contain calcium for growing bones, and almond flour which is packed with monounsaturated fats, (the good ones you’ll find in olive oil), Vitamin E, magnesium and manganese. Almond flour also contains a large amount of phytonutrients, plant sterols and flavonoids which are heart healthy. These bicks are protein rich too so provide growing bodies with a boost of energy and fill them up until dinner. Have these biscuits handy on the next school run or whenever you are looking for a healthy and nutrient rich quick fix.

Here’s how to make a batch of 12.

Ingredients

•• 1 cup almond flour

•• Pinch Celtic Sea Salt

•• 4 TBS chilled unsalted butter

•• 2 1/4 cups grated full fat cheddar cheese

•• 3-4 TBS filtered iced water

Method:

Place flour, (I used almond meal with skin on that's why they look darker), salt and butter in a food processor until combined. Add in cheese gradually.  Slowly add water until mixture is not crumbly. Wrap in cling film and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 175 degrees Celsius and line baking tray with baking paper. Roll dough on floured board to 1 cm thick cut into small squares (or shapes, I created stars) with a knife, using a fork prick the biscuits to make a pattern. Using a pallet knife place squares on baking tray and place in oven. Bake for 15 minutes.

11 Responses to “4pm Pick Up Biscuits”

  1. Lisa says:

    Hi Lee, what other nut can be used? I have just found out I have a severe intolerance to almonds…

    Thanks

  2. Julie says:

    Hi Lee,
    great recipe, I am going to try this!
    Do you have any special recipes for teenagers? Will this one for example still work for a 13 year old or it is a little too much fat?

    Thanks!

  3. Beena says:

    Hi Lee
    My daughter is allergic to ALL nuts, what flour can I substitute for the almond flour?

    Thanks
    Beena

  4. Stacey says:

    Hi Lee. Is almond flour the same as almond meal? I tried this recipe in your book which says 90g of butter and with almond meal. And it didn’t work at all! I chilled the dough before baking and they all melted into one big piece of very lacy cracker type thing. Please can you advise. Thanks!

  5. Stacey says:

    Hi Lee, that’s really disappointing you deleted my question! I just met you recently in Brisbane and I loved your talk and bought two of your books! the only reason I asked my question was I genuinely want to make the recipe work and I was confused about the difference between almond meal and flour as you’ve stated here. Also the 90grams of butter in the book is different to the 4 tablespoons you have listed in this recipe. Please can you advise what I should do to get these to bake as separate biscuits rather than one sheet melted into each other. Thanks

    • lee says:

      Hi Stacey, I haven’t deleted your question, I just didn’t have the chance to answer it yet as I am on tour in Perth at the moment and don’t always get time to respond to comments whilst I am on the road. Almond meal is the same as almond flour, this recipe is exactly as it appears in the photo and works very well. if you can make sure there is enough room between each biscuit that would be good that way they won’t merge into one giant cookie. How much are you putting on the baking sheet? I would use 90 grams of butter which is equivalent to about just over 4 tablespoons of butter. Let me know how you go.

  6. Stacey says:

    Thanks Lee! Sorry on my browser my question had disappeared! I’m glad that the recipe I followed is correct. I will use less on the baking sheet rather than crowding them. We did like them anyway! Appreciate your response. And my kids love the almond milk chocolate milk in the book.

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