Diabetes is a lifestyle disease and you need to take good care of your health if you want to live happy and healthy. Most people who are diabetic do not maintain the proper diet and fit life. This increases the rate of heart attack, brain stroke, kidney failure, eye damage and more side effects of the body parts. Therefore, you should consult with your doctor regarding this disease and get to know how you can manage the diet and fitness life. According to the doctor, the expert will prescribe you to take a low sugar food item and continue with regular exercise. These two things in your life will control the diabetic problem and give you confidence to live a healthy life. The following is the recipe that you can try at home and enjoy it guilt-free.
RECIPE NAME: APPLE AND HAZELNUT DROP SCONES
Servings: About 15
Preparation time: About 15 minutes
Cooking time: About 20 minutes
Nutritional Value:
- calories of 70
- calories (from the fat) – 18
- fat is of 2g
- saturated fat is 0g
- cholesterol is of 15 mg
- carbohydrate is of 12 g
- fibre is of 1 g
- sugars is of 5g
- protein is of 2g
Ingredients:
- Chopped hazelnuts of 3 tbsp
- Flour of 1 cup
- baking soda of 1/2 tsp
- salt always as per taste
- sugar of 2 tbsp
- 1 egg
- buttermilk of 1 1/4 cups
- 1 finely chopped apple
- Cooking spray according to requirement
- maple syrup of 4 tbsp
Directions:
- If you do not want to buy the buttermilk, then you can make the same at home. Take 1 cup of skim milk of 250 ml and 15 ml lemon juice and keep it for about five minutes.
- In the form of pectin, apples are the best for soluble fibre. Eating apples are good for skin and teeth and reduce gum disease.
- Take a non stick skillet and place it over medium heat. Now, you need to toast the hazelnut until it is golden brown and sweet fragrant will come out. You need to toss and stir constantly. Then, keep the toasted nuts in small bowl and keep aside.
- Take a mixing bowl and add flour, salt, baking soda and sugar and sift them. Then, make a well in the bowl and add all the dry ingredients. Slightly beat the egg with the buttermilk and slowly pour in the well. Then, gently stir the mixture of flour with the buttermilk mixture and make a smooth yet thick batter. Then fold the hazelnut and apple.
- After that you need to coat the large skillet with the cooking spray and then heat on medium flame. Take a scone and take one tablespoon of batter on the hot surface. When you observe the bubble on the above surface of the scone, then you can use the spatula and turn them. You need to cook till it become golden brown and for about 1 minute you need to cook it.
- Then remove the scones that are cooked after that quickly heat the maple syrup in a saucepan and warm it. Then, drizzle the maple syrup on the drop scones and you can serve them immediately.
As you are diabetic, do not think that you have to compromise on the taste of the food. This above evening dish is just perfect for diabetic patient. Gone are the days when you have to think what you have to eat while you are diabetic. Apple and hazelnut drop scones are easy to prepare and you can share with your family members and tasty the every bite of it. The delicious dish is hot favorite for diabetic patient. The doctor also recommends this evening plate without any guilt. You can easily prepare it during your free time and enjoy the food.
