Healthy Desserts Recipes - After Dinner Treats Dessert Recipe

Method :

Sift flour into large bowl, add eggs, sugar, rind, essence and baking powder, mix to a smooth dough, mix in nuts.

Divide dough in half, roll each half on floured surface to 20cm sausage shape; place on greased oven tray. Bake in moderate oven about 30 minutes or until browned lightly and crusty; cool on trays.

Cut diagonally into 1.5cm slices, using a serrated knife. Place slices, cut side up, on greased oven trays.

Bake in moderate oven about 25 minutes or until crisp; cool on wire racks before staring.

To make rum balls: Combine crumbs and sifted cocoa in large bowl; stir in combined strained jam, rum and water. Roll 2 level teaspoons of mixture into balls. Roll balls in chocolate sprinkles. Refrigerate 2 hours before serving.