Breastfeeding places many restrictions on a woman's menu. When choosing dishes, she should take into account their effect on the taste and quality of milk, health and well-being of the baby. Many desserts fall under the ban, but you should not completely abandon sweets and pastries. Not very healthy cakes and pastries will be replaced by dry biscuits "Maria", which you can cook on your own.
Cookies "Maria": advantages and features
Lingering biscuits "Maria" are a product with a minimum calorie content, while its nutritional value is quite high. The composition includes few ingredients, no fragrances and dyes are used for baking. The cookies do not contain potential allergens: chocolate, nuts, icing, which makes them suitable for pregnant women and nursing mothers.
The appearance of the pastry is simple and recognizable: the biscuits are round, dry, quite tough, with corrugated edges and many holes. These punctures, made before placing the pieces in the oven, prevent the dough from rising and losing its shape.
"Maria" is perfect for a light snack, you can eat it for breakfast or afternoon tea, adding tea, coffee with milk, juice, fruit drink or jelly. There are about 430 kcal per 100 g of products, so only a few pieces are allowed at one time. They satisfy hunger well, are stored for a long time without losing taste and aroma. Cookies can be bought at any store, but many women who are breastfeeding a baby prefer to bake them themselves, this allows you to completely control the composition and eliminate unwanted ingredients.
How to properly cook dry biscuits: a step-by-step recipe
Cookies are simple to bake and do not include yeast or whipped proteins that make the dough too tender and delicate. When preparing lingering cookies, the main condition is thorough kneading. In industrial conditions, this work is entrusted to special machines; at home, the hostess will have to knead the dough in several stages, applying some effort. But at one time you can cook a large batch of baked goods, finished products are stored for up to 3 years, do not stale and do not acquire an unpleasant taste.
There are many variations of the popular recipe, the composition can be very simple or multi-component. Some people prefer to supplement the basic set of ingredients with vegetable or butter, vanilla, cinnamon, and other spices. However, the simplest dietary option is recommended for nursing mothers. The biscuits are dry, thin, quite firm and well-shaped. Sugar proportions are adjusted according to taste. The sweetener can be completely eliminated, which will reduce the number of calories, but not change the nutritional value of the product.
Ingredients:
- 1.5 cups high quality wheat flour;
- 1 egg;
- 1 glass of filtered or bottled water
- 1 tsp soda;
- 0.5 tsp lemon juice;
- 2 tbsp. l. Sahara;
- a pinch of salt.
Beat the egg in a bowl with sugar, salt and soda slaked with lemon juice. Pour in water, stir again. Pour sifted flour in portions, knead the dough, carefully kneading the lumps. Roll a homogeneous plastic mass into a ball, wrap with cling film and leave for 20-30 minutes.
On a floured board, knead the dough again, and then roll it into a thin layer. Cut out the cookies with a cookie cutter or glass. Chop each one with a fork or a toothpick so that the products retain their shape when baking.
Transfer the cookies to a baking sheet lined with oiled baking paper. Place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees, bake for about 15 minutes. When the cookies are browned, turn off the oven, let the baked goods stand for a couple of minutes and remove the items from the baking sheet. Serve chilled.
Lean Cookies: Step-by-Step Cookies
Butter is often included in the recipe for dry biscuits, which makes the baked goods more tender and more delicious. It is better for nursing mothers to make treats with the addition of refined vegetable oil, it is also suitable for people who are fasting.
Ingredients:
- 210 g wheat flour;
- 2 tbsp. l. icing sugar;
- 50 ml of filtered water;
- 1 tsp baking powder;
- 1 tbsp. l. odorless vegetable oil;
- a pinch of salt.
Mix the powdered sugar, salt and baking powder, add water and vegetable oil. Beat all ingredients with a mixer or whisk. Add pre-sifted flour in portions.
Knead the dough, it should become homogeneous, elastic, dense enough. Roll it into a thin layer on the board. Sprinkled with flour. Cut out cookies, puncture with a fork or toothpick. Spread the products on a greased baking sheet and place them in an oven preheated to 180 degrees.
Bake the products for 10-15 minutes, observing the color of the baking. When the cookies are golden brown, remove from the oven and off the baking sheet. Chill the pastries on the board, put them on a platter and serve with tea.
The prepared dough can be wrapped in plastic wrap and placed in the freezer. Before cooking, it is left at room temperature for 1 hour, rolled out and baked in the usual way.
Cookies "Maria" for nursing mothers: a step-by-step introduction to the diet
So that the dessert does not damage the mother's figure and the well-being of the baby, it is necessary to include it in the menu gradually, carefully observing the reaction of the body. It is better to use baked goods in the first half of the day, limiting yourself to animal proteins and dairy products for dinner. You can eat 5-7 pieces per day. If a child develops an allergic reaction, it is better to refuse baking. After 1-2 months, you can try the cookies again - it is possible that the baby's diathesis will no longer bother the child.
