Teff Ginger Molasses Cookies

Teff?!? Heh? I'll straight up admit that I had zero idea what teff was until recently. And when I learned what it was, I also learned that it is what's used to create injera...the airy pancake-like things that I love eating Ethiopian food with. Then...during a recent trip to Whole Foods, an African woman was sampling some of her cookies...made with teff flour. Whaaaaaat? Of course, I had to taste (sample-master right here)...then proceeded to purchase a container of them. Gotta support local businesses, right?

Of course, the next immediate thought was "why don't I make these? How do I make them? I got this." ...and perused pinterest for a while in search of recipes. So...the following is a bit of my own version of this one I tracked down

Teff Ginger Molasses Cookies

2 cups teff flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/2 cup almond butter
1/2 cup molasses
1/3 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup ginger beer
2 tsp tamari
1 Tbsp fresh grated ginger

Preheat your oven to 350. Combine all dry ingredients, combine all wet ingredients. Then mix it all up! Drop whatever size cookies you'd like on parchment-lined cookie sheets, and bake for about 12 minutes (if you like them nice and soft!).

These are pretty awesome, if you're into gingerbread! Gluten free, vegan, paleo...sign me up! I'll definitely be making these again.