Pumpkin Carrot Date Muffins

This is another variation to pumpkin muffins. I found that they got even better with time. I had some later in the evening, and they were so moist and yummy. Pumpkin breads are my favorite.

Ingredients:

1 can Pumpkin 29 oz
1 C Sucanat or 1 C Brown Sugar
1/3 C Coconut oil or Olive Oil
4 eggs
4 C grated carrots
1 tsp Vanilla
1 C Dates
1/2 C Water
3 C Spelt Mixture * or Whole Wheat Flour
1 tsp Salt
1 T Pumpkin Pie Spice
2 tsp Baking Soda
1 T Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Cardamom

Directions:

1. Beat together Pumpkin, sugar, oil, egg, vanilla and carrots in a bowl. Put dates and water in a food processor or blender. Blend until all chopped up into a liquid form add to other wet ingredients.

2. Mix all the dry ingredients together in a seperate bowl.

3. Pour Dry ingredients into wet mixture. Mix until combined. Don't overstir.

4. Fill Greased muffin tins. Bake 350 18-20 min. Or until cooked all the way through.

Made 60 Mini Muffins. You could freeze some to have on hand.

* Spelt Mixture was left over from when I ground 6 C Spelt 2 C Kamut 1 C Oat Groats

Wholegrain Cardamom Bread Low Gluten

This is a recipe I got 30 years ago, when I was in College. That sounds like a really long time ago. I had fond memories of this recipe. I was telling my daughter who is in college to collect recipes. They will bring back fond memories from that time of life. I was able to change it to whole grain flour with success, and cut the sugar down and the butter. It was one of the best looking whole grain breads I have made. :) It would be a fun one to serve to guests during the holidays.
It was a nice slightly sweetened bread. It tasted good. I hope you enjoy it too.

This is what the dough looked like before it was cooked.
This is the finished product.
Ingredients:

9 C Spelt Flour Mix* or Wheat flour or you could use some White Flour
2 C Scalded Milk (I just mixed up some powdered milk it worked great)
2 T Yeast
1/2 C Warm Water
1 C Sugar or I used 1/2 C honey
2 Eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 C butter or I used 3 T Butter and 1/3 C Coconut Oil (you could use another oil)
1 tsp Cardamom
1 Beaten Egg

Directions:

1. Dissolve yeast in warm water (not hot) and sugar or Xagave. I don't even stir it. I just let it sit for 5 to 10 min.

2. You can scald the milk if you use regular milk by heating in the microwave, for a couple of minutes. You will have to let it cool before you add it to the yeast mixture. I sometimes put ice in it to speed up the process. I did not heat up the powdered milk and it worked great.

3. Add the milk, sugar, 2 egg, salt, butter, oil and cardamom, to the yeast mixture.

4. Mix the flour in 1 cup at a time until the dough pulls away from the sides. You still want the dough to be sticky.

5. I kneaded the dough 4-5 min in the Bosch. (When you use the Spelt Mixture you don't want to Knead too long) If you are doing it by hand knead 10 min.

6. Cover let rise till double.

7. Pour out on to floured board. Knead by hand for a couple minutes till smooth.

8. Then divide into 6 equal pieces. I weighed it. Each section was about .73. You then roll each piece into a long snake. I put oil on my hands to make it an easier process.

9. Then grab 3 of the pieces lay them out straight push them together at the top and braid them. You can then keep it long or make it into a circle.

10, Cover let rise till double. That happened really fast about 20 to 30 min.

11. Place dough on a cookie sheet. Beat an egg and brush on to the top of the dough. Bake in a preheated oven 375 20 to 25 min. Time may vary according to your oven. This bread is a winner! : )

* Spelt mixture I ground up 6 C Spelt 2 C Kamut 1 C Oat Groats or Oatmeal. I have extra for the next recipe I make. I just store it in the freezer.

Whole Wheat Bread

Cindi gave me a recipe book, with yummy recipes in it. This turned out so well. I haven't used this much wheat in a recipe for a long time. I loved how the dough felt,as I was forming the loaves. It is very light and great taste. Thanks Cindi!


Ingredients:

5 T Yeast
7 C Warm Water
1/3 C Honey or Sugar
1/3 C Coconut Oil Or Oil of your Choice
2 Eggs
3 T Salt
16 1/2 C Wheat
1 C Spelt Flour Mix * (I ran out of wheat flour so I used this. You could do all wheat!)

Directions:

1. Put yeast, warm water and honey in a bowl. Let sit until yeast starts to bubble. About 5-10 min.

2. Then pour Oil, Eggs, and salt. Into the bread mixer with the yeast mixture.

3. Add Flour till it pulls away from the bowl,and is a nice consistency. I kneaded the dough in the Bosch about 8-10 min.

4. I then let it sit in the bowl about 15 min. to rest.

5. I then formed the dough into loaves. I weigh the bread to fit the pan size. Grease the pans and let rise about 15 min.

6. Bake 350 for 35 to 45 min. Or until the temp. with a thermometer reaches 180 degrees internally. When stuck in the middle of the bread.

This recipe made 3 1.5lb loaves and 2 2lb loaves. Plus 4 Rolls for an after school treat. If you want to downsize the recipe. Just cut everything in half.

* Spelt Mix- Usually I grind up 5-6 C Spelt 2 C Kamut 1 C Brown Rice 1 C Oats Or Oat Groats Optional I have also added 1 C Barley or 1 C Quinoa too. I do it all at once and put the letover in the freezer.

Spelt Biscuits

These turned out more like a flat bread. I liked it because they were perfect for dipping in our Clam Chowder, and healthier than crackers. They did taste great with honey butter too.:)

2 C Spelt Flour mix or Wheat or White flour of your choice
1/2 t Salt
4 t Baking powder
1/2 Coconut oil or butter
1 T Xagave or Sugar
1 Egg
2/3 C Milk

Sift all the dry ingredients together. Then cut oil into the flour. It should resembled course crumbs. Then add egg, milk, and Xagave to the flour mixture. Stir till dough follows fork around the bowl. Put on floured surface. Knead 20 strokes. Roll to 3/4 " Thickness. Cut 2" inch biscuit cutter or I used a wide mouth drinking glass. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Place 3/8 " apart close together for crusty biscuits.

*Sorry the lighting is bad on the pictures.

Whole Grain No Knead Foccacia Bread

It was fun to make a whole grain Foccacia, and have it turn out great ! This is what the dough looked like after it had rested for 10 hours. The rest part is suppose to add to the flavor to the bread.
This is the step after the bread has raised. I then put Italian spices and olive oil on it.
This is the finished product. It was fun to use the green onion and Roma tomatoes from the garden. I was pleased that the tomatoes didn't make the bread soggy. I drained off the juice from the tomatoes after I chopped them up.

1 2/3 C Warm Water
1 1/2 C Spelt flour Mixture *
1 C Whole Wheat Flour (If you want to keep it gluten free use all Spelt Mix)
1/2 C white flour 
1/4 tsp Yeast
1 1/2 tsp Salt
Olive Oil
Italian seasonings
Toppings such as 5-6 Green onion chopped, 5-6 Roma Tomatoes chopped, Fresh grated Parmesan Cheese

1. In large bowl combine the Water, 2 C Flour, yeast and Salt. Stir until all moistened. Then cover with plastic wrap and leave at room temperature. 12- 24 Hours. I did mine for 10 hours it turned out great.

2. Stir in the remaining 1 C of flour, until all mixed in. I may have used a couple Tablespoons less than it called for. You don't want your dough too dry.

3. Line a 15 x 10 X 1 baking pan with parchment paper. Brush paper with olive oil

4. Put Olive Oil on your hands. Get the dough out of the bowl, rub the olive oil on to the dough off your hands. Then press into pan. I used a small roller I had to help roll it out. It was a very easy process.

5. Then let rest until nice and puffy. 1 to 1- 1 1/2 Hours. I did it less maybe 35 min. I wanted to get it done faster. It got puffy pretty fast. It will depend on the temperature of where it is raising. I put mine in my upper oven. While the lower oven heated up.

6. Heat the oven up to 400. You want the oven nice and hot.

7. After the dough puffs up. I pocked indentations in the dough with my finger tips, to make pockets for the olive oil. Then brush on the olive oil. Then I shook on the Italian spices.

8. I then cooked the bread about 10 min. then I put on the vegetables. I shook on some salt and pepper too. Then I cooked it about 10 min. Then I put on the Parmesan Cheese. Then let it cook till it was lightly golden, about 10 more minutes. Times are approx. You can try your own favorite toppings.

It was a easy process. Especially the mixing part. It is fun to know that I can make whole grain Foccacia. Hooray! Success!

*Spelt Mix I had ground 5 C Spelt 2 C. Kamut 1 C Brown Rice 1 C Oat Groats. I make extra and store it in my freezer till I need. It is best freshly ground. I like the convince of having some ready to go when I need it.

Healthy Hearty Banana Muffins (gluten free flour

These are a great Breakfast. They would freeze well you could make them ahead. They would also make a great snack or a side for dinner, or make a great dessert. My daughter just came home and ate a couple, and gave them the thumbs up. These were moist. Don't over cook them. You don't want them to dry out. I loved the texture in the muffins. It is hard to not keep eating more. Hope you enjoy them. It is another way to use granola.
I like using this mini scooper. It is great for muffins and cookies. It keeps your hands clean too. I usually give the batter or dough a taste to see if it needs something else added. :) It is easier to add before it's cooked.
They raised very nicely. I was pleased.


Recipe: Made 36 mini muffins

2 1/2 C Granola (I used homemade it had the coconut and other good stuff already in it)
1 1/3 C Bobs Red Mill gluten free flour, or Spelt mix  (If you use spelt they will not be gluten free)
1 T Baking Powder
1/2 tsp salt
 2 T Honey
1 C Coconut Milk or Rice milk or Milk of your choice
1/3 C Coconut oil or Canola oil
1 egg
1 C Mashed Bananas about 3 medium (Very ripe give the best flavor)
1 tsp Vanilla

1. Mix the first 4 ingredients together in a bowl.

2. Beat the honey, milk, oil, egg, bananas and vanilla in another bowl till all mixed together.

3. Combine the two mixtures together. Mix until completely moistened.

4. Scoop into greased muffin pan. Bake 400 15 min about.Don't over bake. ((If you make bigger muffins the time will be longer) Mine were slightly soft to the touch when they came out. Just make sure completely cooked inside. They will be even better tomorrow. The second day with banana bread is even better. :)


*You could also use a healthy toasted oat cereal such as Kashi brand.

Peanut Butter Granola Cookies ( low Gluten )

You have a new thing to use your Homemade Granola for cookies. I had this idea a couple days ago and adapted a recipe. It was fun to have my son come home and love eating the cookie dough. He was scraping the bowl. He is one of my picker eaters. He liked the cookies as well. I was pleased how moist they were. :) They would make a great breakfast on the run.
1/2 C Coconut Oil (Or Canola Oil
1/2 C Sucanat or sweetener of your choice
1/2 C Water
1/2 C Dates
2/3 C Peanut butter
4 T Ground Flax seed *optional
2 T Chia *Optional
1/3 C Water
1 1/2 C Spelt Flour Mix*
1 tsp Baking powder
1/2 T Pumpkin Spice
3 C Granola (I used homemade)
1/2 C Dried Fruit* (If you want more)

1. Put Dates and 1/2 C Water in the blender. I let it soak about 15 min. Then I pulsed it till it was liquid. Then pour into mixing bowl.

2. Then add Sucanat, oil, peanut butter,to date mixture. Beat a couple minutes till smooth.

3. Then mix Flax, Chia and 1/3 C water In separate bowl and soak for 1 min. Mix in with the date mixture, until all combined. Then add all the dry ingredients. (You could put in a separate bowl first) Add the granola and *Optional dried fruit.

4. Drop on to cookie Sheet. Bake at 350. Bake 8-10 min. I liked them being a little soft, when I took them out. Don't over bake. :) Healthy too! Made 41 cookies

* I had them for breakfast they were great! :)

Flat Bread Whole Grain Tacos

These turned out well. I was wanting to make something similar to Navajo Tacos, with out frying them in all the grease. I used my tortilla maker so it flattened them out and made them similar to flat bread. You could try just rolling them out and frying them with a little oil, so it won't stick, in a fry pan, or on the tortilla maker without putting down the lid. It would make them a little thicker. Either way I think would be good.

4-5 C Spelt mixture *
2 tsp Salt
1 T Yeast
2 C Warm Water
1 T Olive Oil

1. Mix yeast and water together. Add the salt and oil. Add enough flour so it doesn't stick to sides and the dough is not real sticky.

2. Let rise 20- 30 min.

3. Roll in to balls a little bigger than a walnut. I put some oil on my hands and rubbed it on the ball before frying it. You can then roll it out. (I flattened mine in the tortilla maker) Thickens depends whether you want it to be a flat bread or a little thicker. Similar to a Navajo Taco. You can then cook in a hot tortilla maker or a frying pan. Cook until desired consistency. I liked them soft enough, to still be able to fold. Then put in your favorite taco fillings. I used tomatoes, spinach, cheese, shoe peg corn, black beans, and ground turkey cooked with taco seasoning. I put taco sauce on it too.


*This was the flour I ground for the Apple Muffins 5 C Spelt 2 C Kamut 1 C Brown Rice 1 C Oat Groats

*It tastes great the day after too.
*To buy flat bread in the store is a lot more $ than making them yourselves. :)

Mixed Grain Apple Date Muffins ( Low Gluten)

These were a fun way to use the apples, that are in season right now. I was really happy with the way they turned out. They are so moist! There was no sweetener used other than the dates and orange juice. The end result was fantastic. I used Teff which is a fun grain, loaded with lots of nutrition. The spices were so good too. :) They are loaded with lots of grains. Daughter # 2 tried them and said "They are good and really moist". If you want them sweeter, you could add a little sweetener. I was excited to not add sweetener this time. :)

2 C Spelt Mixture*
1/2 C 6 Grain Rolled Oats or Oatmeal
1/4 Teff *
2 T Ground Flax
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cardamom
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
12 Pitted Dates and 1/4 C Water
2/3 C Rice Milk Or Milk of your choice
1/4 C Fresh Orange Juice*
4 T Coconut Oil or Oil of your choice
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1 egg beaten
2 C Cooking Apples Finely Chopped (Sweeter variety)

1. I measured all the dry ingredients in a bowl. Then I sifted them to make sure all the spices were evenly distributed. Set aside.

2. Mix the dates in with 1/4 C of Water in the blender until all chopped into smooth mixture.

3. Mix the Date Mixture, Milk, Juice, Oil, Vanilla, and Eggs in a separate bowl.

4. Combine the two mixtures together. Don't over stir.

5. Pulsed the Apple cut up in pieces, in my blender. (With the peels on) Until they were small pieces.

6. Fold in the Apples into the mixture.

7. Scoop into muffin pans. I made mini muffins. It made 36.

8. Bake in preheated oven 350 for 10-12 min. Add time if you make bigger muffins.


* Spelt Mixture 5 C Spelt, 2 C Kamut 1 C Brown Rice 1 C Oat Groats. I ground up extra for other baking. :)
* I ground the Teff up in the Coffee Grinder.
*I squeezed it from a Sweet home grown orange. Thanks! Craig and Ellen

Happy Fall!

Healthy Mexican Pizza on the Barbecue

This is another pizza that I made on the barbecue. Find the original crust recipe and procedure here, and then add these easy toppings and sauce:

Sauce
For the sauce I used salsa. Use the ingredients found in Picco de Gallo here, but instead of chopping them up small, pulse them in a blender until slightly smooth. Spread a thin layer on crust.

Toppings (for about 2 pizzas)
Mexican cheese (or preferred flavor)
1 lb. ground turkey
2 Tbsp. taco seasoning
2 Tbsp. dried onions
1/4 c. water
4-5 tomatillos, chopped*
5 Roma tomatoes, chopped
1 avocado, chopped

Brown turkey in frying pan. Add taco seasoning, onions, and water just as it is finishing cooking. Mix in tomatillos. Cover pizza crust with a layer of cheese.

Cook pizza in barbecue following the directions found here.

Top with fresh tomatoes and avocado.

*optional

Healthy light waffles

I like to try out new versions of waffles. I REALLY liked these. They were so light and tasty and they only had whole grains. Gluten free for those who might be interested. They were a hit with the family. :) Even with my daughter who doesn't like breakfast foods. She came back for more. My son said they were the best waffles I had ever made. :) WOW!

1 1/2 C * Spelt flour mix or Wheat flour
1/2 C Cornstarch
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 C buttermilk or milk plus 1 1/2 T vinegar let sit for 5 to 10 min
1/4 C Coconut milk or plain milk (Helps to make it not as thick)
3/4 C Canola Oil or Oil of your choice *
2 eggs separated
2 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla

1. Measure all the dry ingredients and put in a bowl. The first 5 on the list.

2. Mix the buttermilk, milk, oil and egg yolks. set aside.

3. In another bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks add the sugar and continue to beat till the peaks are firm and glossy. Then beat in vanilla.

4. Pour the milk mixture into dry mixture. Stir until moistened.

5. Fold in the egg whites gently till completely mixed.

6. Pour batter into hot iron. Don't check on them till the light tells you they are done.

7. Serve them hot. :) With your favorite topping.

*Sorry it is not a great picture. :(
* Spelt mix this time was ground earlier for another recipe as well. 5 cups spelt 2 C. Kamut 1 C Brown Rice. The flour made some yummy pizza too.
* I would like to try it with coconut oil or maybe a little less next time.

Whole Grain Pumpkin Bread

I think Pumpkin Bread is up there as one of my favorite foods. I like to eat it all year round. :) Pumpkin is so good for you it is good to eat all year. I love the spices that go in it. They smell so good! I changed around a few recipes and this is what I came up with. It tasted even better and moister the second day. I didn't make it very sweet. If you like it sweet you can add more sugar. I just love the flavor of all the spices, I don't need it really sweet. :) I also tried something new adding coconut milk. You could add any kind of milk. (Almond, Buttermilk, Rice etc..) I sprinkled powdered sugar on it to add more life to it.

3 C Flour Wheat or whole Grain Flour Mixture ( I ground 5 C Spelt 2 C Kamut 1 C Brown Rice 1 C Buckwheat) I grind extra so I can make something else with the extra flour. You could reduce what you grind.)
2 tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp cardamom
1/2 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 C canola oil
2 eggs
1/4 C unsweetened apple sauce (You could do sweetened to make it sweeter!)
1/2 coconut sugar or sugar of your choice
3/4 C Coconut milk
1 can (15 oz ) Pumpkin

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease pans.

2. Sift all the dry ingredients together. I even did the sugar. I usually never sift. I liked doing it, because it spread all the spices and soda and salt evenly.

3. Beat the milk and eggs and pumpkin together. Then add to dry ingredients. Mix until thoroughly moistened. You could take a small taste of the batter to see if you want it sweeter.

4. Pour into pans. Cook around 25-30 min. Until the toothpick comes out clean. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. You could make these into muffins too.

I loved it!

Pizza Pinwheels

These were so fun to make. It was such a pay day to have my son open the oven and have him so excited to see what was cooking. Yeah! These were put together like a cinnamon roll. I made up half of them and put them in the freezer Uncooked. In zip lock bags. (Already sliced in pinwheels) Then they can be cooked fast for a lunch, snack or dinner. :) They were a nice change.

Heat oven to 400 (You want the oven to be hot)
Pizza dough
4 C Warm Water
2 T Yeast
10 C Spelt Flour or Wheat (Spelt 5 C. buckwheat 1 C, Brown Rice 1C, Kamut 2 C )
1 T Xagave or Sugar
1/2 T Salt
2 T Olive Oil

Your favorite pizza sauce
Mozzarella cheese or cheese of your choice
Topping of your choice.

1. Mix together Warm water and yeast, Xagave. Let sit for 5 min to let the yeast grow. Then add flour, salt and olive oil. Add enough flour till it no longer sticks to side of the bowl. Let the dough sit in the bowl 5 min. I put oil on my hands and on the counter. I divided the dough in half and rolled it out in a long rectangle. 1/2 " thick. (similar to how you roll out cinnamon rolls)

2. I then spread on the the pizza sauce. (I had blended in some vegetables into the sauce in the blender and ground them up. (No one knows they are there. :)

3. Then spread on some cheese. Not too thick. You could add some topping too.

4. Then roll starting on the wide end. Like you would for cinnamon rolls.

5. I cut them up in about 1 to 1 1/2" wide. I then put them on a greased cookie sheet.I spread a small amount of sauce on each roll and sprinkled on a little cheese.

6. They cooked in about 10 to 15 min. Or until cooked all the way through.

I was very pleased how they turned out. Plus I have some in the freezer for another time. Yeah!
*Other options instead of pizza sauce. Put on olive oil and cheeses. Yum! Enjoy!

Cherry Muffins

I love cherries! These taste a lot like bluebeery muffins. They were great. I liked how they were nice and tender.



1/2 cup coconut oil or butter
1/3 Coconut sugar or 1/2 sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
2 cups spelt flour or wheat (5C Spelt 2 Kamut 1 Brown Rice 1 C Buckwheat) extra afterwards
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup coconut milk or milk
1 1/2 cups fresh cherries, pitted and chopped, or 1 (12-ounce) package frozen cherries, defrosted and chopped (I pulsed them in the blender)

1. Grease muffin cups Preheat oven to 350

2. Beat together oil and sugar till light. Then beat in vanilla then add egg.

3. Mix together in bowl dry ingredients spelt flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir into oil mixture. Then stir in milk.

4. Fold in cherries. Scoop batter into muffin cups.

5. Bake 10 to 15 min in oven

Coconut Apricot Bread

I tried this new kind of bread. I wasn't going for sweet. I put the unsweetened apricots in the bread. If you want a sweeter version put sweetened apricots in it or add more sugar.

1 1/3 C milk you could use coconut milk
1 1/3 C warm water
4 T coconut oil or oil of your choice
1/4 C coconut sugar or another sweetener
1/4 C milk powder
2 T yeast
1 tsp salt
2 eggs (beaten)
1/2 C Chopped up fine dried apricots
1/4 C T finely ground coconut
7 1/2 C Spelt flour mixture

1. Mix Milk, Water, oil, sugar, powdered milk. Let sit about 5 mix till mixture starts to bubble.

2. Mix in eggs, coconut. Add flour 1 cup at a time. Till the dough pulls away from the side and yet is slightly sticky. You don't want it too dry. Don't knead in a machine more than 4 min. With Spelt flour you don't want to over knead.

3. Rub oil on the dough and let rise in a bowl covered with a towel. For about and hour or till double.

4. Rub oil on your hands. Form into loaves. I made 2 nice loaves. I think it will make good french toast. :)

Oatmeal tropical fruit cookies

I got excited about cooking with a tropical fruit mix that I found. So I tried them in theses cookies. They turned out nice. The fruit mixture was a nice change. :) These would be nice for breakfast.

1 C coconut oil or oil of your choice or butter
1 C coconut sugar or sugar
3/4 C honey
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla or almond extract
4 C mixed grain flour (spelt, kamut, brown rice, quinoa, oats left over from last recipe)
3 1/2 C Oats
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 T heaping Cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 C tropical dried fruit mix

1. Cream together oil, sugar add eggs one at a time. Then add extract. Set aside.

2. Mix the flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and oats together in a separate bowl.

3. Combine the the mixtures together. Then stir in the fruit.

4. Bake at 375 8 to 10 min. Be careful to watch that they don't get over done.

* Add another egg if too dry or a little more honey.

Sweet Potato Whole Grain Waffles

These were something fun and new to try. I was happy with the results. My son ate them and seemed to enjoy them. :) I like all the health benefits to sweet potatoes so it was fun to use them.

1 1/2 C. I ground up 2 C Kamut 1/2 C Quinoa 5 C Spelt 1 C Brown Rice 1 C Oat groats (extra flour for something else I can make.) You could use wheat flour instead
1/4 coconut sugar (or sugar of your choice)
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/4 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp of each allspice, nutmeg, cardamom, ginger

1 C milk add 1 Tbsp vinegar
1/2 C plain yogurt
1/2 C sweet potato ( I poked a couple holes in the potato and baked in microwave 7 min high)
4 Tbsp canola oil
3 large eggs room temp (warmed them up in warm water)

1. Mix all the dry ingredients together. Set aside.

2. Beat all the wet ingredients together. Make a well in dry ingredients. Pour wet mixture into it. Stir until completely moistened. Do not over stir. Let sit for 5 min.

3. Pour in hot waffle griddle. Bake till golden. Enjoy!

* Some of the health benefits to a sweet potato. They are a good source of Vitamin A, C, B6 and beta carotene. They are a great antioxidant food.

This could make a great dinner too!

Oatmeal cookiest

These are healthy enough you can eat them for breakfast. My daughter loved the dough. :) I made them without egg and they worked out very well. They were nice and moist. Hope you enjoy them.
1 C Unsweetened Coconut
3 C Oatmeal
1/2 C Water
1 1/2 Tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 Coconut oil or oil of your choice
1 tsp vanilla or almond extract
1 C Sucrant or sweetener of your choice
1/2 C Ground Flax
1 1/2 c. Spelt, Groats, Brown Rice, Kamut I ground up 5 C Spelt 1 C Groats, Kamut Brown Rice
1 tsp. Guar Gum (Helps to make it less crumbly, and holds it together. You can get it at the health food store)
1 C. Dried Cherries, Raisins or Chips (I liked them best plain)

1. Heat oven to 350. Toast coconut. Till golden brown around 5-7 min .

2. Mix Oil, Extract and water together.

3. Mix all the dry ingredients together. Then add to wet ingredients. Mix until well blended.

4. Add Cherries, Chips or Raisins if you are adding them.

5. Bake at 350 for 8 to 10 min. Till done.

Hard whole grain rolls

This was a fun accomplishment. I was wanting to have french dip for dinner today. I had never tried to make hard dinner rolls before with whole grains. I was happy with the result and so was my family. One of my my family members that is normally more picky, liked them, and wanted seconds. Yes! They made a yummy french dip sandwich.

2 T. Dry Yeast
5 T. coconut oil
2 C. warm water
1 T honey
2 eggs (beaten)
2 C. Wheat flour
4 C. Spelt, Brown rice, Kamut. Oat flour or wheat.
2 tsp salt

 Mix together yeast, oil, eggs, water and honey. Mix until well blended. Then knead in flour 1 cup at a time. The dough should be slightly sticky. Knead 4-5 min. if using spelt flour. It is not a good idea to over mix spelt flour. Let rise till double. Form into balls for rolls. Bake at 375 10-15 min. Till golden brown. Rub a little butter on top. Yum! I sprinkled some Parmesan cheese on top. Next time I am going to add some herbs to the dough. :) Hooray! It was fun to have a success. :)

wholegrain low gluten tortillas

My friend Jeanie told me about making tortillas at home. I got excited about it because I have been disappointed by the taste, the price, and the ingredients in the so-called "healthy" ones. So I bought an All pro electric tortilla maker and tried it out. It took a few attempts :( but practice paid off. My family was pleased with the outcome this time. It tasted good and was healthy as well. These were even low gluten. I am not an expert, but I am having fun. I have new respect for the ladies that make them at Cafe Rio. :) Thanks, Jeanie!

2 C. whole grain flour (I ground 5 c spelt 2 c kamut 1 c brown rice and 1 c. oat groats) or Wheat flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 T olive oil
1 C. warm water

1. Mix all the dry ingredients together, in medium bowl.

2. Add oil and water. Mix till combined. Knead lightly. I put oil on my hands and added a little bit of flour.

3. I let it sit in the bowl for 30 min.

4. Form into walnut size balls. I put oil on my hands again, and rubbed it on the ball. The thing that made the difference today was keeping the dough really moist. Roll out and bake on a griddle or pan or a tortilla maker. Everyone likes their tortillas a little different. Be patient with it. Fill them with your favorite fillings. :)