Blender Whole Grain Spelt Banana Pancakes

I made these last night and they tasted so good. I loved the texture of them. It used to be that I wasn't a big fan of pancakes because they were so dry. I now have learned to really enjoy them. It is because I have found recipes that our not dry. Yum!

My grandson (picky eater) as well as the whole family loved them. It was so nice seeing them eat something that was loaded  with some great nutrition. We also had fried eggs with them. They balanced out the meal nicely. It was a great dinner. Enjoy your weekend.


Ingredients:
2 C almond milk
4 T flax seeds
2 ripe banana
1 1/2 C spelt flour
1/2 C kamut
2 T honey
2 T coconut oil
1 T baking powder
1 tsp apple pie spice
dash of salt to 1/4 tsp
toppings: bananas, blueberries preserves  buttermilk syrup  

Directions:
1. Pour into a blender milk, and flax seed. Blend a couple minutes. (until the flax seed all ground up)
2. Put the rest of the ingredients into the blender. Blend for a couple minutes until all combined.   
3. Let rest for 5 min and then pour on hot griddle. Cook until done on both sides.
4. Top with your favorite topping.

Sweet Whole Grain Challah Bread

This is a pretty bread with a nice flavor! I did cook the bread on parchment. I just took it off for the picture. I made mine in the shape of a horse shoe this time.

You could put jelly beans into the braid after it is cooked too. Here is another braided bread!

Ingredients:

The sponge

2 C warm water

1/2 C honey

2 T yeast

2 C whole grain flour (I used 1 C spelt flour 1/2 C kamut flour 1/4  C brown rice flour and  1/4 C oat flour)

The bread

1/2 C coconut oil or olive oil

4 eggs

3 tsp salt
1/4 C honey

8C whole grain flour

1 egg

1 T water

sesame seeds or poppy seeds, cheese or cinnamon and sugar

Directions:

1. In a bowl, pour in water, honey and yeast. I don't even stir them. Just swish it together, moving around the bowl a little. Then let it stand about 10 min.

2. Then stir in 2 C of flour, and cover with a towel. Let sit for 30 min.

3. Stir in egg, and oil until all mixed.

4. Stir in salt, honey , and the rest of the flour. (You want the dough to be sticky, don't add too much flour)

5. Knead by machine 5-8 min or by hand 10 min. The dough should still be sticky

6. Place the dough in an oiled bowl. Cover with a towel. Let rise until doubled. (Or you can let rise overnight in the fridge.)

7. Then divide the dough into 3 equal portions to braid. A scale is helpful to balance it out evenly.

8. Roll each piece into a long rope. Then connect the three pieces at the top and braid the bread.

9. You can make it into a long braid or a circle. Place on parchment paper on cookie sheet.

10. Beat together 1 egg and 1 T water. Brush on 1/2 of the egg mixture, on the top of the bread. Cover with plastic and let rise until double. About an hour to and hour and 1/2. Take off the plastic and brush on the remaining egg.

11. Sprinkle on topping of your choice. I used sesame seeds this time.

12. Preheat oven to 375 . Bake 30 to 40 min you can cover for the last 15 min with foil if it starts getting too brown.

This would be a wonderful bread for Easter!