Whole Wheat Tortillas

This is a good way to use your old hard wheat, you know, the kind that just doesn't cut it for bread! - although any hard wheat works fine.

• 5 cups whole wheat flour, plus extra for rolling
• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• 2 tsp. sea salt
• 1 1/2 very warm water

In a large bowl combine flour and salt

Cut in coconut

Pour warm water over mixture and stir together with a fork until well blended. Knead together until smooth - Adjust water/flour for smooth dough.

Form into golf ball size pieces of dough, cover with damp cloth and let rest for a minimum of 15 minutes or up to 8 hours.

Roll out to desired thickness and fry on medium hot ungreased skillet (preferrably cast iron). Cook approximately 30 seconds per side. Do not over cook. Tortilla should puff slightly with air and start to brown in spots. Keep finished tortillas in stacked in kitchen cloth or container to keep soft.

Gluten - Mock Chicken

Everyone in our family loves this "chicken"! Great for sandwiches, salads, "chicken" fingers-dipped in BBQ sauce, breaded, soups, casseroles --you get the picture and SO EASY!

• 1 1/4 cups gluten flour
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast flakes
• 1/2 tsp. thyme leaves
• 1 tsp. onion granules or powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 cup vegetable broth
• 2 Tbs. light oil (olive, grape seed)
• 1 tsp. soy sauce
• 1 1/2 Tbs. Chicken Flavored Broth powder (optional - but really makes a difference in taste)

1. Whisk together dry ingredients.
2. Stir together broth, oil & soy sauce
3. Stir together just until combined
4. Pat into 8 X 8 lightly oil pan
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 - 30 minutes until completely set
6. Cut into cubes, cutlets or chop in processor to use as chicken salad etc.
   
   Stores 2 weeks in refrigerator
   
   
   

Whole Wheat Chip Cookies

• 2 cups fresh whole wheat flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup sucanat or brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2/3 cup maple syrup
• 1 tsp blackstrap molasses
• 2 tsp pure vanilla
• 1/2 cup light oil (canola, grape seed, avocado etc)
• 2/3 cup grain sweetened carob or chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together dry ingredients in bowl until well combined.

In separate bowl whisk together maple syrup, molasses, vanilla and oil.

Combine with dry ingredients along with the chips

Place large spoonfuls onto baking sheet and flatten slightly with bottom of cup

Bake 10-12 minutes. Do not over bake. Cool for on cookie sheets for 1 minute and transfer to cooling rack.

Whole Wheat Bread - for the bread machine

I finally got around to working on the conversion for my recipe to a bread machine. You can let the bread machine do all the work or just use a dough cycle and bake as a regular loaf in your oven. Either way works great for a busy day.

• 1 1/4 cups warm water


• 2 Tbl olive oil or oil of your choice


• 3 - 4 Tbl honey - adjust to your preference


• 3 cups fresh whole wheat flour


• 1 T gluten (optional depending on quality of wheat)


• 1 1/2 tsp salt


• 1 1/2 tsp yeast

Place ingredients in order into bread pan. Set your program and go!

Peanut Butter Banana Chip Ice Cream

Makes 1 1/2 quarts



1 can (13.5oz) coconut milk or non-dairy milk or creamer
1/2 cup sucanat
1/2 cup natural peanut butter
3 bananas
1 t. vanilla
1/4 cup grain sweetened carob or chocolate chips
optional: chopped peanuts

Blend 2 bananas, milk, sucanat, peanut butter and vanilla in blender until smooth and sugar is dissolved.

Transfer to ice cream freezer and freeze according to manufacturers instructions.

Add chopped banana and chips 5 minutes before ice cream is done.

Gardening Newsletters From Erlyn Madsen

Here is a link to a really neat Gardening Site - gardening, food storage and much more. My sister Karen sent this to me.

http://ourldsfamily.com/MadsenGarden/

Hope you enjoy!

Mindi

Banana Muffins

• 3 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1/4 cup light oil (grape, canola, avocado etc)
• 1 cup sucanat or other sweetener
• 2 cups soft white or spelt whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 - 1 cup nuts, dried fruits or chips

1. Combine bananas, oil and sweetener
2. Sift together flour, salt and baking soda and add banana mixture
3. Stir in nuts, fruits or chips
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 18 - 20 minutes until toothpick comes out clean