Saturday was my “baking morning” – I was hit by a surge of energy and used it to bake and do a few chores. The surge only lasted for a few hours before I was completely exhausted again, but at least I have two loaves of fruit-bread and some granola bars to show for it! (And, it’s all healthy and YUMMY!)
I’ve posted the banana nut bread recipe, already – but here it is again.
Whole Wheat Dairy Free Banana Apple Bread
Ingredients:
* 2 cups whole wheat flour
* 1/4 cup wheat germ or ground flaxseed (optional)
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 1/4 c mashed banana
* 1/4 c. applesauce
* 1/4 cup extra light olive oil
* 1/2 cup honey
* 2 eggs
* 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
* 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
Grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan & preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Add all of the dry ingredients to a bowl, then make a well and add the wet ingredients. Mix well.
Bake for 50-60 minutes. Bread is done once a toothpick or knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
Whole Wheat Dairy Free Cinnamon Apple Nut Bread
Ingredients:
* 2 cups whole wheat flour
* 1/4 cup wheat germ or ground flaxseed (optional)
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 2 T cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 1/2 c chopped apples and applesauce (I chopped 2 granny smith apples AND made a small tumbler of fresh applesauce with the magic bullet food processor)
* 1/4 cup extra light olive oil
* 1/2 cup honey (plus a tad extra)
* 2 eggs
* 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract + a few extra drops
* 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
Grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan & preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Add all of the dry ingredients to a bowl, then make a well and add the wet ingredients. Mix well.
Bake for 50-60 minutes. Bread is done once a toothpick or knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
Chewy Granola Bars
3 cups rolled oats (the old fashioned kind)
2/3 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup and 3 TBSP applesauce
1/3 cup honey
3 TBSP and 1 and 3/4 tsp packed brown sugar
3 TBSP flaxseed meal (optional)
1 C creamy peanut butter
1 ghiradelli dark chocolate baking bar cut up into pieces
Preheat oven to 325 F. Lightly grease a 9″x13″ pan.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the oats, flour, baking soda, vanilla, , honey, and brown sugar (and flaxseed meal if using). Stir in applesauce. Stir in the chocolate chips and 2 handfuls of pecans and 1 of walnuts.
Firmly press mixture into the prepared pan. Bake at 325 F for 20 min or until golden brown. Let cool for 10 min and then cut into bars. Let bars cool completely in pan before removing or serving. On hot summer days, might want to store in the fridge so that they’re not as crumbly and the chocolate doesn’t melt.
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