Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

My mother in law Joan gave me this fantastic cookie recipe.  It's an interesting recipe in the fact that you blend your oats.

2 1/2 cups quick cooking rolled oats
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup white flour (or use more wheat flour)
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 pkg. chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Blend oats in a blender.  Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy- 3 min.  Beat in eggs and vanilla.  Gradually add flour mixture.
Bake at 350 for 8-10 min.



 

Honey Yogurt Butter

Once again Chef Brad has done it again!  So much healthier than plain honey butter!

Honey Yogurt Butter


2 cubes of soft butter
1 cup of plain yogurt
1/2 cup of flax oil
1/2 cup of honey

Grain Nutrition

I have had many people ask me about the nutritional information regarding the different grains.  Here is a link to Chef Brads Grain Index I found it to be very useful. It not only tells you about the nutrition, but the cooking ratio and times.

Chef Brad and BYU Education Week

I loved going  to BYU Education week!  The main reason I went was to listen to Chef Brad.  He is an amazing cook that not only inspired me to cook healthier, but he made me think of cooking for my family as a service of love rather than a chore.

He has an awesome combination of grains that he calls "Wonder Flour"  follow the link to get the scoop!
Chef Brad  

I promise you won't be disappointed!

Spelt Pizza Dough

My Sister Amelia just gave me the link to this great blog.  

goodlookingcook.blogspot.com

She has a recipe for spelt pizza.  Guess what we're having for dinner tomorrow!

1 cup water
2 cups freshly fed sour dough starter
1/3 cup honey
1 tablespoon salt
3 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
3 cups spelt flour
2 cup white flour

Combine all ingredients in mixing bowl, reserving 1 cup white flour. Knead 5 minutes, while kneading, add more white flour to achieve a smooth dough that sticks to itself more than to the bowl. Transfer to an oiled bowl and cover. Let dough rise for 6-8 hours on counter. Heat oven with pizza stone for 30 minutes at the highest heat (mine is 550 convection if you have it). Divide dough in fourths, roll out on a floured surface, transfer to parchment paper. Top and bake on a preheated pizza stone for 6 minutes or until crust is crisp. Let cool 5 minutes for cheese to set before cutting.

Garbanzo Snack

Garbanzo-  I just love saying that word.

Gaarrrrbaaaanzoooooo

One 15-ounce can garbanzo beans
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt
Spice blend of your choice

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. Drain the can of garbanzo beans in a strainer and rinse with water for a few seconds to clean off the beans. Shake and tap the strainer to rid of excess water. Lay paper towl on a baking sheet, and spread the beans over. Use another paper towel to gently press and absorb the water on the beans. Roll the beans around with the paper towel to also remove the thin skin from any of the beans. Discard the skins and the paper towels.
3. Drizzle the olive oil over the beans and use your hands or a spatula to toss around and coat. Roast for 30-40 minutes until the beans are a deep golden brown and crunchy. Make sure that the beans do not burn.
4. Season with salt and spice blend.

Whole Grain Pancakes

There are lots of very tasty pancake recipes out there, but this one has been my go to for the last couple of months. I have tweeked it a bit.  Here we go!!

3/4 cup milk ( I use 1 cup buttermilk)
1 egg
2 TBS oil
1 cup flour (I've used spelt or wheat)
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 TBS Sugar
1 apple chopped fine (optional- sometimes I use a banana or nothing at all)

I usually double to feed my family of 6.  If I want extras for an after school snack I triple it.

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

This is the very best chocolate chip oatmeal cookie recipe ever!!  You must use Crisco shortening.  I have tried generic shortening or butter before and they just don't taste the same or cook up right.

I was so craving chocolate today and realized I had no chocolate chips.  I went into desperation mode so I found a bar of semi sweet baking chocolate.  I tried blending the chunks of chocolate, but it turned it into fine powder.  In my desperation to have chocolate  I decided to take a rolling pin to it.  I placed them in a plastic bag and pounded out the days frustration.  It felt good.  Real good! That is what I call killing two birds with one stone.  The cookies were good, I was good.  Win win I tell ya:)

1 1/2 cup flour (I used spelt today.  I have also used quinoa flour, whole wheat, and of coarse white)
Take 2 TBS of flour out of your 1/2 cup of flour.  I don't know why- just do it trust me.
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
1 cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 Tbs. vanilla- you pour this right onto the brown sugar before you mix it.
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups quick oats
1 1/2 cups regular oats
(I usually just use quick oats for both)
1 cup chocolate chips

Mix shorting, white sugar, brown sugar, vanilla and eggs together until smooth.   Add salt soda- mix well.  Add flour- mix well again.  Add remaining ingredients.

Cook at 350 for 8-9 minutes.

SALISBURY OR CUBE STEAK

 4-6 cube steaks
1 (10 oz) can cream of muchsroom and cream of celery
1 soup can of milk
1/2- 1 cup oat groats (or what ever grain you like) uncooked
2-3 1/2 cups of water depending on how much grains you add.

flour
Salt an pepper to taste

Slat, pepper and flour the cube steaks.  Brown in oil to seal in juices.  Mix soups and milk, stirring until well blended. Put browned meat and the soups together.  You can cook in pressure cooker for 65 min. or in the oven for 2-3 hours at 290-300.   If cooked in the oven you must cook it slow so that the meat gets tender and yummy.  In the pressure cooker it was tender and very flavorful.  I browned them in the pressure cooker first then added all the soups.