Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Peanut Butter Granola Bars
2 eggs
1 cup organic peanut butter (Can make your own, add peanuts to food processor and blend until it is the consistency you like, chunky or creamy!)
4 tablespoons local honey
2 tablespoons organic Agave (or other sweetener)
4 cups granola - (2 cups organic oats, 3/4 cup raw almond chopped, or other nuts of choice, 1/4 cup organic flax, 3/4 cup dried organic cranberries or raisins, 1/4 cup sunflower seeds, this is our usual recipe for granola, you can add whatever you like, add sesame seeds, walnuts, wheat germ, bran, the possibilities are endless! I do not add sweetener to the granola for this recipe as there is some in the mix, the kids don't need too much either :)
Heat peanut butter, honey, Agave, and eggs on medium heat until bubbling, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add granola. Stir until coated and line in a lightly greased pan and press to firm bars. Depending on what thickness you want the bars will depend on your pan you want to use. I use a 6x10 (I think!) size pan. Store bars in fridge or in freezer for lunch later on.
The kids love these bars!
Monday, December 3, 2012
Chocolate Whipped Shortbread
1 Cup all purpose flour
1/2 Cup Confectioners sugar (I used organic cane sugar ground in a blender to get it fine)
1/3 Cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 Cup unsalted butter
Preheat oven to 350 F
Mix Flour and cocoa together, set aside
In stand mixer, whip butter and sugar about 1 minute, then start adding the dry mixture, scraping off the sides of the bowl.
Whip and whip and whip and whip, for about 10 minutes until it looks creamy, light and fluffy.
Once it's whipped spoon about 1 tablespoon of cookie dough onto a cookie sheet, using a butter knife to get it off the spoon (It's pretty sticky!) spaced about 2 inches apart.
Bake for 15-20 minutes, depending on your oven temperature.
Let sit for a minute and move to cool on a wire rack.
Makes 12 cookies, for more double recipe.
Good luck trying to only eat one!
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Organic Ketchup HFCS free
Tomato Ketchup
makes 4.5 pints. Use organic
ingredients to avoid GMOs and pesticides
Ingredients:
Step 1
·
7.5 lbs. ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped (Heirloom are very good in
this recipe!)
·
2 1/2 cup onion, diced
·
5 large garlic cloves, crushed
·
5 t black peppercorns
·
5 t mustard seeds
·
5 allspice berries
·
5 whole cloves
·
5 t celery seeds
·
two 1/2″ cinnamon sticks
·
1 tbsp. paprika
·
1 t cayenne pepper
·
3 fresh Bay leaves
Step 2
·
1 cup of Organic cane sugar
·
1 cup of apple cider vinegar
·
juice of two large lemons
·
1 tbsp sea salt
Simmer all ingredients in Step 1 in a
large stock pot for about 90 minutes, until 1/3 of the juice has been
evaporated, stirring often. Take off heat to cool. Once cooled enough remove
bay leaves, cinnamon sticks, and peppercorns, allspice and cloves. For easy
removal make a small bag with cheesecloth tied up with the spices, and
peppercorns inside. Once removed, put mixture into a blender or food processor
and blend on high for 1 minute. Strain the blended mixture through a sieve into
a sauce pan, getting as much liquid out as possible out of the pulp.
Turn the saucepan onto medium heat,
and add the Step 2 ingredients, simmering for at least half an hour, depending
on what consistency of ketchup you like. Once cooked, you can store in
sterilized jars in the fridge for 3 weeks, or process in a canning bath for 10
minutes for long time storage.
For spicier ketchup, leave
peppercorns, cloves and allspice in and blend with mixture. For extra spicy
ketchup add extra peppercorns, or spicy chipotle, jalapeƱo peppers to the
cooking process.
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