Posted by Carole-Anne on December 26, 2007
Healthy Recipes offers this ‘easy to make’ recipe which uses whole wheat, the best choice for us. It is so versatile in that it is easy to make and suitable as a side dish or can be served with tea. It needs to be eaten as soon as it comes out of the oven and cools for 5 minutes.
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 Sun Maid Raisins
1/2 cup orange juice
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp Cream of Tartar
pinch sea salt
1 tbsp sugar
1/4 cup vegetable shortening or olive oil
1 egg
FOLLOW ME:
Pre-heat oven to 350F degrees.
Soak raisins in 1/2 cup orange juice for 5 minutes.
Mix flour, baking powder, Cream of Tartar, pinch of sea salt together in a medium sized bowl.
Add slightly beaten egg with orange juice and raisins. Blend until just moist.
Turn mixture onto a floured surface and make into a round dough.
Place in a round cake tin (8 inch) and score the top.
Bake in hot oven 350F for 15 to 20 minutes, when cake bounces back after being lightly touched.
Cut and serve this healthy recipe as soon as it cools a little.
Healthy Recipe of Whole Wheat cake serves 6.
How easy and tasty is this? Try it; you will love it.
Posted by Carole-Anne on December 2, 2007
A loaf of bread just takes too long to make. So, you may think, why bother? Healthy Recipes has the answer for you! Irish Soda Bread is healthy, uses whole wheat flour, buttermilk, which creates a dense, moist bread and fits very nicely into a healthy diet! Irish Soda Bread can be made with variations as well – one with honey and fruit and one with cheese and onion.
Now for the Master Recipe!
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups Nutriblend flour
1 cup Whole Wheat flour
2 tbsp flax seeds (or sesame seeds)
2 tbsp granulated sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp sea salt
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
TOPPING:
1 tbsp Nutriblend flour (or all-purpose)
NOW FOLLOW ME:
In a large bowl, whisk together Nutriblend flour, whole wheat flour, flax seeds, sugar, baking soda and sea salt.
In a small bowl, whisk together buttermilk and olive oil.
Add to large bowl of dry ingredients all at once and stir with a fork until a soft dough forms.
On a lightly floured surface, with floured hands, press dough into a ball, kneading slightly 10 times. Place on greased baking sheet, gently patting out dough into about a 6-inch circle.
Sprinkle the flour over the the round loaf, and score with a large X on top of the loaf.
Bake in center of oven at 375 F for about 45 minutes or until golden color. Test the center of the loaf and when it comes out clean, presto – you are done!
This wonderful healthy recipe makes 8 servings.
PS: VARIATIONS OF IRISH SODA BREAD:
HONEY APRICOT SODA BREAD
Instead of sugar and flax seeds, increase the nutriflour or all purpose flour to 2 1/4 cups. Add 1/2 cup of chopped dried apricots and 1/2 cup raisins to dry ingredients. Then add 1/3 cup of liquid honey to liquid ingredients and stir well.
Mix 1/2 cup of icing sugar and 2 tbsp orange juice, drizzling over loaf after the loaf comes out of the oven and sits for 15 or 20 minutes.
CHEESE AND ONION SODA BREAD
Instead of flax seeds and topping, add 1 cup shredded light old cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup chopped green onions to the liquid mixture and a dash of cayenne pepper to the dry ingredients.
Healthy Recipes recommends you try this recipe as it is a ‘no fail’ recipe, and once you try it, we are certain it will become a mainstay in your meal creations. Irish Soda Bread may be used for Breakfast, Brunches, Lunches or Dinners because of its versatility. Enjoy!
