Category: Breakfast

Peach Bread

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Things needed

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  • 2 or 3 Medium sized peaches (diced) – about 2  to 2 1/2 cups
  • 1/2 cup almond milk
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup light oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and pan coated in cooking spray (large loaf pan or cornbread square pan)
In a bowl, mix together flour, salt and baking powder.  In another bowl mix together almond milk, egg, sugar, oil and vanilla.  Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the ingredients (try not to overmix).
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Fold the peaches into the batter and gently pour batter into the loaf or square pan.
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Cook for 45 to 60 minutes
Let cool on a rack for 10 to 20 minutes

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

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Things needed

  • 3 over ripe bananas
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup butter (melted)
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
  • about 6 oz chocolate chips
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease 1 loaf pans (or use cooking spray)
In a bowl, mix together flour, salt and baking soda
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Mix together eggs, butter and sugar
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Add bananas and mix until smooth
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Slowly add the flour mixture into the banana mixture until all ingredients are mixed (except for chocolate chips).
Fold in the chocolate chips into the dough.
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Put the dough into the loaf pan
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Cook for 60 to 65 minutes and then let cool for about 30 minutes before removing from the loaf pan.
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Pumpkin Ginger Bread

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Things needed

  • 16 oz can of unsweetened pumpkin (or a single sugar pumpkin)
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 cup of vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp ginger
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp allspice
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp clove
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease 2 loaf pans (or use cooking spray)
In a bowl mix flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder and set aside
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In a mixer combine sugar, oil and eggs – mix until smooth.
Add water and pumpkin and mix again until smooth.
Add ginger, allspice, cinnamon and clove.
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Mix until completely smooth then as the mixer is running (or as mixing) add flour mixture about half a cup at a time and mix through each time until all ingredients are mixed.
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Pour equal parts into each of the loaf pans
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Cook for 60-90 minutes or until a skewer or toothpick comes out clean.
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Let cool for about 30-60 minutes before removing from loaf pans.

Mandelbrot

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Things needed

  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup almond slices
  • (optional) 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In three mixing bowls separate the following:

  • Bowl 1: Sugar & Eggs
  • Bowl 2:  Flour, Baking Powder, Salt
  • Bowl 3: Oil & Vanilla

(TIMING IS IMPORTANT!):

Using a electric mixer on the lowest setting, mix the sugar and eggs for 4 minutes. The consistency will be liquid BUT it will appear foamy:

Add the oil and vanilla to the egg mixture and continue mixing for about a minute (again, using the lowest setting).

Leave the mixer on and slowly add the flour/salt/baking powder to the egg mixture – continue until all three bowls are combined.

Fold in the almonds/chocolate until they are in the dough (try not to over mix).

Separate the dough into 2 halves and lay them on a cookie sheet that is covered with parchment paper.

Bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Remove from oven and change the oven temperature to 275 degrees.

With a bread knife, cut the loaves in about 1 inch slices at an angle

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After

Turn the slices on their sides (still on the parchment paper) and bake for another 20 minutes. Once done, remove from oven and let stand for a few minutes on a wire rack. Cut the slices in half.

Optional: Dust the tops of the pieces with powdered sugar.

Pumpkin Pancakes with Cashews

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Things Needed

  • 2 Cups Unbleached Flour
  • 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1 1/12 Teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • 4 Tablespoons Vanilla Sugar (or Sugar)
  • 1 Cup Pumpkin Puree
  • 2 Cups Vanilla Soymilk
  • 1/2 Cup Cashews chopped (optional)
  • 1/4 to 1/2 Cup Margarine (to cook with — as needed)

Directions

Preheat Cookie Sheet in an Oven to 200 degrees.

In a large bowl mix together Flour, Sugar, Baking Powder, Pumpkin Pie Spice, Salt. To this add Soy Milk and stir til its a batter. Fold in Pumpkin Puree and mix til smooth.

In a Griddle, put a bit of the Margarine and about 1/4 Cup of the pancake batter sprinkle with Chopped Cashews (as needed). Flip when you start to see the top of the pancake bubble. Cook on the other side for a few moments then remove from the pan and place on the cookie sheet in the oven.

Repeat til you run out of batter, can make up to 20 silver dollar sized pancakes.