12 Steps to Whole Foods

Sprouting and Dehydrating
OTHER RECIPE IDEAS
In addition to the “raw” crackers in this chapter, when you’re craving something crunchy, you can also quickly
cut whole-wheat pita bread, corn tortillas, or sprouted-wheat tortillas into large triangles and broil them in the
oven for a few minutes until lightly browned (or you can dehydrate sprouted tortilla triangles) to make crispy
chips. Optionally, brush them with olive oil and sprinkle with garlic powder and sea salt before broiling.
Now that you have plenty of crunchy snack ideas, following are five great ideas to increase your vegetable,
enzyme, and good fats consumption, and with varying textures and tastes—perfect with your dehydrated chips/
crackers.
Debbie’s Manna Bars
This is a high-energy snack created by my friend Debbie Mackintosh.
1½ C pitted dates
½ C raisins (soaked with the dates in 4 C water overnight)
1 C raw sunflower seeds
¼ C sesame seeds (soaked with the sunflower seeds in 2½ C water overnight)
¼ C golden flax seeds (soaked in ½ C water for a few hours or overnight)
1 C buckwheat (soaked in 2 C water overnight)
½ tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. vanilla
½ C agave (raw, organic)
pinch of sea salt
¼ C ground flax seeds
C raisins
¾ C almonds, soaked, drained, and chopped
¾ C pecans, chopped
¾ C dried fruit (any kind), chopped
optional: 2 allspice berries
optional: 2 whole cloves, crushed
Drain and rinse all the seeds. Cream the dates and raisins and their soak water in a high-powered blender while
adding the next 8 ingredients (buckwheat through salt) to the blender. In a large bowl, hand mix the seeds with
the creamed fruit mixture. Then add the final 5 ingredients (flax through dried fruit) and mix well.
Pat the mixture onto Teflex sheets in a dehydrator. Let it dry about 12-15 hours at 105°. Peel off the Teflex and
dry another 2 hours or until chewy.
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