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Creating Delicious Whole-Food Treats Zucchini Bread (2) 3 eggs (organic, free-range), beaten 1 Tbsp. vanilla 2½ C finely shredded zucchini 1 C coconut oil, melted 2 C organic, raw coconut palm sugar or Sucanat (dehydrated cane juice) 3 C finely ground whole-wheat flour (soft white wheat is best) 1 Tbsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. sea salt ½ tsp. allspice 1 tsp. baking soda ½ tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. cloves Preheat oven to 325°. Blend the wet ingredients well in a free-standing mixer, then add the dry ingredients and blend well. Pour the mixture into two oiled bread pans and bake for 45 min. or until done. 306 12 Steps to Whole Foods © Copyright Robyn Openshaw
Creating Delicious Whole-Food Treats Chocolate Walnut Muffins (2) ½ C water 2½ C finely ground whole-wheat flour (soft white wheat is best) 1 C buttermilk 1 C unsweetened applesauce 2 eggs (organic, free-range) 2 tsp. vanilla ¾ C cocoa ¾ C agave (raw, organic) 2 tsp. stevia powder 1½ tsp. baking soda ½ tsp. sea salt 1 C walnuts (optionally toasted) The night before, mix the water, flour, buttermilk, and applesauce, then cover and let it sit overnight. In the morning, stir in the eggs, vanilla, cocoa, stevia, and agave using first a spoon and then an electric hand mixer. Add the soda and salt, and mix just until thoroughly blended (don’t overmix). Let the batter sit 10-20 min. to become “fluffy” while the oven preheats to 400°. Spray or rub oil on muffin tins and fill ¾ full (using a ¼ C measuring cup). Sprinkle the chopped walnuts on top. Bake for 20 min. or until muffins spring back when pressed lightly. Makes 2 dozen muffins. Chocolate Frosting (1) Cream together: ½ C unsweetened cocoa (even better, raw powdered chocolate) 1 C butter, softened (or coconut cream concentrate*, if it is soft but not turned to liquid—you can’t put frosting made with coconut oil/cream on a refrigerated cake or it will become hard) 1 C organic, raw coconut palm sugar or Sucanat, powdered/blended in your high-powered blender in a dry container until very fine (or your frosting will be grainy) * Coconut cream concentrate is called for in one other recipe in this book, Carrot-Coconut-Orange Bars (page 108). © Copyright Robyn Openshaw 12 Steps to Whole Foods 307
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Creating Delicious <strong>Whole</strong>-Food Treats<br />
Chocolate Walnut Muffins (2)<br />
½ C water<br />
2½ C finely ground whole-wheat flour (soft white wheat is best)<br />
1 C buttermilk<br />
1 C unsweetened applesauce<br />
2 eggs (organic, free-range)<br />
2 tsp. vanilla<br />
¾ C cocoa<br />
¾ C agave (raw, organic)<br />
2 tsp. stevia powder<br />
1½ tsp. baking soda<br />
½ tsp. sea salt<br />
1 C walnuts (optionally <strong>to</strong>asted)<br />
The night before, mix the water, flour, buttermilk, and applesauce, then cover and let it sit overnight. In the<br />
morning, stir in the eggs, vanilla, cocoa, stevia, and agave using first a spoon and then an electric hand mixer.<br />
Add the soda and salt, and mix just until thoroughly blended (don’t overmix).<br />
Let the batter sit 10-20 min. <strong>to</strong> become “fluffy” while the oven preheats <strong>to</strong> 400°. Spray or rub oil on muffin tins<br />
and fill ¾ full (using a ¼ C measuring cup). Sprinkle the chopped walnuts on <strong>to</strong>p. Bake for 20 min. or until<br />
muffins spring back when pressed lightly. Makes 2 dozen muffins.<br />
Chocolate Frosting (1)<br />
Cream <strong>to</strong>gether:<br />
½ C unsweetened cocoa (even better, raw powdered chocolate)<br />
1 C butter, softened (or coconut cream concentrate*, if it is soft but not turned <strong>to</strong> liquid—you can’t<br />
put frosting made with coconut oil/cream on a refrigerated cake or it will become hard)<br />
1 C organic, raw coconut palm sugar or Sucanat, powdered/blended in your high-powered blender in<br />
a dry container until very fine (or your frosting will be grainy)<br />
* Coconut cream concentrate is called for in one other recipe in this book, Carrot-Coconut-Orange Bars<br />
(page 108).<br />
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