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RECIPES
Life Changing Bread Recipe
This loaf uses whole grains, nuts, and seeds. It is high in protein. It is incredibly high in fibre and vegan. Everything gets soaked for optimal nutrition and digestion. I will go so far as to say that this bread is good for you. But you might ask yourself how the heck this bread holds itself together without any flour. Nice observation, and the answer is psyllium seed husks. Psyllium seed husks are one of nature’s most absorbent fibres, able to suck up over ten times their weight in water. But what does this have to do with bread? Well, the idea here is to use psyllium to bind all these lovely ingredients together without resorting to flour.
Ingredients
· 1 cup (135 g) sunflower seeds
· ½ cup (90 g) flax seeds
· ½ cup (65 g) hazelnuts or almonds
· 1½ cups (145 g) rolled oats
· 2 tbsp chia seeds
· 4 tbsp psyllium seed husks (or 3 tbsp psyllium husk powder)
· 1 tsp fine grain sea salt (add ½ tsp if using coarse salt)
· 1 tbsp maple syrup
· 3 tbsp melted coconut oil or ghee
· 1½ cups (350 ml) filtered water
Instructions
Resting time 2 hours
Using a loaf pan, combine all dry ingredients, stirring well. Whisk maple syrup, oil and water together in a measuring cup. Add this to the dry ingredients and mix very well until everything is completely soaked through and dough becomes very thick (if the dough is too thick to stir, add one or two teaspoons of water until the dough is manageable). Smooth out the top with the back of a spoon. Let sit out on the counter for at least 2 hours, or all day or overnight. To ensure the dough is ready, it should retain its shape even when you pull the sides of the loaf pan away from it.
Preheat oven to 175°C. Place loaf pan in the oven on the middle rack and bake for 20 minutes. Remove bread from loaf pan, place it upside down directly on the oven rack and bake for another 30-40 minutes. Bread is done when it sounds hollow when tapped. Let cool completely before slicing (difficult, but important).
Store bread in a tightly sealed container for up to five days. Freezes well too – slice before freezing for quick and easy toast!
• If you don’t have hazelnut, you could use almonds. If you don’t like oats, you could use rolled spelt. Out of maple syrup? Use honey!
Recipe courtesy of SBS.com.au
https://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/life-changing-loaf-bread
A tasty, nutrient-dense healthier option to conventional bread.
Gut Healing Bone Broth
This recipe can be made with a fresh, uncooked chicken, or a pre-cooked and stripped chicken carcass. Using the carcass is a great way to get more out of a roasted chicken, but be sure to use it within 36 hours of initial roasting. Alternatively, you may choose to use lamb shanks or beef bones. As always, organic or grass fed would be the better option.
Ingredients
1 Whole free-range chicken or carcass (or other bones of choice)
1 large onion, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
5 stalks celery, chopped
2 tbsp. ginger, chopped
5 cloves of garlic, chopped
4 bay leaves
1 bunch fresh parsley, rosemary or other herbs
2 tbsp. turmeric, chopped (or 1 tbsp. powder)
3 chillies, chopped (optional)
4 tbsps. apple cider vinegar
sea salt and black pepper to taste
Method
In a large pot, add a tablespoon of olive or coconut oil and saute the onion and turmeric with a dash of black pepper over medium heat for 5 minutes.
Place the chicken in the pot with the vinegar, carrots, celery, garlic, ginger, bay leaves, chillies, a few pinches of salt, and cover with filtered water . Bring to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer until the meat begins to fall off the bones (2-3 hours).
Using a pair of tongs and a cutting board, remove the meat from the bones and return the bones to the pot. The meat can be used elsewhere or set aside to add back in later, if you turn the broth into a soup or casserole. If you are using a carcass without meat, you can skip this step.
Simmer for 6-24 hours, topping up the water as required. The longer you cook for, the better - you can also use a slow-cooker, which doesn't require much attention.
Add fresh herbs, stir through and simmer for another 5-10 minutes.
Allow to cool and strain. Discard the bones. The liquid can be divided into containers and stored in the freezer for up to 6 months, or the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
To make a soup, return some of the broth to the stove with added vegetables, meat and whatever else you enjoy.
NOTE: A small percentage of individuals may have issues with histamine regulation. In this case, do not cook too long and allow your body to guide cooking times.
Choc Coconut Jellies
Ingredients
270ml coconut cream
3 tablespoons gelatin
3 tablespoons raw cacao powder
1 tablespoon coconut oil
4 tablespoons sweetener (maple syrup, honey, rice malt syrup)
Method
Pour half of the coconut cream into a bowl and the other half into a saucepan.
Add the gelatin to the coconut cream in the bowl, stir and allow to 'bloom' for five minutes (essentially so that it begins to thicken).
To the saucepan add the remainder of the ingredients and stir over a medium heat to combine well. Once combined, add in the gelatin and other half of the coconut cream from the bowl and continue to stir over a medium heat for five minutes ensuring that it doesn't come to a boil.
After five minutes, carefully pour the liquid into silicon moulds and place into the freezer for about twenty minutes or until firm. I like to grease the mould slightly with some additional coconut oil to ensure they pop out easily.
Once firm, pop out the jellies and enjoy! Alternatively, they can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a month.
Why these are amazing?
Gelatin is great for digestive health, supports healthy skin and joint recovery.
Cacao is an antioxidant, supports healthy mood and is a good source of minerals
Coconut cream ensures that this recipe is low glycaemic, so great for sustained energy and to avoid blood sugar spikes
A perfect treat for lunch boxes - for kids and adults alike!
Completely guilt-free!
(Adapted from Herbs on the Hill 2017)
Fruit & Vege Muffins
GREAT WAY TO GET VEGES INTO LITTLE PEOPLE
- 2 cups wholemeal organic flour
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup rice malt syrup or honey
- 4 tbsp. butter
- 2 large free range eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup steamed broccoli
- 1 medium zuchinni
- 1 1/2 carrots
- 1 apple
- 1 medium banana
- 1/4 cup unsweetened Apple Sauce
- 1/8 cup apple juice to improve taste & texture
- Please NOTE these contain GLUTEN
METHOD
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Mix all dry ingredients & put aside
- Soften butter
- Mix honey or rice malt, butter, eggs, vanilla in another bowl
- Add all veges & fruit to a food processor & blend
- Combine vege mix with sweetener, butter, eggs, adding apple sauce
- Add all dry ingredients till mixture is wet through
- Add apple juice as required for consistency & taste
- Scoop into muffin trays for baking
- Bake until tops are golden brown & muffin is cooked through
QUICK AND EASY HEALTHY CHRISTMAS CAKE.
YUMMY CHRISTMAS CAKE & GLUTEN FREE OPTION
Ingredients
650 g organic dried fruits - chopped. My favourites are fresh pitted dates, muscatels, apricots, raisins, glace cherries
1 whole orange, peeled
3 organic eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoons, ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon bicarb soda
120 g melted butter or cold pressed coconut oil or macadamia oil
100 g wholemeal organic spelt flour or almond flour *GF option below
80 g walnuts or whole almonds (optional)
Method
1. Preheat oven to 150°C
2. Combine dried fruits into a large mixing bowl.
3. Crack eggs into a blender.
4. Add the peeled orange, vanilla, nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon and cloves.
5. Blend until smooth and combined.
6. Pour the orange / egg mix over the top of the dried fruits.
7. Add melted butter then mix in well.
8. Add spelt flour and baking soda and mix through.
9. Line a 18 cm (7 1/2 inch) baking tin with baking paper.
10. Spoon in the cake mix and flatten over the top.
11. Decorate if you like with the almonds or walnuts. You can also add a handful if you wish into the cake mix which enhances the flavour profile.
12. Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until cake is cooked through.
There is no need to soak the cake with brandy... it's so moist and delicious you don't need it.
Store at room temperature or in the fridge until needed. Refrigeration will enable you to slice thin delicate slices of the cake to enjoy with a cup of tea.
The sweetness of the cake comes from the natural dried and fresh fruit used. I find this is enough and it's not necessary to add extra sugar.
GLUTEN FREE CHRISTMAS CAKE
Gluten free - dairy free - refined sugar free and perfect for your festive table this Christmas. This fruit cake is wonderfully moist with a high ratio of fruit, meaning you don't need to use any extra sugar in the recipe. I have also used almond meal in the recipe which makes this cake super moist and purely delicious.
Ingredients
Makes 1 x 20 cm round cake
(double the recipe for a larger cake)
600 g dried fruits (raisins, apricot, muscatels, cherries)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
zest from 1 orange
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or macadamia oil
2 tablespoons maple syrup
3 organic eggs
220 g almond meal
handful flaked almonds
Method
PREHEAT your oven to 160°C fan-forced.
PREPARE a 20 cm round cake tin with baking paper lining the sides and the base.
COMBINE dried fruit, cinnamon, ginger, vanilla, orange zest and juice, olive oil and eggs in a large bowl.
ADD the almond meal and mix until well combined.
SPOON the batter into your baking tin.
BAKE for 45 - 60 minutes until cooked.
COVER the top with foil if necessary to prevent over-browning.
COOL then enjoy.
A variation of the recipe by 'thehealthychef.com'
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