Healthy Breads & Muffins
Almond Biscuits
� 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
� 2 tsp baking powder
� 1/2 cup margarine or butter
� 1 cup granulated sugar
� 1 egg
� 1 tsp almond essence
� blanched almonds for decoration
� beat egg for glazing
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Cream the margarine ( or butter)
and sugar together until light, white and fluffy. Beat in the egg and almond essence.
Stir in the sifted dry ingredients to make a stiff dough.
Form the mixture into balls about 1 - 1.5 inch diameter and place these on a
greased baking tray. Place half an almond (split lengthways) on each
ball and press to flatten slightly. Brush with beaten egg.
Bake in a moderate oven (350 deg F / 180 deg C) for 20 minutes or until golden.
Cool on a wire rack. This quantity makes about 45 biscuits.
Apple-Fruit Muffins
� 1 cup wholemeal self-raising flour
� 1 cup white self-raising flour
� 2 tsps. nutmeg
� 3-4 tsps. cinnamon
� 1 Tbsp. olive oil
� approx. 1/3 cup raw sugar
� 1 cup dried apples, chopped
� approx. 2/3 cup apple, apple-fruit juice, or apple-blackcurrant juice with
no added sugar, a little more than 2/3 cup)
� 1/2 tsp. apple-brandy extract �egg substitute- equivalent of 2 whole eggs
(I used Egg-Like)
1) Chop dried apples. Pour boiling water over them, cover, and let soak for
30 min. Drain well.
2) (while apples are soaking) Sift flours and spices into large bowl; stir in raw
sugar. Pour one tablespoon of olive oil over flour mixture and mix well. When
apples are ready, mix them into flour mixture.
3) Combine juice, apple-brandy extract, and egg-replacer (beaten). Add liquid
to dry ingredients. Add more juice if necessary. Stir with fork.
4) Place heaped spoonfuls in 12-muffin tin, lightly sprayed with Canola
Oil (or other light non- stick) cooking spray. Bake at 375 degrees F., for about
15-20 min. (depending on the size of the muffin tin).
Makes about 11-12 muffins in a smaller-size muffin tin.
These muffins are very low-fat and relatively low in sugar.
Preparation time: 1 hour
Banana Muffins
� 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
� 1/4 cup soy margarine, softened
� 1 scant cup sugar or other sweetener
� 2 heaping tsp. soy flour combined with 2 Tbs. water
� 2 large bananas, mashed up
� 2 cups flour
� 1 tsp. baking powder
� 1/2 tsp. baking soda
� 1 cup soy milk combined with 1 Tbs. cider vinegar
� 1 tsp. vanilla
� 1/3 cup coconut, toasted until light brown (optional)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees (F), and lightly grease muffin pan.
In a blender, combine applesauce, margarine and sweetener until fluffy. Then beat in soy flour mixture, followed by bananas. Transfer to a mixing bowl.
Combine flour, baking powder and baking soda in a small bowl.
Stir flour mixture and soy milk mixture alternately into banana mixture, until just moistened. Then stir in vanilla.
Pour batter into muffin cups, filling about 3/4 of the way full. Sprinkle toasted coconut on top. Bake until golden, about 23 to 25 minutes. Allow to cool on a wire rack before removing from muffin pan.
Serves: 12 muffins
Preparation time: 40 min.
Banana Bonanza Bread
� 6 ripe bananas
� 1 cup sugar
� 1 tsp. vanilla extract
� 2 c. all-purpose flour
� 1 tsp baking soda
� 1 tsp. baking powder
� cinammon - desired amount
Mash the bananas (better if they're a bit overripe) until not quite smooth and mix in the sugar and vanilla until incorporated.
In a separate bowl, sift the dry ingredients together, then add to the banana mixture and stir until blended.
Pour into a standard sized loaf pan that has been coated with a THIN layer of baking spray (you can also use a 9 X 13 baking dish - you don't need to spray it if it's glass) and sprinkle some cinnamon on the top, if desired. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for one hour.
Serves: 5-6
Preparation time: 10 minutes to prepare
Bread Machine Oatmeal Bread
� 1 Cup Warm Water
� 2 Tbsp Canola Oil
� 2 Tbsp Sweetner Sugar, Sucant, Maple Syrup, what ever you use)
� 1 tsp Lemon Juice
� 1 tsp Salt
� 1 Cup Oatmeal
� 2 Cups Flour (either all white, 1/2 white 1/2 wheat, or other combo of choice)
� 2 tsp yeast
Toss it all together in your bread maching per your machine's instructions and press the appropriate cycle.
Serves: 1# to 1 1/2#'s
Banana Bread
� 3/4 cup flour
� 1/3 cup brown sugar
� 1/3 cup margarine
� 3 tablespoons soy milk
� 1 egg substitute
� 1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice
� 1/2 tsp baking soda
� 1/4 tsp salt
� 1/4 cup chopped nuts
� 1/2 cup mashed bananas
This recipe is made in an automatic steamer. Combine all ingredients except bananas in a mixing bowl. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in bananas. Pour batter into greased and floured rice bowl. Cover rice bowl with aluminum foil. Cover and let steam with 3 cups of water.
Serves: 1 loaf
Preparation time: 1 hour
Banana-Pineapple Bread
� 1/2 cup sugar
� 1 1/2 cup flour
� 3/4 tsp baking soda
� 1 tsp salt
� 1 egg equivalent
� 3 mashed bananas (extra-ripe ones mash easier or pop into microwave for a bit to soften them.)
� 1/4 cup crushed pineapple, drained (save the drained juice)
Mix the dry ingredients, then mix in the wet ones. If the mixture is too dry, add some of the saved pineapple juice.
Bake at 350 for about 45-60 minutes until the top is golden brown and a toothpick comes out nearly dry.
Beer Bread
� 3 cups self-rising flour
� 1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar
� 1 can 12oz. beer (room temp)
Mix everything together, bake at 350F for 1 hour, and enjoy. Don't forget to grease the pan (pam works good).
