Breakfast Cookies

Submitted by Marilyn Park of Lehi, Ut for Becy Low, SLC, Ut.


Ingredients:
2 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
2 3/4 cup oatmeal (not instant)
2 cups Grape Nuts cereal
1 Tbsp flax seed meal (optional suggestion)
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

3/4 cup butter, softened
1 3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
1 can (8oz) crushed pineapple
2 cups raisins

Preheat oven to 350F. Combine flour, oatmeal, Grape Nuts, cinamon, baking soda and salt. Stir to mix. Set aside.
Beat together butter and sugar; add vanilla and eggs, beat well. Stir in crushed pineapple (including juice) and raisins. Add flour cereal mixture and stir until blended. Drop by large spoonful on lightly greased baking sheet or use a #30 ice cream scoop. Slightly flatten cookie dough. Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire rack. Store cookies in closed container. Freeze extra cookies until ready to use - reheat in microwave, if desired.

Note: Try substituting 1 cup crunchy peanut butter in place of the butter

Note: You may substitute the eggs. In a bowl mix 1/2 cup of flax seed mill and 1 1/2 cup of cold water. Mix it and let it sit.

Pennsylvania Style French Toast

My friend Pearl is from Pennsylvania and as we were talking, she told me the French toast she grew up with is different.

I asked how...and of course I had to try. We are hooked!

You make your favorite pancake recipe or even use the instant mix.

Add a bit more water to it, so it is a little runny.

Add some cinnamon to it.

Dip your bread in it (I buy cheap white bread, homemade bread doesn't work the best with French Toast) and then serve it with jam, syrup, wicked butermilk syrup or whatever sounds good to you.

Also, if you really want a filling meal, my sister in law does this for dinners...her family loves it and so does mine.

make a sandwich with meat and cheese (no dressings). dip it in the batter and cook it.

Serve it with syrup. Those are the Monte Christo sandwiches and they are yummmmmy.

Whole Wheat Waffles

This is Betty Crocker's recipe for White Waffles. I convert it and do whatever sounds good.
I make a whole bunch of it (4x the recipe) and freeze it for breakfasts for the kids.
I keep the wicked buttermilk syrup handy also, that way, they can have a tasty start of the day.

2 eggs
2 cups of flour (sometimes I do half and half, sometimes whole wheat and sometimes totally white)
1/2 cup of melted butter or oil (I half it with apple sauce)
1 3/4 cup of milk
1 Tbsp sugar (I use honey) 4 tsp baking power
1/2 tsp salt

Mix the dry ingredients and add the wet ones.
If desired add blueberries to each waffle in the iron before you close it.
Enjoy!

Breakfast Bars

5 cups of oats (I use non instant, but in this case it doesn't really matter, you will be baking it)
2 ½ cups milk (rice, soy or dairy)
4 medium eggs or flax seed egg replacer, see below
¾ cup honey
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 Tbsp pumpkin spice
1 pinch of salt
1 Tsp vanilla extract
½ cup raisins
Add dried apples, nuts, and seeds

Mix together and pour into an ungreased 9x13 baking pan.
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until golden brown
This re-heats well. Assemble ahead overnight and bake it in the morning, it will soften all the dried fruit in it. After you cut it up, wrap it in food wraper and freeze.

Flax Seed Egg Replacer
Grind: ½ cup flax seeds. Blend until a fine meal (use a coffee grinder, it will ruin your wheat grinder with the oil $10 at Walmart) Add 1 ½ cup cold water and blend 2-3 minutes until thickened and has consistency of eggs (I just make it first and let it sit on the counter, this directions for the substitute will make 8 eggs, which will make you 2 of the recipes above. If you want to make 1 recipe, use half of this egg replacement recipe). Use ¼ cup flax seed egg replacer mixture to replace one egg in baking.

To make it a little extra special, try pouring half of the batter in the pan, then placing fresh, canned or sliced fruit over top. If you use dehydrated fruit, try softening with water first. Use bananas, kiwi, apples and others. Now, pour the remaining batter over the fruit and spread evenly to cover. Bake as directed.
This one I used fresh apricots and apples.

Granola Cereal

Makes about 2 quarts
6 cups rolled oats 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup raisins
1 cup coconut 1 cup chopped nuts
1/3 cup sesame seeds

Mix all ingredients except raisins. Stir in and coat thoroughly with
1/2 cup oil 1/3 cup honey
2 tsp. vanilla

Spread on cookie sheet and bake at 350o for 30 minutes. Last five minutes add 1 cup raisins or other dried fruit.