Nutty Food Critic

Ready to eat! Experimenting with different flours for my 💓-y Pancake mixture. Today, it was the best I have ever made. I didn't take a picture, but it was picture perfect! I will use my written recipe for tomorrow's pancake and see how close I was to throwing things in! Will update this blog! Ingredients:  2 tbsp. dry oats made into oat flour with my blender  1 tsp. hazelnut flour 1 tsp. coconut flour 1 tsp. almond flour 1 tsp. buckwheat flour  1 tsp. brown rice flour  1/8 tsp. baking powder dash or pinch of salt  1/8 tsp. oil (grapeseed, flaxseed, extra virgin olive oil, avocado oil) 1/2 tsp. or 1 tsp. raw honey (however sweet you would like it) 1/4 tsp. chia seeds 1 tsp. flaxseed meal 4 tbsp. egg whites  2 tbsp. buttermilk (or alternative almond or coconut milk) 1/2 tsp. vanilla or almond extract (I like vanilla in my pancakes) Topped with 1 cup of blueberries and strawberries microwaved for 1 minute 45 seconds. It is optional to add a touch of whip...

Braided Honey Wheat Bread I don't know what I would do without my Kitchen Aid mixer when it comes to making bread! I started out watching people on YouTube making bread and it was so fast and easy with the mixer. The first recipes I started making were French bread. I also tried sourdough but didn't use the mixer because, well, "they" the experts said not to. You really can over knead the sourdough! The best bread recipe I found was on the back package of Bobs Red Mill's wheat flour! Simple ingredients and so easy in the kitchen aid.  Ingredients: 1 cup warm Water 2 1/4 tsp. Active Dry Yeast (one 7 g packet) 1 cup Milk room temperature 1/4 c. Honey (raw honey) 2 Tbsp. Oil (I use extra virgin olive oil) 2 3/4 c. Unbleached all-purpose flour 2 3/4 c. W hole wheat flour 1 Tbsp. Salt  Start out by warming a cup of water in your microwave (or stove) to just the right temperature. You might ask, "what is the right temperature?" My rule of thumb is to get it th...

💓-y  Banana Nut Bread 💓-y Banana Nut Bread is now my favorite to make! Healthier version than I usually bake. I substituted the white sugar with honey, egg whites for the whole egg, and plain Greek yogurt for the butter. The bread is moist, and the texture is firm. I don't even miss the butter because of the yogurt! 3 ripe bananas smashed 1/2 c. plain non-fat Greek yogurt  1/4 c. of raw honey (however sweet you would like it) 1 tsp. of baking soda  dash or a pinch of salt  1 tsp. vanilla extract 2 Tbsps. egg whites to equal one egg 1 c. whole wheat flour  1 c. ground pecans or walnuts  1/4 c. of white flour (more if needed) Oil to coat the pan - I prefer extra virgin olive oil Pull out that loaf pan no bigger than 4x8 and coat it with a small amount of olive oil. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Smash those bananas in a bowl and add 1/2 c. of plain non-fat, or low-fat Greek yogurt while mixing it all. Mix well with the honey, baking soda, salt, vanilla, a...