Banana Bread Featuring Josie's Best

Josie's Best the muffin & more baking mix

I was recently introduced to a 1:1 flour replacement and just had the opportunity to try it. The bananas I purchased made it to the point of "overripe for baking" so I took the opportunity to try Josie's Best the muffin & more baking mix in an old favorite banana bread recipe. 

 

The NEW MIX made a bread that was moist, flavorful, and rose out of the pan to create nooks and crannies perfect for butter/plant butter to be drizzled if you wished to add extra moisture as you took the bread out of the oven. 

 

An Old Favorite Banana Bread Recipe Re-imagined  

2 flax eggs

2 cups Josie's Best the muffin & more baking mix

1 tsp baking soda 

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup coconut oil

1/2 cup honey or agave

2 cups ripe bananas

OPTIONAL: add nuts or seeds for texture

Bake 350 for 45 minutes to an hour (check to see if done at 45 minutes then monitor)

Bananas and Plants Bread

When I look to try out a new ingredient, I tend to try it out in a recipe I have made numerous times.

 The latest NEW ingredient I discovered is a vegan butter, 

Flora Plant Butter.

 

 I decided to substitute FLORA PLANT BUTTER (unsalted) for the coconut butter in my Banana Bread Recipe. The result ... a moister banana bread!

I have found there are simple swaps to change a recipe to make it fit your dietary needs. I am adding Flora Plant Butter to that list.

 

My Favorite Swaps ... to make baked goods vegan

1. flax egg (1 tbsp flax seeds + 3 tbsp water) ... for an egg
2. mashed medium ripe banana  ... for an egg
3. equal parts FLORA PLANT BUTTER ... for real butter
4. equal parts coconut butter ... for real butter

Now that I have met Flora Butter, I am going to start to use it all the time. 

More recipes to come!

A Breakfast Classic Reimagined

Oatmeal is a breakfast classic. Enjoy Life Foods has re-imagined the classic into a portable oval bar you can eat on the go!

Multiple Flavors

Oatmeal is known for being a blank slate that can take on the flavor of the toppings added. Enjoy Life has brought to the market several flavor combinations for our enjoyment:

• Maple Fig
• Apple Cinnamon
• Mixed Berry
• Chocolate Chip Banana

A Healthy Breakfast On-The-Go

Breakfast ovals TASTE GREAT and provide you with 20g of whole grains (12% of your daily fiber) and all natural fruit. These SOFT BAKED OVALS are free from:

• Gluten
• Wheat
• Dairy
• Soy
• Sulfites
• Lupin
• Fish
• Crustaceans
• Peanuts
• Tree Nuts
• Casein
• Egg
• Sesame
• Mustard
• Shellfish

Variety of Uses

I enjoy Breakfast Ovals on their own with some fruit and crumbled in my yogurt or chia pudding.

Apple Cinnamon Chicken

I recently was introduced to Squeaky Pops Apple Cinnamon flavor and have enjoyed them! They also come in Cheddar Cheese. I cannot wait to try that flavor too!

Great Snacks

The small bags are great to pack in a school lunch! Squeaky Pops are crunchy with a hint of sweet; a satisfying taste to me. I love them on their own and with hummus!

Cooking

I took a small bag of squeaky pops and crushed them with a rolling pin.I added the crushed Squeaky Pops and a hint of black pepper to a bag with a boneless skinless chicken breast (I use organic) and shook to coat the chicken. 

After coating the chicken I sauteed it in a pan for about 5 minutes on each side then baked it in a 350 degree oven (on non-stick aluminum foil) for 30 minutes (flipping after 15). Your cook time differs depending on the thickness of the chicken breast.

NOTE: I did not do an egg wash as I have friends that are egg free and I wished to see how the recipe would work so they could enjoy the coating too!

Serving

I served the Apple Cinnamon Chicken with ENHANCED rice. I cooked rice and added nuts, seeds, and dried fruit when almost all of the water was absorbed. I used one cup of rice and 1/2 cup of nuts, seeds, dried fruit mixture.

Gluten Free Egg Free Waffles

I love playing with food and modifying recipes so that each time I make them the dish seems new. Pamela's Products makes a magnificent Baking & Pancake Mix that can be used to make waffles. I modified the recipe on the package to make the recipe my own.

Ingredients:

• The recipe calls for 2 eggs ... I substituted 2 flax eggs
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 1/2 cup Pamela's Baking & Pancake Mix
• I added: 2 TBSP cinnamon and 2 TBSP hemp seeds

I cooked the waffles in my waffle maker and topped with fresh fruit and walnuts. My husband topped his with honey and I added Sunbutter ( No Sugar Added variety).

The recipe is easy to make and simple substitutions can make the recipe your own.

Variations:

• Add vanilla or maple flavor instead of cinnamon
• For a denser waffle, add the version of milk you wish instead of water ... or for part of the water
• Add gluten free chocolate chips, dried fruit, seeds, coconut, and /or nuts into the batter or as a topping

Sunflower Butter Cookies

It's Back-To-School time! 

This means setting alarms, packing lunches, and homework. 

Food Allergies and School Lunches/Parties

Parents with food allergies are familiar with what they can provide for their children. SunButter is a GREAT product for school lunches, school parties, sports team celebrations, and after school snacks. SunButter is FREE FROM the Top 8 Allergens so EVERYONE can enjoy!


SunButter can be substituted in any recipe that calls for NUT BUTTERS. I love the taste of SunButter and use it in recipes all the time. My favorite SunButter products are the single serving packs for a grab-and-go snack or for travel, as well as the Organic Jar, and No Sugar Added Jar.

Cookies 

I modified a tried-and-true 6 Ingredient NUT Butter Cookie Recipe using SunButter Organic Sunflower Butter.

Base Ingredients:
1 cup SunButter
1/2 cup SUGAR (increase flax seed or protein powder and cut down/omit if you wish)
1 FLAX EGG (you can use a traditional egg if you wish)
1/2 cup FLAX SEED
1 TBSP VANILLA (optional)
1 cup sunflower seeds (I diced 1/2 of them)

Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Combine ingredients in a stand up mixer
3. Use your hand to roll cookies into balls of approximately equal size
4. Place balls on un-greased (or parchment lined) cookie sheet about 2 fingers distance apart. NOTE: Smaller/flatter cookies will turn out crispy.
5. Take a fork and lightly press it into top of ball both horizontally and vertically
6. Cook 10-15 minutes depending on size of cookies
7. When done, let cool for a few minutes so they hold their shape!

Sunflower Butter adds a RAY of SUNSHINE to each and every day!