Still here...

Yes, I know it's been a while since my last post. We're still hanging in there. We did try a few new recipes. The first one was a recipe for Cinnamon Cookies and they were a huge hit! Don also tried a recipe for some herb bread and it was really good. Don didn't like it but me and the kids ate it up! I also tried another bread recipe that was just eggs and pureed carrot. It wasn't horrible but I thought it tasted really dry and resembled Styrofoam, lol. However, the kids really liked it. Since the kids liked the bread and it did resemble the same thickness as bread and wasn't cake like, I decided to make some strawberry jam and give them peanut butter (natural, only peanuts and salt for ingredients) and jam sandwiches. The kids ate them up. Then I decided to try the peanut butter and jam in between some almond flour pancakes and the kids still liked them so I think we'll just stick with the pancakes for right now.

RECIPES:

Cinnamon Cookies
4 tablespoons butter, melted
1/3 cup honey
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups blanched almond flour

Place butter in a mixing bowl. Add all other ingredients, stirring the flour in last. Form dough into 1-inch diameter balls and place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 275 degrees for 10-15 minutes, or until done.

Nut free/dairy free bread
4 egg whites
2 egg yolks
1/4 cup pureed veggies (I used carrots)
pinch of salt

Beat egg whites with salt until firm. Beat yolks with veggies. Fold yolks into whites and spread on parchment paper lined cookie sheet with edges. Bake at 300 degrees for 30 minutes then flip the bread over and bake for another 10 minutes. I flipped the bread but I don't think it was really necessary.

Tasty Herb Bread
2 1/2 cups almond flour
1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley
1 tsp. basil
1 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup natural cheddar cheese-freshly grated
2 eggs 1/4 cup water
3 T. safflower oil
1/4 tsp. garlic - minced

In a large mixing bowl, combine almond flour, parsley, basil, oregano, baking soda, salt, garlic and cheddar cheese. In a separate small bowl, melt butter. Add eggs and water and beat together well. Mix the wet and dry ingredients together until smooth. Line bottom of loaf pan with parchment paper and lightly grease sides. Spoon dough into it. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 to 60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. This bread is best kept refrigerated.