Sunday, March 21, 2010
Recipe" Vanilla Almond Granola
Curves Comrades,
Here is my recipe from the buffet On Saturday, as requested.
By the way, it was almost fun, except we were kid of---Uhm...at work. Next time--the Pizza Grill AFTER the meeting. Maybe the next staff meeting.
Warning, I am a dump throw kind of cook. For me, what i have on hand usually determines what goes into a recipe, more so than a piece of paper that will make me inevitable have to run to the store for just one thing. The main piece of information you will want is my method for more evenly distributing and combining the ingredients--warming the nut butter and the honey. Also, it would be more nutritional if it was not toasted. Any time oil is heated, it WILL go rancid. (free-radicals) If I did not know this would be eaten in about one sitting at my house, right after it is cooled, i would keep it raw, and store it in the fridge. Okay, enough about nutrition.
Oh yeah, You can make it Peanut and Nutmeg Granola, instead of Almond and Vanilla. Then you don't have to destroy your food processor bowl with almonds. If you do, Then grind raw almonds to a powder i8n your processor. Use earplugs it will be deafening for the first few minutes! Slowly drizzle Almond oil and safflower oil ( raw) into the drip top of the processor as it is running, until it reaches thick soupy consistency. I store it in the fridge, which firms it up a little more. Or buy natural PB at the store. Be sure to heat the nutmeg (1/8th tsp) otherwise it will stay bitter.
Read the back of a 2lb container of old fashioned rolled oats to see the amount of servings in the container. Count out 12 almonds per serving, and run through a nut chopper on the course setting. Spray oil a large soup kettle, and pour in the oats, then the chopped almonds, and stir a little just to evenly distribute and combine.
In an oiled glass bowl, add 1 cup of almond butter, 1/2 cup of honey and heat in the microwave until it is just warm enough to be the consistency of pancake batter--try not to let it get hot (Heat ruins nutritional value in otherwise good fats.) to that mix, quickly add one TBSP pure vanilla extract, and 1/2 cup of walnut oil (excellent source of omega 3!!!) stir quickly, but not long
Tip: use a spray oiled large glass measuring cup.put tie one cup of nut butter in first, then measure 1/2 cup honey on top of that--the nut butter will hold it up! Then when it is warmed and mixed, add the oil on top of that--the mix will hold it up...then the vanilla and quickly stir...
I hate doing more dishes than necessary!
Then add to the oats and chopped almond mix, dropping by spoonfuls and stirring as you go. Work quickly, as the almond butter and honey will naturally become as stiff as taffy as it cools. (That is why this one can bee just as good raw. If baking, spay a large sheet pan (i sue the bottom of my broiler pan) with spray oil, and bake a t 350, stirring as soon at the top begins to brown, this could take up to a half hour--but don't leave the kitchen--ya gotta keep your eye on it.
When it is cooled,it is excellent for cereal with milk, or snacking. Store unused portions in an airtight container or zip bag--and refrigerate to slow the rancidity of the goods oils.
Hope that was not too hard to follow. I think it about 1 or 1/2 cup would be 1 carb exchange, and 1 meal sized protein exchange.
Best to everybody going on the WM plan. We are all in this together, and with the members. I know so much more about the purposes of the phases, and how to better serve the members!
Here is my recipe from the buffet On Saturday, as requested.
By the way, it was almost fun, except we were kid of---Uhm...at work. Next time--the Pizza Grill AFTER the meeting. Maybe the next staff meeting.
Warning, I am a dump throw kind of cook. For me, what i have on hand usually determines what goes into a recipe, more so than a piece of paper that will make me inevitable have to run to the store for just one thing. The main piece of information you will want is my method for more evenly distributing and combining the ingredients--warming the nut butter and the honey. Also, it would be more nutritional if it was not toasted. Any time oil is heated, it WILL go rancid. (free-radicals) If I did not know this would be eaten in about one sitting at my house, right after it is cooled, i would keep it raw, and store it in the fridge. Okay, enough about nutrition.
Oh yeah, You can make it Peanut and Nutmeg Granola, instead of Almond and Vanilla. Then you don't have to destroy your food processor bowl with almonds. If you do, Then grind raw almonds to a powder i8n your processor. Use earplugs it will be deafening for the first few minutes! Slowly drizzle Almond oil and safflower oil ( raw) into the drip top of the processor as it is running, until it reaches thick soupy consistency. I store it in the fridge, which firms it up a little more. Or buy natural PB at the store. Be sure to heat the nutmeg (1/8th tsp) otherwise it will stay bitter.
Read the back of a 2lb container of old fashioned rolled oats to see the amount of servings in the container. Count out 12 almonds per serving, and run through a nut chopper on the course setting. Spray oil a large soup kettle, and pour in the oats, then the chopped almonds, and stir a little just to evenly distribute and combine.
In an oiled glass bowl, add 1 cup of almond butter, 1/2 cup of honey and heat in the microwave until it is just warm enough to be the consistency of pancake batter--try not to let it get hot (Heat ruins nutritional value in otherwise good fats.) to that mix, quickly add one TBSP pure vanilla extract, and 1/2 cup of walnut oil (excellent source of omega 3!!!) stir quickly, but not long
Tip: use a spray oiled large glass measuring cup.put tie one cup of nut butter in first, then measure 1/2 cup honey on top of that--the nut butter will hold it up! Then when it is warmed and mixed, add the oil on top of that--the mix will hold it up...then the vanilla and quickly stir...
I hate doing more dishes than necessary!
Then add to the oats and chopped almond mix, dropping by spoonfuls and stirring as you go. Work quickly, as the almond butter and honey will naturally become as stiff as taffy as it cools. (That is why this one can bee just as good raw. If baking, spay a large sheet pan (i sue the bottom of my broiler pan) with spray oil, and bake a t 350, stirring as soon at the top begins to brown, this could take up to a half hour--but don't leave the kitchen--ya gotta keep your eye on it.
When it is cooled,it is excellent for cereal with milk, or snacking. Store unused portions in an airtight container or zip bag--and refrigerate to slow the rancidity of the goods oils.
Hope that was not too hard to follow. I think it about 1 or 1/2 cup would be 1 carb exchange, and 1 meal sized protein exchange.
Best to everybody going on the WM plan. We are all in this together, and with the members. I know so much more about the purposes of the phases, and how to better serve the members!
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