Cassie's Honey Whole Wheat Bread

Ingredients:

4 C hot water

4 eggs

10-12 c flour (depending on humidity)

1/4 to 1/2 wheat gluten (dough enhancer)

2 TB yeast

2/3 c honey (or 1 TB stevia powder)

2/3 c oil ( I use olive oil)

1 TB salt (more or less)

Yield- 4 Loaves

(note- this recipe has directions for a blendtec mixer)

In mixer bowl with the thin mixing attachment (not the wisk, not the kneading attachment) add 4 c hot water. Add yeast, dough enhancer, 4 eggs, about a tablespoon (give or take) of salt, 2/3 c oil (i use olive oil), 2/3 c honey ( I used 1 TB stevia).

Mix on medium, so it blends well. Then add 4 cups flour, 1 cup or less at a time.

Let sit for 10-20 minutes, or until it has risen and is bubbly. Remove the thin mixing attachment, replace with kneading arms and kneading attachment if you have one.

Gradually add 1 cup of flour until the dough is pulling away from the sides, (usually about 5 or 6 cups) and the sides of the bowl are beginning to look clean. It is better to have stick dough than too much flour (it will be tough). when the dough is pulling away from the side, push the "auto knead" button. After it is done kneading, put on a surface with a little oil, and roll out your loaves. This recipe makes 4 loaves. I usually use PAM with olive oil spray, it seems to work well. Roll dough up and shape into loaves, put in warm over (i usually turn the oven on like 170 before i start making bread, then turn it off so it has cooled down once the bread is ready to rise). let rise until doubled in size, usually about an hour. then turn the oven on to 350* (you can leave the bread in while the oven heats up), and bake for 40-45 minutes. when you tap on the top of the bread with a butter knife or spoon, it should sound hollow. Immediately remove from pans and cool.

Great Harvest Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Great Harvest Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

You can use 1 and 1/3 cups of brown sugar instead of 2 cups and it is still WONDERFUL - they don't get as thin and spread out - but still taste GREAT! Great way to use your whole wheat flour!

2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups brown sugar, packed
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups rolled oats
2 eggs
2 tablespoons molasses
1 tablespoon milk
1 (12 ounce) pkg semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

Beat together brown sugar and butter until well combined. Add oats, eggs, molasses, and milk; beat well. Add dry ingredients to beaten mixture; beat until blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Using a 1/4 cup measuring cup, scoop dough and drop about 3 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 12 to 13 minutes, until just starting to brown around the outside. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets. Remove and cool on racks.

Makes 24 giant cookies
Adapted from source: Great Harvest Bread Company

Note: If you want to make these more like an oatmeal cookie, you could leave out the chocolate chips and maybe add some raisins

Sa-Wheat Sloppy Joes

Sa-Wheat Sloppy Joes

1 lb. ground beef 2 c. cooked wheat berries

1 can tomato soup 1 jar (12 oz) chili sauce

Brown ground beef; drain fat. Stir in wheat, undiluted soup, and chili sauce. Stir on toasted hamburger buns and with melted cheese.

Bulgur Beef Casserole

Bulgur Beef Casserole

1 lb. ground beef 1 clove garlic, crushed

1 c. basic bulgur 1 T. parsley flakes

1 lg. onion, diced 1 t. celery flakes

2 cans tomato soup salt & pepper to taste

½ c. ketchup grated cheese

Saute meat and seasonings with onion. Combine bulgur with meat mixture, soup & ketchup. Pour into casserole. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 min.

Harvest Chili

Harvest Chili

1 c. hard red wheat 2 ½ c. water

1 lb. ground beef 1 med. Onion, chopped

1 med. Green pepper, chopped 1 c. celery, chopped

1 (15 oz) cans diced tomatoes 1 (10 oz) hot & spicy tomato drink

2 (4 oz) cans mushrooms 2 T. chili sauce

1 pkg chili seasoning 1/3 c. soy sauce

¼ c. dried parsley flakes 3 medium carrots, coarsely chopped

Place wheat in microwave dish with 2 1//2 c. water. Microwave on high 40 minutes, then drain. Brown hamburger, green pepper and onion. Add to all other ingredients in large soup pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 2-2 ½ hours, stirring occasionally. Garnish with red, yellow and green pepper rings & shredded Parmesan cheese.

Chicken and Tomato Salad

Chicken and Tomato Salad

1 c. bulgur 1 c. diced tomatoes

2 c. chicken, diced 3 T. fresh basil, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced 1 T. fresh mint, chopped

1/3 c. olive oil 3 T. red wine vinegar

Salt & Pepper to taste

Cook the bulgur in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, 20-25 minutes. Drain & set aside to cool. In a large bowl, combine the cooled bulgur, tomatoes, chicken, basil, mint & garlic. Lightly toss, then add oil, vinegar, and salt and pepper. Sprinkle with parsley.

Leighann's Whole Wheat and Flax Bread

Perfect, Healthy Homemade WHEAT Bread!

This bread is SO easy, it's hard to find an excuse NOT to make your own bread! (And it's a hit with the family as well!) Thanks to Marie Johnson for the recipe (she created it and has perfected it over the years)!

5 cups hot tap water
½ cup honey
3 TBSP. Lemon Juice
½ cup vital wheat gluten
1 cup ground flax seed
10-11 cups whole wheat flour
2 ½ TBSP SAF Instant yeast
¼ cup oil
1 TBSP. Salt

Mixer with a dough hook

Pour hot tap water into mixer bowl. Add honey, lemon juice, gluten, flax seed and 4 cups flour. Mix until flour is wet. Add yeast and mix for 15 seconds on low. Add oil and salt. Turn mixer to low and add flour until dough forms a ball and starts to clean the sides of the bowl (it will still look a bit sticky). Mix on Medium speed for 6 minutes until dough is smooth and elastic.

Turn dough onto oiled surface. With oiled hands, form dough into 4 or 5 loaves. Put loaves into greased pans and place in oven for 30-40 minutes to rise until double. Leaving bread in oven turn oven to 350° and bake for 35 minutes. Bread is done when top crust is browned and loaf has a hollow sound when “thumped.”