Melody Foods & Recipes
Buckwheat Pancakes

2 ea Egg whites or 1/4 cup

–cholesterol-free egg prod.
1/2 c Buckwheat flour

1/2 c Whole wheat flour

1 c Skim milk

1 tb Sugar

2 tb Vegetable oil

3 ts Baking powder

1/2 ts Salt

1/4 c Wheat germ or wheat

-bran Beat egg whites with hand beater in medium bowl until foamy.
Beat in remaining ingredients except wheat germ just until smooth.
Spray griddle or 10-inch skillet with nonstick cooking spray.
heat griddle over medium heat or to 375?.
For each pancake, pour about 3 tablespoons batter onto hot griddle.
Cook pancakes until puffed and dry around edges.
Sprinkle each pancake with about 1 teaspoon wheat germ.
Turn and cook other sides until golden brown.

Apple-Orange Spice Muffins

3/4 c Flour

1 1/2 ts Baking powder

1/2 ts Cinnamon

1/4 ts Baking soda

1 Dash Salt, nutmeg, & cloves

1/3 c Instant nonfat dry milk powd

2 tb Plus 2 tsp.
margarine

1 tb Plus 1 tsp.
Fimrly packed

1 Brown sugar

1 Large egg, separated

2 Sm.
pared, grated applies

2 tb Raisins

1 tb Plus 1 tsp.
frz.
concen.

Apple juice (no sugar added) 1 Grated orange peel

1 Dash cream of tartar

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Into small bowl sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cloves; stir in milk powder and set aside.
In mixing bowl cream margarine with sugar; add egg yolk and, using electric mixer on medium speed, beat until thick and creamy.
Add apples, raisins, juice, and orange peel and stir to combine; add flour mixture and beat until well blended.
In separate bowl, using clean beaters and mixer on high speed, beat egg white with cream of tartar until stiff but not dry; fold into batter.
Spray eight 2 1/2 inch diameter nonstick muffin pan cups with nonstick cooking spray; spoon 1/8 of batter into each sprayed cup (each will be about 2/3 full) and partially fill remaining cups with water (this will prevent pan from burning and/or warping).
Bake 20 to 25 minutes (until cake tester, inserted in center, comes out clean).
Remove pan from oven and carefully drain off water (remember, it will be boiling hot); remove muffins to wire rack and let cool.
Makes 4 servings of 2 MUFFINS EACH!

Blue Corn Sopapillas

1 c AM Blue Cornmeal

1 c AM Whole Wheat Flour

1 tb Dry yeast

2 ts Non-alum baking powder

1 ts Sea salt (optional)

1 tb Butter; softened

1 c Milk

1 Egg; slightly beaten

1 ts Honey

Mix dry ingredients.
Cut or mash butter into dry ingredients thoroughly.
Stir liquids until honey dissolves.
Combine mixtures. Stir gently but completely.
Let rise 1 hour.
If dough is still sticky, lightly stir in 2 to 4 tablespoons unbleached flour.
Divide dough in 3 parts.
Lightly knead each part in unbleached flour.
Roll dough thin, 1/8 inch thick.
Cut into squares or pie shapes.
Heat oil to 375 F.
Drop into hot oil.
Cook until golden on one side; turn once; cook till golden.
Source: Arrowhead Mills “Something Sweet” tri-fold Reprinted by permission of Arrowhead Mills, Inc. Electronic format courtesy of: Karen Mintzias

Bake-And-Take Peach Coffeecake

4 cups flour

2 cups sugar

2 large eggs

4 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 cup butter or margarine

4 Tablespoons milk or cream

3 pounds sliced peaches

TOPPING: 1 1/2 cups flour

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1 cup sugar

Mix together flour, sugar, eggs, baking powder, butter and milk with hands to make a smooth dough.
If dough does not stick together, add 1-3 tablespoons more milk.
Put three quarters of the dough mixture into a greased 12×18 inch edged cookie sheet or jelly roll pan.
Roll with rolling pin or press with hands to cover entire pan including edges.
Cover dough with peaches and sprinkle with a little sugar.

To make topping, combine flour, butter and sugar into a crumb mixture.
Sprinkle over dough.
Roll rest of dough into strips and cover peaches with a lattice top.
(I have put the crumbs on the peaches and also the strips over the peaches and then the crumbs.
I also added a little almond flavoring to the peaches.) Bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes.

Brown and White Rice Bread

1 ts Sugar

1 tb Yeast (1 envelope)

1/4 c Warm water

1 1/2 c Brown rice flour

1 1/2 c White rice flour

1 ts Salt

1 tb Xanthan gum (2 tb Certo?)

2/3 c Skim milk powder

1 1/4 c Warm water

1/4 c Margarine

3 Eggs

Note: General Hints on a previous page says 1 tsp Certo or 1/2 tsp xanthan gum can be used as a binding agent in baked recipes Dissolve sugar in warm water.
Sprinkle yeast over water.
Stir briefly.
Let sit for 10 minutes until foamy on top.
Mix dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
Melt margarine in 1 1/4 cup warm water.
Add this mixture to the softened yeast and in turn add this to the dry ingredients.
Beat well.
Add 3 eggs and beat well for 2 minutes.
Cover.
Let rise until double (1 1/2 hours).
Beat again for 3 minutes.
Pour into 9 x 5 inch greased loaf pan.
Let rise until dough reaches the top of the pan.
Bake at 400 F for 15 minutes, cover with foil if top is getting too brown.
Continue baking for about 45 minutes longer.
Remove from pan and leave unwrapped just until cool.
1/2 slice - 1 starch choice, no further nutrition information given

Source: A Guide for the Diabetic Celiac, 1990 ISBN 0-921026-02-1 Canadian Celiac Assoc.
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Christmas Stollen From Brigitte Sealing

1 1/8 lb Flour

7 oz Sugar

1 pn Salt

1 ts Vanilla

1 ts Lemon juice

4 tb Rum

1 pn Cardomom (generous)

1 pn Mace (generous)

2 Eggs

4 1/2 oz Butter

4 1/2 oz Currants well drained

9 oz Sultanas

9 oz Almonds, finely chopped

3 1/2 oz Candied lemon peel

1 3/4 oz Butter for brushing

2 tb Powdered sugar for dusting

1 3/4 oz Beef drippings

9 oz Cottage cheese, well drained

Mix and sieve together the flour and baking powder onto a pastry board or cool slab.
Make a well in the center and pour in the sugar, vanilla, rum, lemon juice, and the eggs.
Draw in some flour from the sides of the well to mix with these and form a thick paste.
Add the cold butter, cut into small pieces, the finely chopped beef drippings, cottage cheese, currants, sultanas, nuts and candied peel.
Cover the fruits with more of the flour, and then starting from the middle, work all of it together quickly with your hands into a firm, smooth paste.
If it should stick, add a little more flour.
Form the mix into a long, oval shape, and then fold it over lengthwise to give it the traditional “stollen” shape.
Line a baking dish with greased waxed paper and place stollen on this. Preheat the oven for 5 minutes at 500F.
Then bake at a moderately hot over (375F) for 50-60 minutes.
As soon as the stollen comes out of the oven, brush with melted butter and dust thickly with powdered sugar.

Banana Curry Muffins

2 c Flour

2 ts Baking powder

1 1/2 c Bran

2 oz Butter

1 c Milk

1 ts Curry powder

1 tb Treacle OR

1 tb Golden syrup

3/4 c Mashed bananas

3 tb Sweet condensed milk

1/2 ts Baking soda

Preheat oven to 350oF, prepare pans.
Sift flour & baking powder, stir in bran & make a well in the centre.
Melt the butter, curry pdr, treacle & condensed milk together.
Dissolve the soda in the milk & pour into the dry ingredients with the butter mixture & the bananas.
Stir until just combined.
Spoon into pans & bake for 15-20 mins or until well risen & golden.
Makes 16-18 muffins.
Microwave Instructions: Place paper muffin cases into a microwave-proof muffin tray.
Just over half fill each case.
Place on a microwave-proof rack & cook on high power for 2 1/2 to 3 mins or until no wet spots are visible.
Repeat with remaining mixture.
For microwave ovens without a rotating turntable, give tray a quarter turn halfway through cooking.

Freezer Bread Sticks

3 To 3-1/2 cups all purpose

-flour 1 1/2 ts Slt

1/4 ts Sugar

2 pk Active dry yest

1 tb Margarine, softened

1 1/4 c Very warm water (120 - 130)

1 Egg white, beaten

1 tb Cold water

Toasted sesame seed or -poppy seed In a large bowl thouroughly mix 1 cup flour, salt, sugar and undissolved yeast.
Add margarine. Gradually add tap water to dry ingredients and beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally.
Add 1/2 cup flour.
Beat at high speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
Stir in enough additional flour to make a soft dough. Turn out onto well floured board.
Divide dough into 16 equal pieces.
Roll each piece of dough into a rope, 18 inches long.
Cut each rope into three 6-inch ropes.
Place on greased baking sheets, rolling to grease all sides of dough.
Cover with plastic wrap. Freeze until firm.
Transfer to plastic bags.
Freeze up to 4 weeks. Remove from freezer, place on ungreased baking sheets.
Cover; let stand at room temperature until fully thawed, about 30 minutes.
Let rise in warm place, free from draft, until doubled in bulk, about 15 minutes.
Brush with combined egg white and cold water, sprinkle with seeds.
Bake at 375 20 to 25 minutes, or util done.
Remove from baking sheets and cool on wire racks.
From: Fleischmann’s Bake it Easy Yeast Book Shared By: Pat Stockett

Breakfast Bars

1 1/2 c Flour

1 ts Baking soda

1 ts Cinnamon, ground

1/4 ts Nutmeg, ground

1/2 c Dried fruit bits

1 Eggs

3/4 c Sugar

1 c Applesauce

1/2 c Water

1 tb Buttermilk powder

2 c Cheerios

Preheat oven to 350.
Spray 13×9″ baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir in dried fruit.
Beat egg and sugar on high speed 1 minute. Stir in applesauce.
Alternately beat in flour and buttermilk.
Stir in 1-1/2 cups of cereal.
Pour batter into pan.
Sprinkle top with remaining cereal.
Bake 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool on wire rack.
Nutrition per serving: 119 cal.
2 g protein; 1 g fat; 26 g carbohydrate; 96 mg sodium; 14 mg cholesterol.
Great for anyone who is rushed in the mornings. Posted on “Randa’s Recipes” board on MEDICO, Houston TX MM by Sylvia Steiger, GEnie THE.STEIGERS, CI$ 71511,2253, GT Cookbook echo moderator at net/node 004/005

Buckwheat Oat Bread

Ingredients
3/4 cup water
1 tablespoon applesauce
1 1/2 tablespoon barley malt syrup
1/4 teaspoon lecithin
1 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
1/3 cup oat flour
1/3 cup rolled oats
1/3 cup buckwheat flour
2 tablespoon whey
2 tablespoon gluten flour
1 1/2 tablespoon oat bran
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon yeast
Directions:

Follow the directions for your bread machine or standard manual breadmaking recipe.