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| Breakfast and Snack Bar (with Buckwheat) |
| Written by Cassie Young | ||||||||||||||
| Saturday, January 19 2008 | ||||||||||||||
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Breakfast and Snack Bar (with Buckwheat) Date Mixture: 1/2 cup diced dried dates 1/2 cup water
Flax Mixture: 5 teaspoons ground flaxseed 1/2 cup water
Dry Ingredients: 1/2 cup quick oats 1/4 cup roasted buckwheat groats 1/4 cup whole spelt flour 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, or more if desired 1/3 cup raw pumpkin seeds 1/3 cup raw sunflower seeds 1/3 cup dried cranberries 1/3 cup diced dried apricots 1/3 cup diced dried pears 1/3 cup diced dried apples Lightly coat a 9"x9" baking pan with cooking spray or oil and set aside. Prepare Date Mixture: Add 1/2 cup water and diced dates to a small saucepan. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until dates are softened - about 5 minutes. (Mixture will be thick.) Allow to cool. Prepare Flax Mixture: Combine 1/2 cup water and 5 teaspoons ground flax. Set aside for five minutes to thicken then stir. Mix all dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl. Add flax mixture to date puree, stir well, and pour into dry ingredients. Mix to combine and press into prepared baking pan. Bake at 350 F for approximately 15 minutes. Allow to cool completely before cutting into bars. Yields 15 bars. Other variations previously posted on Veggie Meal Plans: Variations from other bloggers:
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kathryn
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| Yet again, proof of how versatile these bars are Cassie! You really have come up with a glorious base recipe. Confession - I never have any idea what to do with buckwheat. I've tried to use it a few times, but never found one recipe I liked. However, I'm sure the breakfast bars would be great. Thanks for this, I shall give it a go - although your spelt carrot muffins are still next on my list. |
Ashley
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| Yum I still have to try that first breakfast bar recipe you posted. These look great! I haven't been able to find spelt flour yet though. |
Annette Maanestjerne
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I am very pleased, with your lovely recepeies. But I just don´t know, what is Flax ? Can I replace it with anything else ? HERE I Denmark - we use other ingredients to ex. starch. But I just don´t know what this "flax" should do to this recipe. Can you tell me ? Thanks, and lots of regards, from the winter-cold in DK Annette |
VeggieGirl
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| I love buckwheat - especially in this new rendition of your fabulous breakfast bars!! yum!! |
CassieYoung
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Hello Annette, the flax I refer to in the recipe are flax seeds that I grind up in a coffee grinder. I have included it in this recipe to help bind the ingredients together. As for starch, I haven't tried it myself (assuming you mean something like cornstarch) but you could certainly give it a shot and see how it works for you. You could also skip the flax altogether and try just including the water . The bars will hold together (when I use quick oats) though I find they are not as sturdy as when the flax is included. Also, there are some recipe variations included in the links at the bottom of the recipe that you may also wish to refer to. Kathryn, I really liked the roasted buckwheat in the bars. Nice flavor and texture! I haven't tried any other buckwheat recipes yet but plan to do so this week. Hope you enjoy those muffins. I made another batch of them this past weekend. We really love them. Ashley, you could sub with a different flour if you'd like. I sometimes use whole wheat pastry and Johanna at Green Gourmet Giraffe liked using soy flour. Sophie, I love seeing how others modify and adapt the recipe. So much fun and amazing what some come up with! VeggieGirl, I'd love to know how you eat buckwheat! If you have any recipes to share, I'd love to check them out.  |
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