Anne Livingston | Anne the Nomad

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BREAKFAST COOKIES

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(from Against All Grain)

 

Ingredients:

1 cup mashed bananas (about 2)
½ c unsweetened applesauce
2 T butter or butter substitute
3-4 dates, pitted
1/3 c coconut flour
2 t cinnamon
1 t vanilla
1 t baking soda
1 ½ t lemon juice
½ c unsweetened coconut
2 T chopped dried apricots (optional)
2 T dried currants (optional)
2 T raisins

 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350.  Place the bananas, applesauce, butter, and dates in food processor and puree until smooth.  Add coconut flour, cinnamon, vanilla, baking soda, and lemon juice; pulse to combine.  Add the remaining ingredients and pulse twice to blend. Spoon golf ball size balls of dough onto a parchment lined baking sheet.  Flatten and bake for 18-20 minutes.  You can also press into a greased 8×8 pan and bake for 17 minutes then cut into bars.

VANILLA-ALMOND GRANOLA

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From Against All Grain

Ingredients:

1 c raw almonds
1 c raw walnuts
½ raw pecan halves
½ raw cashews
¼ c raw sunflower seeds
¾ t salt
¾ c melted honey or maple syrup
2 T coconut oil, melted
1 ½ t vanilla extract
1 T cinnamon
½ c shredded, unsweetened coconut
½ c raisins

 

Directions:

Preheat your oven to the lowest setting.  Put all nuts and seeds in a food processor and pulse until the size of oats.  Add honey, coconut oil, vanilla, cinnamon and salt.  Pulse until combined.  Pour the mixture into a bowl, add the coconut and stir with a spoon.  Pour the granola on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, spreading evenly.  Cook in oven for about 12 hours, stirring occasionally.  Stir in raisins and let cool completely before storing.

MAPLE SAGE SAUSAGE W/ APPLES

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From Against All Grain

Ingredients:

1 lb ground pork
2 t sage (fresh if you have it or dried, cut back to 1 t if dried)
2 t maple syrup
¾ t salt
¼ t black pepper
¼ t nutmeg
1/8 t crushed red pepper
1/8 marjoram (can omit if you don’t have it)
2 apples, cored, peeled, and sliced
½ t cinnamon

 

Directions:

Heat skillet over medium-high heat.  Place the pork, sage, maple syrup, salt, pepper, nutmeg, red pepper, and marjoram in a bowl and combine well.  Form the mixture into 8 patties.  Fry the sausage patties in the skillet until cooked through, about 2-3 minutes preside.  Remove the patties and drain on a plate lined with a paper towel.  Sauté the apples and cinnamon in the same skillet for 8 minutes or until tender.  Return the sausage to the skillet and reheat for 2 minutes.