Blintz Pancakes

This is a nutrient dense, fairly low carb, very satisfying breakfast. This would be great for breakfast before a long day of snowmobiling or hunting. The kids love these spread with a thin layer of jam spread over them and rolled up.

1 cup white whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup (8oz.) sour cream
1 cup 4% cottage cheese
4 eggs, lightly beaten

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, and salt. Stir in the sour cream, cottage cheese and eggs until blended.

Pour batter by 1/4 cupfull onto greased hot griddle. Turn when bubbles form on top.

I have been known to serve this for a quick dinner in desperate situations!!!

This recipe is adapted from a Taste of Home recipe.

Spaetzle (german dumpling noodles)

2 1/2 cups flour (I use half white whole wheat and half all-purpose)
1/4 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup butter

Beat eggs lightly, add milk and water. Place flour and salt in a bowl and gradually add the egg mixture. It will be pretty gluey and sticky.

Bring 3-4 quarts of salted water to a rolling boil. Squeeze dough through spaetzle maker into the boiling water. Cook til spaetzle floats, about 1 minute, stirring to keep from sticking together. Strain and remove excess water by placing on paper towel.
Toss with melted butter.

I actually just squeeze the spaetzle dough all in there and when its all in I drain it and add butter. And it's just fine. I don't remove it after a minute or stir much or put it on paper towel, so you would need to decide how much you want to fuss.

Best Banana Bread

2 cups white whole wheat flour (or regular flour)
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup rapadura
3/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup chopped walnuts
3 large ripe bananas, mashed well
1/4 cup plain yogurt
2 large eggs
6 Tbsp. butter, melted and cooled
1 tsp. vanilla

Combine the first 5 ingredients. Set aside. Mix mashed bananas, yogurt, eggs, butter and vanilla. Lightly fold banana mixture into dry ingredients until combined and batter looks thick. Pour into greased pan. Bake for 55 minutes in 350 F oven.

I actually put the peeled, whole bananas in the stand mixer and mashed them in there and added the rest. Then added the flour mixture. I just made sure I only ran in to just combine, as to not overmix it.

Homemade Crackers

I use the recipe on this great site:




The flour I use is Azure White Whole Wheat Flour.
Skip the soaking step if you are not comfortable with that. Just put all ingredients together and roll out. Bake them longer than you think so they are nice and crispy. Let them cool for a long time before putting them away or they will soften up in storage.


The soaking step is to remove anti-nutrients in the flour. You can read more about soaking your grains here:

Fluffy Whole Wheat Pancakes

2 cup white whole wheat flour
1 tsp. Baking soda
2 tsp. Baking powder
1/2 tsp. Salt
2 eggs, beaten
1 ¾ cup milk
1/4 c. olive oil
¼ cup vinegar

Add ingredients in order given. Don’t beat too much. Optional: beat egg whites separately and add the whites last.

The vinegar seems like a strange ingredient but you cannot taste it in the pancakes. It reacts with the baking soda to make a very fluffy pancake. Give them a try and let me know what you think.

BTW: If you have never cooked pancakes use a medium low heat and drop the batter in the pan or on the griddle. Let dough spread out, then wait til the surface gets a little dull and bubbles rise up. Its time to flip then. Don't wait too long or they loose their fluffiness and get stiff.

Coconut Flaxseed Pancakes

1 ¼ cup white whole wheat pastry flour
2 tsp. Baking powder
¼ tsp. Salt
1 Tbsp. flaxseeds, freshly ground (optional)
1 egg, beaten
1 cup milk
2 Tbsp. Coconut oil, melted


Combine dry ingredients. Beat egg in 2 cup measuring cup, add milk to measure 1 ¼ cup. Add melted coconut oil to egg mixture while whisking. Add egg mixture to dry ingredients and blend.

You can subsitute any flour I would think and you could use olive oil instead of coconut oil.

100% Whole Wheat Bread Recipe

This recipe is adapted from the www.urbanhomemaker.com site. I am not happy about using the dough enhancer, but without it it does not rise nearly as well. I will update this listing when I figure out how to improve it.

Bread Machine:

1 1/2 cups warm water
1 Tbsp honey
2 Tbps. coconut oil
3 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
1 1/2 tsp sea salt
2 tsp. dough enhancer
3 Tbsp. vital gluten
1 1/2 tsp. SAF instant yeast

1. Pour water into bread machine. Add the honey and coconut oil ( I don't melt the oil, it just melts when I add it to the warm water.)

2. Mix flour, salt, dough enhancer and gluten in a bowl. Add gently on top of water in the machine. Make a dent in the flour for the yeast.

3. Add yeast and start machine.

Whole Wheat Tortilla recipe

3 cups hard white whole wheat flour
1 cup water
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/4 cup Extra virgin olive oil

1. Combine flour, water, baking powder and salt in mixer. Stir and slowly add oil.
2. Knead together by hand.
3. Let rest 10 minutes.
4. Divide into 10 balls.
5. Roll each ball out on greased surface until very thin. Pick it up once or twice to get it even thinner.
6. Heat on dry cast iron griddle.