Beanland Banana Nut Muffins - healthy

(from Beanland blog)

Preheat oven to 375 F.

Combine in a bowl:
2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoonbaking soda
1 Tablespoon cinnamon

Combine in the vitamix (or any blender) until soupy:
2 Tablespoon flaxseed meal (ground flax seed)
3 Tablespoons water
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 ripe bananas
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Pour wet into dry, and mix just until combined. This is when the rising starts, so make sure you don’t mix out the bubbles. Be gentle when you spoon into 12 muffin cups (greased or papered).

Top each muffin with two or three crumbled pecans and some brown sugar. Put them in the oven immediately (again, so they stay light).

Bake for 15-20 minutes until they spring back a bit when you touch the center.

Noodles with Chicken and Sauteed Vegetables

(Shanda L).

(from Recipe Brain Cramp blog)

A light and healthy dish! If you want to increase the vegetables, add 2 cups of each!



1/2 cup vegetable oil (I use olive or canola)
10 cloves garlic, finely chopped (I use 6-7)
1 (12 ounce) package uncooked whole wheat linguine pasta
1/2 cup chopped broccoli
1/2 cup shredded carrots
1/2 cup chopped cauliflower
1 pound chicken tenders, cut into bite-size pieces (2-3 chicken breasts cut in strips - or leave out the meat all together)
3 1/2 Tablespoons soy sauce
salt and pepper to taste (we leave it out entirely and it is great)

1. Heat oil in a skillet over medium-low heat. Mix in garlic. Cook and stir about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place linguine in pot and cook 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente. Drain and transfer to a large bowl. Set aside 1 Tablespoon garlic oil and toss remainder with pasta to coat. Season pasta with salt.

3. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Immerse veggies in water for about 30 seconds. Drain and set aside. Or steam or boil vegetables until done.

4. Heat reserved garlic oil in skillet over medium heat. Mix in chicken and 3 1/2 Tablespoons soy sauce. Cook until chicken juices run clear. Mix in vegetables and remaining soy sauce. Season with salt and pepper and additional soy sauce if desired. Toss with linguine and serve.

Anne's Fabulous Whole Wheat Bread

Soft 100% Whole Wheat bread.

4 cups whole wheat flour (spoon flour into the measuring cup and level it off)
2 Tablespoons wheat gluten
1/2 teaspoon dough conditioner
2 teaspoon salt (may use 1 1/2 tsp)
2 1/2 Tablespoons canola oil (if you have unsweetened applesauce, use 1 T oil, 1 1/2 T applesauce)
2 Tablespoons honey
1 3/4 cup water
1 Tablespoon yeast (scant)

Put all these, in order and without the yeast, into the bread pan of your bread machine. Put the bread pan into the machine and select “Quick Bake” “XL” “Light” and press start. Then measure the yeast into the handy yeast dispenser at the top (or add with the rest of the ingredients if you don't have a dispenser). Press Start.

Dough Conditioner

¾ cup lecithin
3 Tablespoons ascorbic acid
2 Tablespoons ginger
3 Tablespoons cornstarch

Store in air tight container at room temperature.

Cinnamon and Walnut Version
Just add a heaping tablespoon of cinnamon and a couple of handfuls of walnuts, chopped. It smells heavenly when baking.

You can also purchase dough conditioner/dough enhancer online or in cooking shops.
http://shop.honeyville.com/dough-conditioner.html?gclid=CP2i--Gm38ECFYSPMgodNWMAPQ

recipe found here