• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

One Vibrant Mama

  • Home
  • Blog
  • SHOP
    • Real Food Done-For-You Menus
    • Back to Basics
    • Real Food Storage
  • Recipe Index
  • New? Start Here!
    • What are Traditional Foods?
    • Article Index
    • Feeding Children
    • Snacks and Lunches
  • About
    • Meet KerryAnn
    • Contact KerryAnn
    • Disclaimer
    • Privacy Notice
    • Terms and Conditions
You are here: Home / Archives for grains

grains

Strategies for Hidden Veggies III- Waffles

January 18, 2011 by KerryAnn 6 Comments

In the first two posts in this series, we examined how to replace flour in a baked good recipe with a vegetable.  This time we’ll learn how to replace a liquid with a puree while still soaking the flours in order to make the baked good traditional foods.

In the same vein as the books that promote purees, many baked goods can have some mashed banana, applesauce, sweet potato, pumpkin, butternut squash or the like added to the recipe in place of the water or milk.  The problem with many of these recipes is that the vegetable or fruit takes the place of the milk or water, and it’s then difficult to convert that recipe to being soaked.  To overcome that problem, I carefully choose recipes that call for enough liquid to work with.  I then soak the flour with the minimum amount of liquid needed to get it wet and add the rest that the recipe calls for in fruit or vegetables.  This is made much easier if you are baking gluten-free goodies, since most of the recipes call for at least a small amount of starch.  Since starches do not need to be soaked, this frees up extra liquid in the recipe to convert to a vegetable or fruit and still have the finished product turn out with the correct texture.  Since starch makes waffles crispy, this is the perfect recipe for conversion.

I use this strategy most often when there’s just a little applesauce left in the bottom of the jar, or there’s one lone banana that needs to be used.

I tip my hat to Sue Gregg, whose cookbook is the first place I heard about grinding grain in the blender with liquid so you don’t have to have a grain mill to have the benefits of freshly-ground flour.  I used her method to make pancakes for a long time until I could afford a grain mill.

[Read more…] about Strategies for Hidden Veggies III- Waffles

Filed Under: Blender Batters, Breakfast, Casein-Free, Gluten-Free, Grains, Hidden Veggie Strategies, Hidden Veggies, Menu Mailer, Nut-Free, Recipes, Soy-Free, Vegetables Tagged With: baking, blender, blender batter, dessert, eggs, grain mill, grains, hidden veggies, kids, maple syrup, pumpkin, rice, stevia, sweetener, waffles

Chicken Mole

January 19, 2011 by KerryAnn Leave a Comment

This recipe was requested over on the CTF Facebook page. If you use Facebook, come over over and join us.  I post daily reminders about thawing meats, soaking grains and planning your meals.  It’s great if you’re in a meal-cooking rut or need some inspiration, because many folks post what they’re fixing for meals and snacks, too.  I mentioned testing a chicken mole recipe and someone asked me to post it.

Chicken Mole
From the Menu Mailer
[Read more…] about Chicken Mole

Filed Under: Casein-Free, Chicken, Egg-Free, Elder Care, Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Lunch, Main Dish, Menu Mailer, Nut-Free, Recipes, Soy-Free Tagged With: beans, breakfast, butter, chicken, cinnamon, dessert, family, garlic, grains, meats, Menu Mailer, soup

Gluten-Free Soft Oatmeal Bread

November 15, 2018 by KerryAnn Leave a Comment

Recently, I’ve been adding more carbs to my diet, as carbs help me stay warm.  As a result, I’ve been experimenting with baking with grains.  After not being able to eat grains for several years, being able to return to grains has really opened up my options.

I discovered a wonderful gluten-free flour mix called Better Batter.  It is the best textured gluten-free baked goods I’ve ever had!  Breads stay soft and flexible after baking.  No more cardboard!

You’ll see me using Better Batter in more recipes going forward on the blog.  I now order it twenty pounds at a time and it our main flour for baking.

This is a hearty bread, more hearty than my sandwich bread (which I will be posting soon) and it will hold up to heavy toppings while still being sliced rather thin, especially if the bread is two or three days old.

As this bread ages, the texture becomes better. I like to cook it the day before and allow it to sit on the counter, sealed in a plastic bag to have it ready to eat the next day.

The other benefit of this bread is that it doesn’t require a second rise, so you mix, shape, rise and bake.  It only takes about fifteen minutes of hands-on time to get loaves into the oven.

This recipe does require a stand mixer to handle the batter.  And because you beat the batter on high, I recommend you use a 6-quart mixer to avoid batter flying everywhere.

 

Gluten-Free Soft Oatmeal Bread

Supplies:
6-quart or larger stand mixer
2-quart or larger saucepan
Two 8×4 one pound loaf pans- Norpro or USA Pan
rubber spatula
Cooking spray
plastic wrap
sharp knife or lame
Cooling rack
Serrated knife or electric knife
airtight bread container

Ingredients:
2 cups left-over cooked rolled oats or quick oats – use only certified GF oats!!
1/4 cups apple cider vinegar
6 Tbs butter, coconut oil or dairy-free margarine
1 cup water
3/4 cup milk or dairy-free milk alternative (or use more water)
3 Tbs sugar or rapadura
1 Tbs salt
2 packages active dry yeast (or 4 teaspoons bulk yeast)
475g to 570g (5-6 cups) Better Batter Gluten Free Flour (20 ounces, 5 pound or 20 pound sizes available)

 

Grease two 8×4 loaf pans and set aside.

In the bowl of a 6-quart or larger stand mixer, combine the left-over oatmeal and the apple cider vinegar. Set aside.

in a 2-quart or larger saucepan, melt the butter. Add the water, milk, sugar and salt. Place over medium heat and heat until the mixture reaches 110 degrees. Remove from the heat.

Whisk in the yeast. Allow to sit for 5-10 minutes, until the yeast becomes foamy. Pour the milk and yeast mixture into the mixer. Turn the mixer on low and slowly add 475 grams of the Better Batter flour mix. Cover the mixer, turn to high and allow to beat for 4 minutes.

Uncover the mixer and turn it to low. The dough should look like chocolate chip cookie dough minus the chocolate chips. If it does not have that texture, leave the mixer on low and add one tablespoon of the remaining 95 grams of flour mix at a time until it does look like cooking dough. Turn the mixer back on high and run 30 more seconds to ensure all of the flour mixture is incorporated.

Transfer the mixture to your greased loaf pans, using a gram scale to divide it evenly between the two pans.

Push the dough into the corners and flatten the top of the batter. With a thin, oiled spatula or wet fingers, pull the top edges of the batter towards the center of the loaf to form a rounded edge, then smooth the top of the loaf. With a sharp knife, slash the top of the loaf into four diagonal cuts.

Spray a piece of plastic wrap with cooking spray, and place over the two loaf pans. Allow to sit for 30 minutes to one hour, until the top of the bread is even with or slightly higher than the top edge of the loaf pan.

Place into a 375 degree oven and bake for 50-60 minutes, until golden brown.

Remove from oven and allow to sit, undisturbed in the bread pans, for ten minutes. Then turn the loaves out onto a cooling rack and place on their sides until completely cool.

Once completely cool, you can slice the bread. Slice with a serrated knife. An electric knife is perfect for this.

Store in an airtight container or zip top bag. If you wish to freeze this bread, slice it then wrap individual or paired slices in plastic wrap. Freeze in a rigid freezer container for up to one month.

Filed Under: Better Batter, Breads, Casein-Free, Egg-Free, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Recipes, Soy-Free Tagged With: baking, better batter, bread, breakfast, dairy-free, egg-free, Gluten Free, grains, nut-free, soy-free

Traditional Foods in a Small Kitchen

December 10, 2010 by KerryAnn Leave a Comment

Over the next few weeks, we’re transferring all of the articles on the website and my personal blog articles on food and health over to the CTF blog.  I hope you enjoy this week’s article.  This particular article was written before we moved to our current house.  When we moved, our first priority was finding a BIG kitchen!

—–

I’ve been asked a lot recently about how to do traditional foods in limited space.  Most people are surprised to find out that my house has a very small kitchen.  My kitchen is actually the smallest room in the house, smaller than even the bathrooms.  Our house was built in 1935 without indoor plumbing.  The kitchen was located in the largest room on the bottom floor.  When the house was remodeled 25 years ago, the family who remodeled it ate out 2 or more meals a day so the kitchen was a very low priority.  I have very little counter and cabinet space.  Instead of having bottom cabinets, I have a dishwasher and a trash compactor by the sink.  That only leaves three bottom cabinets, two of which are too deep to store many things in easily.

[Read more…] about Traditional Foods in a Small Kitchen

Filed Under: Home Matters, Inside Organization Tagged With: baking, blender, breakfast, bulk buys, dessert, family, food, grains, laundry, Menu Mailer, toaster oven

Good, Better, Best- Choosing Grains

February 18, 2011 by KerryAnn Leave a Comment

As I stated with my last post on this subject, I fully recognize that some of you have very tight budgets or only have access to mega-marts due to your locations.  Others will have the funds and availability to choose the best of the best.  Either way, this post isn’t to condemn someone who can’t pick the best of every option, it is to help you make the best decision you can with what you have, where you are.

For the beginning of this series, we will look at your choices in purchasing grains.  We will not get into gluten vs gluten-free, whether or not you should eat grains, and the like.  If you are currently buying grains, this is to help you decide what is the best option for your budget.  This posting is my opinion, and after research, you might come to a different conclusion.  If you do, please comment and share what you found and your reasoning.  I’m always open to changing my opinion and updating this post if new or different information comes along.

 The Choices

Best– [Read more…] about Good, Better, Best- Choosing Grains

Filed Under: Frugality, Good, Better, Best, Grains Tagged With: blender, blender batter, Bob Red Mill, budget, conventional, dirty dozen, food, fruits, grain mill, grains, organic, power outage, rice, sorghum, wheat

Good, Better, Best: When and How to Choose Organic on a Budget

April 8, 2011 by KerryAnn 6 Comments

I’ve had a lot of questions come in based off of the beginnings of the Good, Better, Best series.  Lots of people are asking how I apply what I am writing, and how I make my own choices, since I haven’t been very explicit in telling you where my own lines are.  So I decided to give a quick write-up on where our lines are, and then pick back up on the series. Here’s what I do for my household. They are in order of importance

Fats

Animal fats are critical to buy organic, pastured and grass-fed, as fats are where toxins are stored. Animals raised without chemicals and on their natural diet will have the lowest levels of toxins. For vegetable based fats, like olive and coconut oil, I decide based on price. I buy [Read more…] about Good, Better, Best: When and How to Choose Organic on a Budget

Filed Under: Fats, Frugality, Good, Better, Best, Grains, Meats, Sweeteners Tagged With: beans, budget, conventional meats, corn, dairy, dirty dozen, frugality, fruits, GMO, grains, HFCS, homogenized, meats, milk, pasteurized, pastured meats, soft drinks, spices, vegetables

Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

One Vibrant Mama Newsletter

Subscribe to the One Vibrant Mama Newsletter to get notifications of new blog posts and emails!

Follow Us on Social Media

Meet KerryAnn

I'm KerryAnn Foster, a crazy vibrant Jesus Freak with a heart full of hope. I'm not afraid to love on the least of these or get my hands dirty. This blog is my journey from ineffective, uptight, obese wallflower to a woman on fire for God and living the most vibrant, passionate life possible!

I live in the mountains of Western North Carolina with my husband, Jeff, and our two teens. I blog about self-confidence, health and home, homeschooling and living a vibrant, wide-open Jesus-centered lifestyle. I have over seventeen years of real food, natural lifestyle and health experience. We have homeschooled our children since birth and both Jeff and I run home-based businesses. We're crazy, we know it, and we love every second of it!

Read about my journey to health through celiac disease, PCOS, food allergies, obesity, adrenal fatigue and heavy metals.

Instagram has returned invalid data.

Follow One Vibrant Mama on Instagram!

Recent Posts

  • Homeschool for College Credit
  • Homeschool Class Plans – The Ultimate Guide!
  • Homeschool a Distracted Child, No Matter Their Age!
  • How to Create a Homeschool Syllabus for Your High Schooler
  • Keeping A Homeschool Bullet Journal

Ads




Ads


Ads


Archive

Footer

Disclaimer

We make a good faith effort to keep up-to-date on the allergen content status of products. However, product formulations change frequently. Always check product labels for the most recent ingredient information and call the company if you have any questions as to the gluten content of a product.

Statements on this website have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Products and/or information are not intended to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent any disease. Readers are advised to do their own research and make decisions in partnership with your health care provider. If you are pregnant, nursing, have a medical condition or are taking any medication, please consult your physician. Nothing you read here should be relied upon to determine dietary changes, a medical diagnosis or courses of treatment.

View Our Disclaimers, Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy for more information.

About

The information contained on Intentionally Domestic is meant for educational and informational purposes only. We are neither doctors nor dietitians. We do not dispense advice on curing or treating any health ailment or disease. Please consult your health care provider before following any information on this site.

  • Grain-Free
  • Gluten-Free
  • Casein-Free
  • Egg-Free
  • Nut-Free
  • Soy-Free

Copyright © 2022 · Wellness Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Got it! Maybe Later Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT
Subscribe to the One Vibrant Mama Newsletter

Introduce yourself and your program
Your information will *never* be shared or sold to a 3rd party.