Whole Wheat Snickerdoodles

Kid-approved Whole Wheat Snickerdoodles

Dad and I have been after MaMa to make some Whole Wheat Snickerdoodles, and guess what, she finally did!  They were sooo good!

Ingredients for Whole Wheat Snickerdoodles:

1 c butter, room temperature
1 1/2 c + 4 Tbsp Sugar, divided
2 eggs
1 1/2 c Joseph's Grainery Soft White Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
1 1/2 c Joseph's Grainery Barley Flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp cream of tatar
1 tsp cinnamon

Directions:  Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.  Prepare a cookie sheet with cooking spray.  In the bowl of your mixer, with the paddle attachment, cream together the 1 1/2 cups sugar and butter until fluffy.  Add the eggs one at a time.

Gradually add in the flours, baking soda, salt and cream of tartar.  Slowly stir until well incorporated.  Form the dough into balls.

In a shallow and wide bowl, mix together the 4 Tbsp sugar and cinnamon.  Roll the dough balls in the cinnamon sugar mixture and then place on the cookie sheet.  Bake for 11 minutes.  Don't worry about flattening the cookies, they will do so as they bake.  Let cool on a wire rack and then enjoy!

Multigrain Pancakes with Fruit Compote

Joseph's Grainery Multigrain Pancakes smothered with a nut cream and fruit compote.

We love us some Multigrain Pancakes around here, so when MaMa's friend Michelle brought us some fruit compote and a nut cream and suggested we try them on top of pancakes made with our mix, we got pretty excited.  It was delicious!  All we did was make our Multigrain Pancakes as directed on the packaging. Michelle was kind enough to share her recipes for the compote and nut cream, so here they are...

Ingredients for Fruit Compote:

5-6 pieces of fruit (apples, pears, etc)
2 c of dried fruit (raisins, figs, peaches, etc)
2 c apple sauce
cinnamon to taste

Directions:  Cut up the fruit in big chunks and put in a sauce pan.  Add the dried fruit and apple sauce.  Bring to a boil.  Simmer until the mixture starts to break down, about 20 minutes.  Serve warm from the stove or store in fridge for 1-2 weeks.

Ingredients for Nut Cream:

3 1/2 c walnuts
1/2 c maple syrup
1/4 c water
2 Tbs cocoa powder (optional, but we like it!)

Directions:  Place walnuts in a blender with the maple syrup and water.  Blend for 2 minutes until smooth.  Try to add as little water as possible to keep it thick, unless you want it more like a sauce.  Store in fridge.  We've also been putting this on our toasted artisan bread, and oh, it's good!

Three Bear Porridge with Cracked Wheat Cereal

MaMa Bear's Porridge - She likes a lot of brown sugar.

One of my favorite stories right now is Goldilocks and The Three Bears.  I ask to have it read to me at least once a day.  DaDa thought it would be fun to serve up some Three Bear Porridge using Joseph's Grainery Cracked Wheat Cereal.  Now I see why Goldilocks ate all of  Wee Tiny Bear's porridge.  Here's the recipe that DaDa used...

Ingredients for Three Bear Porridge with Cracked Wheat Cereal:

3 c water
1 c Joseph's Grainery Cracked Wheat Cereal
pinch of salt
1/2 c milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
toppings - brown sugar and craisins...or whatever suits your fancy

Directions:  In a large pot, bring the water to a boil.  Add the cracked wheat cereal and salt, stir.  Reduce the heat to medium low and cook for about 30 minutes, making sure to stir the cereal so it doesn't stick to the pot.  Once the cereal starts to thicken, add the milk and vanilla.  Stir everything together and cook for an additional 10 minutes.  Top with brown sugar and craisins and serve.

What a way to start your day - Three Bear Porridge with Cracked Wheat Cereal

We've Stepped Out of the Kitchen...

...for the week to spend some time with the newest member of the Joseph's Grainery family!

I'd like to introduce you to my new baby Brougham.  He was born just a few days ago and weighed in at 8 lbs 15 oz.  My cousin Katie even came for a visit to meet him.  I'm adjusting to life as a big brother and we'll be back soon with more delicious whole grain recipes!

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Pancakes 

Did you receive some Joseph's Grainery Multigrain Pancake Mix for Christmas?  What?  You haven't already devoured a stack of those delicious and hearty pancakes?  Well, first we recommend you try making the pancakes as directed on the packaging, but if you've done that already and looking for a fun twist, may we recommend Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Pancakes?!

Ingredients for Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Pancakes:

1/2 c oatmeal
1 c Joseph's Grainery Multigrain Pancake Mix
2 tsp cinnamon
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 c buttermilk (need a buttermilk substitute?)
1/4 c chocolate chips

Directions:  In a large bowl mix together the dry ingredients.  In a smaller bowl, whisk together the egg, vanilla and buttermilk.  Add the buttermilk mixture to the dry ingredients and mix until the ingredients are combined.  Ladel the pancake batter onto a hot griddle, add a few (or several) chocolate chips to the batter and cook as you normally would cook pancakes.  Serve up with your favorite pancake toppings and enjoy!