Matt+Jen+Recipes=Success

Here's a look at what we've been making over the last two days....


First creation was brownies, but these aren't your typical out of the box type. The recipe calls them Black Bean Fudge Cakes- yes black beans! The recipe was created to be gluten free and satisfy a chocolate craving. I can tell you that these brownies are very good, and you can't even taste the black beans. My friends and family will be seeing this dessert at gatherings, but I don't think they'll know about the black beans.




Next up was Sprouted Brown Bread. This is a raw recipe suggested by Grandma Langton. Matt soaked wheat berries until they sprouted a half inch, put the sprouted grain in the food processor until it looked like bread dough, then placed it in Pyrex dish in the slow cooker overnight (8 hours). Matt was pleased with the results- the bread had a hard crust, but the inside was soft with a slightly sweet taste (possibly attributed the natural sugars). Will we try this again? Yes, definitely.

Sprouted Wheat Berries...


A close-up...


Becoming bread...


The finished product...


Last was the traditional Chocolate Chip Cookie. If you know me, you've probably had one of these yummy treats. Let me tell you it is hard to sit here and not eat them, they smell so good! They are for the guys at the VW dealership- yes I make my car people cookies. It sounds crazy but they appreciate it and they definitely know who I am!




Stay tuned for some dehydrator experiments in the next week or so. It hasn't arrived yet, but should be here soon. We're super excited!