Rhubarb Struesel Muffins

Ingredients


Streusel
1/2 cup non-gluten flour (spelt, soy, brown rice, etc.)
4 tablespoons Splenda
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pinch of nutmeg
Pinch of salt
3 tablespoons salted butter, melted

Muffins
1 large egg
1/3 cup Splenda
5 tablespoons salted butter, melted and cooled to lukewarm
3/4 cup  plain yogurt (regular or lowfat or nonfat)  I use nonfat.
1 1/2 cup gluten free flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup diced rhubarb, in 1/2-inch pieces

Directions
Preheat oven to 375°F.  Oil 12 muffin cup tin with cooking spray.
Make streusel:
In a small dish, stir together flours, sugars, spices and salt. Stir in butter until crumbly. Set aside.
Make muffins: 
Whisk egg in the bottom of a large bowl. Stir in sugar, butter, and yogurt. Then add flour, baking powder and baking soda. Fold in rhubarb and 1/3 (feel free to eyeball this) of the streusel mixture.
Divide batter among prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle each muffin with remaining streusel, then use a spoon to gently press the crumbs into the batter so they stick.

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until tops are golden and a tester inserted into the center of muffins comes out clean.

Put muffins on cooling rack to cool them completely.

Sugar Free Grape Jelly

This is not my recipe.  It turned out really good.  It's basically grape jello.

http://www.food.com/recipe/sugar-free-grape-jelly-123843

Ingredients

·         1/2 cup unsweetened grape juice

·         1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

·         2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin

·         1/2 cup cold water

Directions

Bring grape juice and lemon juice to boil.

Reduce heat and simmer for 4 minutes.

While simmering, soak gelatine in cold water until dissolved.

Remove juice from heat.

Add gelatine to hot grape juice; mix well.

When cool, pour into small sterilized containers and refrigerate.

Makes 1-1/2 to 2 cups.

http://www.food.com/recipe/sugar-free-grape-jelly-123843

Homemade Granola

 

Ingredients

2 cups oats

1 ½ cuts spelt flakes

 ½ c soy protein powder vanilla

½ c slivered almonds

½ c coconut

½ cup flax seed – ground

½ c brown rice flour

1/2 tsp cinnamon

¼ c. oil canola

½ c honey

1 tsp vanilla 

1 tsp almond extract

Add after baking

1 cup raisins

1 cup dried cranberries

1 cup walnuts

Place all dry ingredients, except the dried fruit and walnuts into a large bowl and combine.  Add oil and mix.  Add honey and mix.  Add vanilla and almond extract.

Spray 2 cookie sheets with spray oil.

Bake at 300 degrees 20 minutes.  Stir after 10 minutes.  Bake until brown.  Take out of the oven.  Mix in dried fruit.  Put into containers and store.

Wild Grape Jelly

This is not my recipe.  I have to figure out how to make jelly with Splenda or Stevia but for now I just wanted to make jelly with the grapes from my backyard.  It turned out really good.  It made a little bit more than expected.  This is how much jelly the recipe made.  

Wild Grape Jelly

http://www.food.com/recipe/Wild-Grape-Jelly-72585

By Jan in Lanark on October 03, 2003

11 Reviews

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• Prep Time: 24 hrs
• Total Time: 24 hrs 5 mins
• Yield: 5 cups

Ingredients

• 3 lbs wild grapes, stemmed
• 3 cups water
• 4 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 (85 ml) packages liquid pectin

Directions

1. In large saucepan, crush grapes with potato masher; pour in water and bring to boil.
2. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes or until fruit is very soft.
3. Transfer to jelly bag or colander lined with a double thickness of fine cheesecloth and let drip overnight.
4. Measure juice (you should have 3 cups/750 ml) into a large heavy saucepan; stir in sugar.
5. Bring to boil over high heat, stirring constantly.
6. Stir in pectin.
7. Return to full boil and boil hard for one minute, stirring constantly.
8. Remove from heat and skim off foam with a metal spoon.
9. Pour into sterilized jars, leaving 1/8 inch headspace.

Borracho Beans

Borracho means drunken and refers to dishes which have been cooked with beer or liquor.  This dish calls for stale or flat beer.  For extra flavor you can use wheat or other flavored beer.

Ingredients
1T. canola oil
1 med. yellow onion, chopped, 1 cup
1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and diced
15 ounce can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
15 ounce can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
2 large cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup stale beer
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Directions
In saucepan heat oil over medium heat.
Add onion, pepper, garlic and stir until they begin to soften. About 5 min.
Add beans,beer and dried seasonings.
Cook over med. low heat stirring  often for 8-10 minutes.

Remove from heat and stir in cilantro.

Summer Salsa

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped fresh tomatoes
• 1 cup pureed fresh tomatoes
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 tsp. tabasco sauce
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
• 1 clove garlic minced, peeled
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• 1 can plain corn, drained
• 1/8 tsp. chili powder

Directions

1. In a food processor puree 1 cup of fresh tomatoes.
2. Chop the remaining 1 cup tomatoes, onion, cilantro and garlic by hand and place in a bowl.
3. Combine remaining ingredients with the above mentioned ingredients and stir.
4. Garnish with cilantro and serve.