Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe – Guest Post from A Girl Worth Saving Paleo Cocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Kelly Bejelly is the recipe developer, writer and photographer behind the popular grain-free food blog, Agirlworthsaving.net. She is the author of cookbook, Paleo Eats: 101 Comforting Gluten-Free, Grain-Free and Dairy-Free Recipes for the Foodie in You. After being diagnosed as pre-diabetic in 2009, in a last ditch effort to save herself, she tried the Paleo diet. Within six months, she lost 65 lbs., normalized her blood sugars and ended her battle with mental anxiety and depression. Her cooking style focuses on “Paleo Cooking from Heart™”. For even more of her recipes delivered to your phone or computer, you can follow her on Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook.
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There is just nothing like a chocolate chip cookie hot out of the oven. Paleo or not, there are few that will disagree with that statement.
Five years ago when I went Paleo, I just could not fathom going the rest of my life without a cookie nonetheless my son going without the joy of blowing out the candles on his birthday cake.
These reasons drove me to the kitchen and I am an unabashed comfort food lover. It doesn’t matter who you are, there are times when a salad just won’t cut it.
You know what I’m talking about.
You need a thick juicy burger or a slice of banana cream pie.
This Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe is just one of 113 recipes from my cookbook, Paleo Eats. This book is a straight homage to real food, made without gluten and dairy.
The recipes are simple (ain’t nobody got time for complicated recipes with hard to find ingredients) and delicious.
They will take you back to your favorite food memories and I hope that this Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe will soon become another one.
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Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
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Can't get enough pumpkin pie in your life? This tasty pumpkin pie oatmeal cooks in your programmable crockpot or rice cooker (this is the one I used) to have a healthy, hearty breakfast ready for you when you wake up. Cooking the oatmeal with the maple syrup helps the sweet flavor permeate the oatmeal - feel free to top it with just a bit more when you serve it.
Ingredients
5 cups oatmeal*
6 cups water
2 cups pumpkin puree
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp ground cloves
2 tsp vanilla*
2/3 cup raisins*
1/4 tsp sea salt
2/3 cup maple syrup
*I recommend purchasing these ingredients as organic where available to avoid GMOs, pervasive pesticides and/or questionable farming practices.
Yield: 8 servings
Nutrition information is approximate and may vary based on the freshness and brand of your ingredients. Nutrition information calculated at: Calorie Count.
Directions
Stir all ingredients together in a programmable slow cooker or rice cooker (I used my Aroma pot).
If using a slow cooker, set it to cook on high for 45 minutes or on low for 3 hours before the time you want it to be ready. If using a rice cooker, set it to the brown rice setting to be ready at the appointed time.
Did you forget to load the slow cooker before you went to bed? That's ok! Just stir it all together and cook on the brown rice setting in the your rice cooker or on high in your slow cooker for 45 minutes.
While you can cook oatmeal faster than this on the stove, the slower cooking method lets the pumpkin and maple flavors permeate the oats and raisins for a more flavorful dish.
Carissa is a green lifestyle expert and mom to two kids. The owner and lead writer for Creative Green Living, she is also the author of two e-books including the best-selling beverage cookbook, Infused: Recipes for Herb & Fruit Infused Water, Tea and More. You can also find her recipes featured in The Non-GMO Cookbook as well as in periodicals like Urban Farm Magazine. Her goal is to empower families to make healthier choices that are easy, taste great and are fun!
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Our Secret to Healthy Gums and Teeth After not going to the dentist for two years and not even brushing regularly, I still didn't have any cavities. What's my secret to healthy gums? Bentonite clay. Come see my dental routine and hear why bentonite clay is so healthy for you! :: DontWastetheCrumbs.com
Our first experience with an all-natural toothpaste was a couple of years ago when I took my son, then 5 years old, to the dentist. He had more cavities than candles on his birthday cake and I was devastated.
Our diet was good. There was very little processed food and we bought the highest quality real foods we could afford.
My son has always been my fruit and vegetable kid, choosing clementines over cupcakes and making requests for olives while grocery shopping. So when the dentist said it was because of too much juice (which we typically don’t buy) and too many snack-y foods like goldfish and graham crackers (which we also don’t buy), I knew her comments based on conventional dentist knowledge were wrong.
Around the same time, my husband was diagnosed with periodontal disease, also known as gum disease. He was 26 years old, and while his habits in college weren’t exactly the best, I wouldn’t have considered him an unhealthy person. He rode his bike to work, ate good food like the rest of us, and didn’t smoke or drink soda.
But between the cavities in my 5 year-old and gum disease in my husband, clearly, there was a bigger problem at hand.
When Real Food Isn’t Enough for Healthy Gums
All Natural Toothpaste
With real food already in play, we turned to our dental routine and switched to an all-natural toothpaste. We tried Earthpaste first, which is based on bentonite clay and contains no fluoride, glycerin, artificial colors, or foaming agents.
Earthpaste has just a few ingredients: clay, water, essential oils, real salt (for taste and minerals) and xylitol (for dental health and flavor). It’s safe enough to eat (which is a huge plus when you’re dealing with kids) and the customer reviews were raving. I hadn’t heard a single bad thing about it, so I figured it was worth a shot.
Brushing with Earthpaste is an entirely different experience than brushing with typical toothpaste.
Healthy gums come from real food eating AND quality natural toothpaste. We choose bentonite clay based toothpaste because it WORKS!
First, it’s brown. To me, thinking that a brown toothpaste will clean your teeth is weird.
Second, it doesn’t foam. At all. It’s almost as if the toothpaste disappears after you’ve been brushing awhile… but you know it doesn’t because you haven’t swallowed it. It’s weird.
The strangest part though, is that it gave us the cleanest, freshest mouths we’d EVER had.
We were sold on that first brushing, and I threw out every other conventional tube of toothpaste in our house that weekend – including all the free samples we from dentists and mail-offers over the years – and never looked back.
In this time frame of using Earthpaste and eventually switching to our own homemade toothpaste, my husband worked on healing his gum disease naturally and we had some of my son’s cavities filled. We know that natural remedies for good health is more of a life-long commitment than an overnight fix, so we struck a balance by fixing immediate concerns now and implementing new routines for good dental health going forward.
Meanwhile, I stopped going to the dentist.
I neglected a dentist visit for two year, but kept up a good routine using bentonite clay toothpaste. When I finally got my teeth checked I had amazingly healthy gums!
A Simple Daily Routine for Healthy Gums
Let me clarify. This wasn’t a conscious decision. This was more like the side-effect of being a busy work-at-home mom who homeschools her two children and juggles a full schedule on a weekly basis. Our dentist is 45 minutes away, and with a pretty full schedule as it is, no day was ever a good day to go to the dentist.
So I didn’t. I took my son to have his teeth cared for and I supported my husband in his quest to heal his mouth. All while mostly neglecting my own.
My Original Routine
For about two years, my dental routine consisted of faithfully brushing my teeth every morning with our homemade toothpaste. I brushed my teeth on the nights when there was just enough energy left to stand in front of the sink for two minutes… but that didn’t happen very often.
I flossed occasionally with non-fancy mint dental floss, but never enough for it to become a habit.
When my husband got his clean bill of health from the dentist, he told me it was my turn. I procrastinated, knowing that I hadn’t been taking care of my teeth as I should have and that my teeth were not in “going-to-the-dentist” shape. Plus there STILL was never a good time to spend half the day driving to and from the dentist with two kids in tow.
About six months later, when I still hadn’t made an appointment, Mr. Crumbs lovingly took matters into his own hands. He called the dentist, made an appointment for himself, and then immediately made an appointment for me too.
I was stunned. Shocked! Who does this man think he is, making a dentist appointment for me? Doesn’t he know that I’m too busy taking care of the house and the kids and this blog to go to the dentist?!
It's not hard to keep healthy gums. A simple routine with natural toothpaste and a real food diet are all it takes!
But I knew he was doing it for my own good, and my issue wasn’t with him – it was with me. I hadn’t been taking care of my own teeth and I didn’t want to confess this to the dentist.
Actually, I didn’t have to confess it. They’d take one look and see that the lack of effort I’d put into my mouth. It was embarrassing.
My Improved Routine
With the big appointment a month away, I finally put effort into my dental health.
I brushed every morning and every night, still faithfully using my homemade toothpaste.
I flossed on a daily basis, making sure to really get out all the particles stuck in between my teeth instead of a quick swipe of the floss.
Sometimes I brushed a second time after flossing, just to be doubly sure my mouth was as clean as I could make it before bed.
And then the day came.
The hygienist asked me if I had been flossing regularly. I said yes, but that it was a fairly new habit. I confessed that I hadn’t flossed my teeth regularly for a long time.
She asked me more about my dental routine, and I told her about our homemade clay-based toothpaste. She smiled, and said she had only heard of one other person who made their own toothpaste.
The hygienist continued to clean my teeth, took x-rays and then called the dentist in.
I braced myself for bad news.
What's my secret for healthy gums and teeth? Bentonite clay. Come see my dental routine and hear why bentonite clay is so healthy for you!
The Dentist’s Opinion
He took a look at the x-rays, looked in my mouth and said,
For someone who hasn’t been to the dentist in two years, your mouth looks pretty good! I don’t see any issues. We’ll see you again in six months!
I sat there with a huge smile on my face, feeling as if I just cheated death-by-cavity by the skin of my teeth.
No pun intended.
After the dentist had left, I asked the hygienist if she thought it was weird that I made my own toothpaste. Here’s what she said.
We have another patient whose teeth were in pretty bad shape and had gum disease. He used clay too, possibly packing it in his mouth or maybe in a toothpaste, and all of us in the office where shocked when he came back for his follow-up appointment and found no issues with his mouth. It was as if there was never a problem in the first place, which is practically impossible given how bad his mouth was.
That patient she was talking about? Was my husband!
By simply using bentonite clay and eating a real food diet, my husband was able to heal his gum disease and I was able to maintain healthy gums. No cavities in this house anymore!
Our Secret to Healthy Gums and Teeth
I admit that we’re not perfect in our dental routine. Some nights I go to bed without brushing my teeth.
If one of the kids moves the dental floss to the play kitchen… or to the pitched tent in the living room… or pretends it’s a present and wraps it in a box and puts it under the Christmas tree… I don’t necessarily muster the energy and go on a scavenger hunt for it that night.
I just go to bed.
But despite my shortcomings, I am convinced that bentonite clay has been pivotal in our dental health for two major reasons:
It’s full of natural minerals, replenishing those lost in the daily grind and helping to restore the health of our teeth.
The fact that I didn’t go to the dentist for two years, neglected my teeth and gums and STILL didn’t have any cavities shows me that clay toothpaste is good for my dental health.
It also confirms what my gut tells me about fluoride not helping dental health: Conventional toothpastes don’t really help or heal or offer anything positive for teeth, and that the glycerin found in conventional toothpastes might actually prevent the teeth from healing, despite a real food diet.
Here’s the best part though: Bentonite clay is incredibly affordable.
Where to Find Bentonite Clay
One 10 oz tub will last you seemingly forever. I’ve had one jar for well over a year and I’ve made several batches of homemade toothpaste AND I’ve started adding bentonite clay to my homemade tinted moisturizer and powdered foundation. When the 10 oz tub is $10 or less (which happens pretty frequently), that’s your buy price. It’s SO much more affordable than buying toothpaste, and it’s multi-functional too!
In addition to the bentonite clay, all you need is water, xylitol, and essential oils! Find the full recipe HERE.
One thing to note: I get questions all the time about the Proposition 65 and lead warning labels on Redmond Clay. I did some research and found what they have to say about it. Check it out here.
What steps have you taken for natural dental health? Have you tried clay toothpaste before? How do you feel about fluoride, glycerin and typical conventional toothpastes?
More Ways to Heal & Care for Your Body Naturally, at Home
This post is sponsored by Redmond Clay. Obviously, I love Redmond Clay and have been using their products in my home long before this blog was born. As always, I would never recommend anything on Crumbs that I wouldn’t recommend to a close friend or neighbor, and all opinions here are my own.
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Our awesome trick for taking away Halloween candy (without a fight)
There are a lot of differing views on how Halloween should or shouldn’t be celebrated, but I think as moms who work hard to prioritize our family’s health, avoiding a bagful of tooth-rotting, immune-system crushing candy is pretty high on the list.
But whether you allow your kids to trick-or-treat, or attend a local fall or harvest carnival, chances are there will be candy. And gobs of it.
Do you struggle to keep Halloween candy out of your home? No matter how you spend Oct. 31st (church event, trick or treating, etc) it's hard to avoid the candy. Here's how we were able to take away halloween candy without a fight or hurt feelings!
After years of not celebrating the day at all, our family opted last year to let our kids dress up and go trick-or-treating as a special family event with their grandparents and cousins.
It was a riot going through our local thrift store to come up with costumes and so fun to see them out running around with Grandpa and the cousins, breathless, exhilarated and clearly having a blast.
I just can’t even. Kepler the Giraffe totally stole the show last year. ��
But the candy. Oh, the candy. That was the part I was dreading.
Until my mother-in-law, Janet, came up with a stroke of brilliance.
You see, she’s a toy seller on Amazon and our kids happen to think that her garage/stock room is the coolest place on earth (well, maybe second to where we went on our Kenyan safari… but it’s a close second in their eyes).
How we kept the candy from our kids (and all walked away happy)
Here’s how she did it:
1. She found a selection of toys, from cheap up to slightly more expensive.
It included things like small cars, figurines, small lego kits, playdoh, etc. It’s great if there are things that your kids are especially fond of that they can earn one at a time, like pieces that go with a set they’re collecting. You want a range of prize sizes and values, so they have a choice to get a bunch of things or save up for a bigger item.
2. Next, she gave each one a value that corresponded to an amount of candy.
Because she has a good scale that she uses for weighing packages, that’s what we used. Other options would be a kitchen or bathroom scale, using a bowl on top to hold the candy (and taking the weight of the bowl into account).
We measured the candy in grams, and each toy was weighed as well. The weight of the toy was generally the price it cost in candy weight (we made exceptions for a few things, but this was the general rule).
You could also do it more simply without a scale, by making items worth a certain number of pieces of candy. Maybe some that are worth 5 each, others worth 10, and maybe some really awesome prizes worth 20 pieces each.
The kids weighing candy out with Grandma. If I had known I would write a post about this, I would have taken some better close-ups of the process!
3. Then it was time for the trade.
When our kids burst through the screen door with buckets and pillowcases weighted down with their loot, they went over to the candy station to weigh it. Once they knew how many grams of candy they had, the could choose how to use it based on the price of the prizes.
A few enterprising kids even went back out for another quick round of knocking on doors to earn more for the prizes they wanted most when they realized they fell a little short.
I asked my three big kids their impressions of last year and this is what they said:
Abbie, age 10 ~ “It was good, sort of, because you wouldn’t have let us eat all that candy anyways. So we got something good out of it anyways.”
Caden, age 8 ~ “I thought it was nice, but I didn’t want to trade all my candy. I want to eat some candy. But I love the idea. I like toys, so I liked the deals, and Grandma has really good toys.”
Johanna, age 6 ~ “It was really fun. Trading your candy is better than eating your candy, because sometimes you can get cavities. So that’s why I trade. And because toys are fun. And still getting to eat a little bit of my candy because you let me.”
What the adults thought:
It was genius. She scored huge amounts of mother-in-law points.
Our kids still ate a few pieces of candy each. We didn’t force them to trade everything, but left it up to them. Since they wanted to have as much candy weight to redeem as possible, they chose their candy for eating very carefully and only kept their favorites.
I think letting them choose a few keepers to eat helped them feel like they weren’t being deprived, and yet as my daughter Abbie said above, I would never have let them eat all of that candy, so they really ended up with the best of both worlds.
This year I think we might be slightly more intentional about coming up with toys that really suit each child/age/gender in particular. Last year was more of a last-minute idea, so Grandma picked out of what she had on hand to make it work (and it was still a definite hit). If we had a few items that we knew our kids particularly loved, it would be a total no-brainer for them.
Mommy and Daddy may also have dipped into the trade-ins once or twice. I’m just saying. (But actually, most of it we turned around and put into the candy bowl at the front door for the other neighborhood kids that were coming by. Let’s call it recycling. ��
How do you cut down on the candy your kids eat, while still allowing them to be part of the festivities?
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You’ll love the hint of orange zest in this Orange Chia Granola, loaded with healthy oats, chia seeds, and nuts!
What is your favorite meal of the day? Mine is most definitely breakfast. Maybe that’s partly due to the cup of coffee that I get to drink at breakfast time. But it’s also the breakfast foods. Waffles, pancakes, oatmeal, eggs, and toast… I love them all.
I never get tired of dreaming up new granola flavors, and this Orange Chia Granola is my latest obsession. I’ve mentioned that we’ve been getting the most delicious, juicy oranges in our farm box. Well, I pretty much can’t eat one of those oranges without first zesting it to make a batch of this granola!
I mix the zest into a little bit of granulated sugar, which releases the flavor and oils from the zest and flavors the sugar. This method allows the orange flavor to be evenly distributed throughout the granola. When you mix the orange-sugar into the oat mixture, be sure to break up any clumps of orange with your spoon so that everything is well combined.
I make homemade granola just about every week, so that we’ll have it on hand for quick weekday breakfasts. I always make a double batch and even that disappears way too quickly! If you make a double batch of this Orange Chia Granola, you’ll probably need to spread the granola out on two pans instead of one. Be sure to rotate the pans halfway through baking so that it bakes evenly.
I love to eat this Orange Chia Granola in a bowl with some milk or as a crunchy topping for plain Greek yogurt. What is your favorite way to enjoy granola? Do you have a favorite granola flavor?
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My kids love popsicles in the summer, and we love making them ourselves because then we know exactly what is going in them. Popsicles can actually be a pretty healthy treat, just depending on what you put in yours. I love this new recipe from my friends at eMeals for Orange Banana Smoothie Pops.
Back to School is a great time of year to try eMeals. It will make your transition back into a routine that much easier!
1 container (7-ounce) Greek yogurt
⅔ cup thawed orange juice concentrate
Puree one Greek yogurt, thawed orange juice concentrate, bananas, and limejuice in a blender.
Pour into your mold of choice. (We love these Tovolo Rocket Ship and Star Molds. To release pops, dip molds into hot water until pops loosen and slide out. If using cups, peel away paper.
One of the Hardest Grocery Budget Questions I’m Ever Asked
A few months ago I shared about my family’s current grocery budget. Some of you felt a mighty relief that you weren’t the only one spending so much each month to feed your family . But others of you fell over with shock. (Sorry ’bout that.)
Before I get too far in to today’s post, allow me to catch you up on some grocery budget posts that will help you understand where I’m coming from here:
Long story short, we are a family of 6. We have four sons ages 19, 17, 15, and 12. Our oldest lives in the college dorm, but comes over from time to time (sometimes with friends). We almost never eat out, we don’t have cable, and we drive old vehicles. Our health care/insurance costs are amazingly low (praise the Lord!). But…we spend a boat load of money every month on groceries. Eeeeek!
Almost every month, we fork out somewhere between $800-$1,100 dollars for food to feed our family. Yep, sounds a little scary to some of you. We used to get away with much less back when all four of our boys could share one apple for a snack and be fine until they ate their tiny little dinner.
Now it’s just not possible. Our four boys are teenagers now. They are tall. They are extremely active. We care about wholesome nutrition. Our grocery bill reflects all of this.
One of the most difficult questions I’m asked by people is this one:
If you had to cut back on your grocery budget, what would you cut?
I open my mouth in an effort to answer, and nothing comes out. Of all our groceries, what would I not buy? What do I buy that’s a splurge that I could give up? How could I cut back?
Honestly, I’m not sure I have a good answer. I buy food. My family eats it. We waste almost nothing.
Okay, here’s one. Sometimes I splurge and buy juice. This is fun, but not a necessity. We could give that up, which would save, what? About $8 a month? I buy La Croix sparkling water, and this is a total splurge. It’s a fun drink that I could give up. Again, this offers a savings of just a few dollars every month.
Could I (tearfully) give up on buying a grass fed cow every year? Maybe. But even with that, would I really be saving money? Buying our meat in bulk like this really cuts the cost down.
And speaking of cows, I really can’t skimp on the meat at our house, as far as quantity. I feed my boys plenty of rice, potatoes, and pasta to help fill them. But they never feel satisfied without substantial protein.
How about produce? The thought of cutting back on fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables makes me feel sick inside. Our bodies need nourishment from these, and I would hate to cut back. Fruits and veggies are a big part of our meals, and I believe the variety of nutrients they provide helps to keep my boys feeling satisfied, especially when compared to cheap crackers or whatever else I’d offer to fill in the gaps.
Also? I’ve already stopped buying “only organic.” I gave that up several years ago when I realized the cost was keeping us from eating enough fruits and vegetables. I buy organic when the price is reasonable, but otherwise, I trust that God is bigger and we just wash and eat the nourishing conventional produce. (I save a lot of money price-matching our produce, so I’m so thankful our Wal-mart still offers this!)
We already skip the milk. We buy one gallon each week (to use for cooking) from a local farmer, so it is organic and grass fed. But one gallon. For $5.00. It’s more expensive than store-bought, but the $20 I spend on milk each month doesn’t make or break my budget.
So I guess that brings me back to:
My family eats a lot of food.
That, and we feed extra people quite frequently.
Our grocery budget allows for including extras around our table regularly, and for that, I’m extremely thankful. I wouldn’t want to ever give that up, and God continues to provide so I don’t have to.
But truly, if I had to cut back on my grocery budget, I think my kids would be hungry.
Either that or I think they might get sick more frequently. There’s no way to know that for sure, I guess, but after so many years of filling them with nourishing foods, including a lot of fruits and vegetables, I really think their bodies are thriving on the nutrients. To cut back and substitute them with “filler foods” could potentially hurt them and make our doctor bills increase. Worth it? Absolutely not.
This is where I land for my family right now. If our income decreased and we would need to cut budget in order to make it, food would be one of the last things I would/could adjust. And I know, without a doubt, that God would provide for my family’s needs. He is God and we never need to doubt him.
What are your thoughts on this topic? If you had to cut back on grocery spending, what would you/could you cut out?
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If you’ve been reading here for a while, you might remember that about two years ago (I’m embarrassed that it’s been that long!) I asked all of you to submit your best ways of saving money on real food. I FINALLY compiled these into a fun downloadable resource for you!
This eBooklet is full of 30 Real Food Money Saving Tips. This resource is super practical and easy to read through. I bet you’ll find some ideas you hadn’t thought of before, some that you can work toward now, and some that might benefit you in a different season.
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You know all those excuses we use for not making homemade rolls very often? This recipe smacks them all down. Here, witness the smacking:
Homemade Roll Excuse #1 – It takes too long.
Not with this recipe. These take one hour – from the time you get out the bowl until the time you serve these fresh out of the oven. I didn’t believe it myself. But now I do. Because I proved it. {Smack.}
Homemade Roll Excuse #2 – It makes a huge mess.
Not these. You mix everything in one bowl, don’t have to knead the dough, grab the dough straight from the bowl to form rolls, then put them directly onto the pan. I shed not a single tear over the fact that I didn’t have to spend several minutes after kneading dough to scrape crusty flour paste off of my countertop.
Homemade Roll Excuse #3 – I’ll eat too many.
This recipe only makes 12-16 rolls, just enough for a meal or two. Plus, the rolls freeze well if you have leftovers.
Homemade Roll Excuse #4 – It’s hard to make homemade yeast breads.
Oh please. My eleven year old could make these. Measure, stir, wait, stir, wait, stir, wait, roll dough into balls, wait, bake, wait, eat. The hardest part is waiting (and trying to figure out if you already added the salt before the phone rang and distracted you).
Are you now ready to get out a bowl and have hot, fresh rolls ready to go with your dinner? Here’s how to make it happen:
One Hour Whole Wheat Yeast Rolls
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1 cup warm water
2 Tablespoons yeast (I use dry active)
1/4 cup honey
1/3 cup melted butter, coconut oil, or palm shortening (make sure it isn’t too hot)
1. In a large bowl, mix together water, yeast, and honey. Let the mixture sit for 15 minutes.
2. Add melted butter, salt, and egg.
3. Gradually stir in the flour. The dough will be sticky but manageable. Cover the bowl of dough with a towel and let it rest for 10 minutes.
4. With your hands, shape dough into 12-16 balls. Place the balls so that they don’t touch each other on a buttered cookie sheet. Cover and let rise for 20 minutes.
5. Bake rolls in a 375° oven for 10-15 minutes.
6. If you like (and I do recommend it), brush tops of rolls with a mixture of 4 Tablespoons of butter and 1 Tablespoon honey. Perfection.
Why am I featuring these during the week of the Getting Ahead Dinner Challenge? Can you make these ahead of time to go with your dinner? Sure, if you want. But here’s where I really think it comes in handy: If I have a simple dinner already prepared and ready to cook, but I want a quick dinner roll to go with it, these rolls are perfect! Plus, since the rest of my dinner is already prepared, I actually now have time to surprise my family with fresh rolls too!
OR, what if you need some buns to go with Sloppy Joe Meat or Barbecue Chicken that you have prepared in your freezer? These rolls are perfect.
So what are you waiting for? You have one hour to make delicious, homemade rolls….GO!
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