Substitutions.....

I wanted to do a post on substitutions.



We have some food allergies in our house so we have gotten used to changing our recipes around. Pretty well all of the recipes that I will be posting are changed :) I will add what I have done at the bottom of the recipes.

We use organic Coconut milk and Coconut Oil in our baking, they give the baking a tasty and non greasy flavor. We also use rice dream and goat milk, as well as cow's milk.

When we use sugar in baking I usually use sucanet. We buy from Wholesome Sweeteners-we get the 50 pound bag which is about $115.00- this lasts our family+my grandparents at least a year and three months ( and we bake alot )When we bake with it we use 1/3 cup to the 1 cup the recipe calls for. That way it is not too sweet. Sucanet has a very nice taste to it as well.







When we are baking bread I make Spelt bread for Mom and I as sometimes wheat bothers us. There will be a post on that soon! I also find with spelt you sometimes have to use a bit more as it is a very soft grain. I always use spelt when I am making cookies, cakes... things like that. I usually make the boys whole wheat bread. I will be doing a post on how I make our bread soon! I also like using dark (whole) spelt when I bake with cocoa. Nobody knows!


Blessings,


Erin

MASHED POTATO BISCUITS

Ingredients


2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour ( I used light spelt )


2 tablespoons baking powder


1 teaspoon salt


1/4 cup sugar ( I used sucanet )


1/4 cup butter or margarine ( I used coconut oil )


1 1/2 cups leftover mashed potatoes


1 egg, beaten


1/3 cup cold water


1/3 cup milk ( I used rice milk )


extra milk for brushing the tops


Directions


Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).


In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Cut in butter, until pieces of butter are no larger than peas. Use a fork to stir in mashed potatoes, breaking them up into chunks. Make a well in the mixture, and pour in egg, water and milk. Stir into a loose dough using the fork.


Turn dough out onto a floured surface, and knead for 6 or 8 times so the dough holds together.


Pat the dough out to about 3/4 inch thickness, and cut into circles with a biscuit cutter or drinking glass. Place biscuits onto an ungreased baking sheet. Brush the tops with a bit of milk.


Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until bottoms are golden.

Make about 12


These taste wonderful! I had always wanted to do some baking with mashed potatoes in them and this fit the bill! Worth a try...

Psalm 23

The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters.He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name' sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,I will fear no evil: For thou art with me;Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies;Thou annointest my head with oil; My cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,and I will dwell in the House of the Lord forever.

My Cat Jenny...

IT STARTS WITH ASH WEDNESDAY.....

Lent lasts 40 days from Ash Wednesday until Holy Thursday. The Lenten journey begins with ashes, a solemn reminder of life's limits, as we hear "Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return". Ash Wednesday calls us to repent of our sins and to return to communion with Christ, in preparation for the joy of His Easter resurrection.

What does this mean for my Lenten journey?

A few days ago I posted one of my favorite chapters in the Bible~ 1 Corinthians 13. Through Lent I like to spend more time in prayer and at church. I also like to read many scriptures that remind me of Christ and His great sacrifice. His great love for us.

I will be sharing some of my favorite scriptures throughout Lent and after Holy week.

God Bless you all!

I THINK SPRING IS ALMOST HERE !!!

What beautiful weather the LORD has given us the last few days! When my family and I were at church today the first spring buds where coming out in the flower beds :)

My brother Shawn and I went back into town today after we had lunch and went for a nice, long walk with our golden retriever, Ralph. Ralph had a wonderful time with us. He always seems a bit worried when we first set out, then relaxes after we pass "the exits" to the groomers and the vets!

I have been busy getting ready to go to NY the last week. I got a pretty suitcase that has blue flowers on it (hopefully the little matching carry-on that we ordered will get here on time!)

Monday is going to be a busy day :) I need to wash and carton eggs for my customers as well as school work and some baking for the boys.

I think the chickens can hardly wait for spring to come! I have 21 birds but I only am getting about 16 eggs a day...I need to have a talk with them!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend :)

Blessings,

Erin

I miss you!!!! I can hardly wait to see you in just 22 days..... :)

1 Corinthians 13


Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.

Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;

Does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;

Does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;

Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.

For we know in part and we prophesy in part.

But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.

And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Cranberry Blueberry Coffee Cake

2 cups flour
1/2 cup white sugar
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt

2 eggs
1/4 cup oil
3/4 cup milk

1 cup cranberries, blueberries or raspberries

Topping

1/3 cup flour
1/3 cup Brown sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 tsp. cinnamon

Mix flour,sugar,baking powder and salt together in mixing bowl.

In another bowl beat eggs until frothy. Mix in oil and milk. Pour into dry ingredients. Mix. Fold in berries. Scrape into greased 9 inch(23 cm) tube pan.

Topping- Mix flour, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon. Sprinkle over top of batter. Bake in 350*F (180*C) oven for 50 to 60 minutes or until it begins to shrink away from sides of pan. Cool about 30 min. before removing from the pan. Turn right side up.

Great with a scoop of ice-cream and a cup of your favorite tea :)

I am going to New York City!

I am going to NY for Holy week and Easter Sunday this year to see a very dear friend of mine who has been volunteering down there since July of last year.

I will be a part of "Mission Manhattan". We will be working in soup kitchens, doing a "midnight run" and going to all the different Masses and spending a lot of time in prayer.

I will be flying down with her to NY, so we will have lots of time to catch up {smile}. I am flying home alone though so that should be an adventure!

Thank-you Mommy and Daddy for letting me go away for a whole week!!! As well as helping me get things all ready for me to go the next few weeks.

If anyone is interested in finding out more about the mission, here is the link, http://www.tristatemissionnetwork.com/?q=/node/75

~Erin