SUMMARY. It took over a decade, but today I finally can scratch off my recipe bucket list, making Lois Lang’s Luscious Breadfrom the BTVC book. This bread is as very near to conventional wheat breads as it gets. It can be sliced and used for sandwiches, and of course here, we make it into redic delic EASY SCD French Toast. I freeze this bread in slices, separated with unbleached parchment paper. It makes for quick breakfasts AND fabulous travel food! Enjoy French Toast alone, with a shake of cinnamon, or a slug of honey. Maple syrup is also perfect if eating PRODUCE version of SCD, (now in study at 12 facilities across the U.S.) or PALEO. This recipe is GLUTEN-FREE, GRAIN-FREE, SCD, UMass IBD-AID, PRODUCE, and it is permitted in PALEO CAMPS that allow lactose-free aged cheeses. There is nothing not to luv about this recipe. Give it a try and let me know what ingredient additions you make using the basic Lois Lang Bread recipe!
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My Healing Diet Holiday Appetizers, a Roundup!
SUMMARY: Openers Thanksgiving Day are actually all day long in our home. Friends and family stop in knowing a culinary taste dream awaits them. Incredibly though, my openers are simple with many made way ahead of time and pulled from the freezer a day or two ahead. That is the only way to go because, well… it is too much fun celebrating with my guests then being creative in the kitchen! Here’s my roundup! You will find the recipe links below, or if the recipes have not yet posted, I printed the instructions below. The Holiday Board on my Pinterest has these plus even more greats if you want other variety! Hoping you enjoy My Healing Diet Holiday Appetizers Roundup! Happy holidays!
Artisanal Irish Soda Bread – I’ll have to take pics this Thanksgiving because I don’t have any! You can press the loaf flat using unbleached parchment paper. Also, mini loaf pans (lined with unbleached parchment paper) worked great! Bake ~15 minutes at 325F convection bake. There were NO problems with over browning (see below). This Artisanal Bread is wonderful to use as an appetizer at all holiday meals, it is always welcome at parties and gatherings, and it makes a great Artisanal hostess gift. TIPS:
- Make sure to use this tweak for SCD/GAPS/PALEO. Always substitute honey (or maple syrup if you follow the UMass IBD-AID diet) instead of agave nectar. Actually, all of you should follow this tweak because well… NO one should be eating agave. It is too loaded with fructose, and that is a hard to digest FODMAP for everyone.
- Cut the dough in half. Keep one plain, and toss 1/4 cup raisins in the other half. Two ridic addictive delic appetizers for the effort of one! I butt them together, bake, and plate them that way!
- Watch the oven temperature to prevent over browning. I have a convection oven and find that reducing the oven temp to 325F is absolutely necessary to prevent over browning of this bread. If you have a regular oven, watch closely to see if you need to reduce the temp to prevent over browning.
Baked Rosemary, Almond Flour & Butternut Squash Gnocchi (SCD/GAPS/PALEO) (see Comment Section for the recipe if link fails (as well as an alternate recipe using almond flour and coconut flour)) with my Favorite Pizza Sauce (SCD/GAPS/PALEO) (recipe below).
Favorite Pizza Sauce: 15 oz jar tomato sauce (or 5 fresh tomatoes – see below for How-Tos) + 2 tsp oregano + 1 1/2 tsp garlic granules + 1 tsp paprika + 1/2 Tbsp basil + 1/2 tsp onion granules. 1/2 tsp honey (opt). Mix all ingredients in a small pan. Simmer ~20min to thicken a bit. Freeze excess. Instead of canned tomatoes, you can use 5 fresh tomatoes. Just core and cube them. You’ll need to simmer the sauce a bit longer, ~30min, to reduce the liquid. Stir more often as it thickens to prevent burning. Use an immersion blender to whip the sauce smooth. Add the spices at the end.
Date Nut Bread, PALEO SCD GAPS
SUMMARY: The recipe, Date Nut Bread, PALEO SCD GAPS, UMass IBD-AID is a favorite of family and friends. This is NOT a sweet bread per se although the dates do provide a tinge of sweetness. Some enjoy this bread with a swirl of butter on top. Double, if not triple, the recipe; it is that good. No matter what diet you are targeting, this is a healing nutrient dense recipe if you tolerate nuts, and for AIP — nuts have been successfully reintroduced, and for low FODMAPs — substitute maple syrup for the dates and consume small portions due to almond restrictions. Tip: Freeze extra mini loaves to always have this on hand.
The recipe is interesting since it uses several ingredients you may never have baked with — both almond and coconut flours, dates, and apple cider vinegar. Just the combination sounds peculiar; but it is a winner! The recipe also uses a food processor; I have had mine for 30 plus years — a bridal shower gift from my sister — though I honestly never really used it until beginning to eat SCD.
Some thoughts on serving size: One slice is actually enough even though it isn’t near the size you are use to, bread-wise. Remember, with nutrient dense foods, you honestly eat less due to satiety.
We have habits of eating a lot of something mainly because our body seeks nutrition, which the Standard American Diet is sorely lacking. This recipe is nutrient dense thus you eat less to nourish your body.