spiced banana & chia bars

autumn spices don’t

just have to apply to things

made out of pumpkin

16 servings, 175 calories

4 c frozen sliced bananas, 1/2 c chia seeds, 1 bag lily’s stevia-sweetened chocolate chips, 2 T pumpkin spice, 1 t kosher salt, 1 T vanilla, 1 t soda, juice of 1 lemon, 1.5 c white whole wheat flour, 1.5 c mooala unsweetened vanilla almond milk

mix, bake in parchment-lined 9×13 pan, 400 F, 45 minutes

sourdough pretzels with chocolate chunks

counting the new points

on the bucks that have grown up

over the summer

previous version, 12 servings, 270 calories

1/2 c wheat chef, pinch yeast, pinch sea salt, 3/4 c elmhurst milked hazelnuts, 2 T namaste egg replacer, 1 stick soft vegan butter, 2 T sugar; 6 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped; 2.5 c flour, 1 T maple syrup

mix all but syrup, rest, covered, 1 hour, fold 8x; chill, covered, 20 hours; rest, covered 5 hours; form pretzels, brush with syrup, sprinkle with more sea salt, rest 30 minutes; bake on silpat-covered stones, 350 F, 30 minutes

sourdough maple biscotti

the first woodpecker

of the fall, a hairy or

is it a downy?

12 servings, 200 calories

1 c wheat chef, 1 t kosher salt, 1/2 c maple syrup, 2 T olive oil, 1 T vanilla, pinch orange zest, 1/4 c water, 1 c white flour, 2 c white whole wheat flour

stir; rest, covered, 1 hour, fold 8x; rest, covered, 3 hours; form log on silpat-covered stone, rest 1.5 hours; 375 F, 25 minutes; slice, 375 F, 25 minutes

sourdough pumpkin donuts

a yeasted donut

in donut pans instead of

cut with a cutter

10 servings, 150 calories

1 c wheat chef, 1/2 can pumpkin, 1/4 c apple juice, 1/2 t kosher salt, 1/2 t vanilla, 2 t pumpkin spice, 1/4 t orange zest, 8 packets stevia, 2 c white whole wheat flour

stir; rest, covered, 1 hour, fold 8x; rest, covered, 1 hour; place dough in silpat donut pans, sprinkle with more stevia, more salt, cinnamon; rest 20 minutes; 350 F, 15 minutes

apple-scented pumpkin sourdough

damp bird food broadcast

from the feeder isn’t too

old for the chickens

1 c wheat chef, 1/2 can pumpkin, 1/4 c apple juice, 2 c flour, 1 t kosher salt

stir; rest, covered, 1 hour, fold 8x; rest, covered, 8 hours, fold 8x; rest, covered, 13 hours, form loose ball; rest 20 minutes, slash top; 425 F in dutch oven, lid on, 25 minutes; lid off, 20 minutes

brownie with ganache and sea salt

monday hummingbirds

are at the feeder, tuesday

they’ve all departed

source

brownie: 6 oz bittersweet chocolate melted with 4 T butter; 1.5 t vanilla, 2 eggs, 1/2 c canola oil, 1 c brown sugar, 1/2 c sugar, 1 1/3 c flour, pinch sea salt, 2 pinches powder; ganache: 6 oz chopped bittersweet chocolate+3/4 c hot heavy cream

combine brownie ingredients, bake in buttered skillet, 350 F, 25 minutes, cool; top with ganache, more sea salt

chocolate-topped cocoa scones

waking from a dream

with a recipe for these

chocolate cocoa scones

12 servings, 200 calories

1 (4-oz size) container gerber bananas, 1/2 c unsweetened applesauce, juice of 1 orange, 10 packets stevia, 1 t kosher salt, 1 t soda, 1 T vanilla, 1 T namaste egg replacer, 1 c cocoa, 2 c white whole wheat flour, 1 c mooala unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1 bag lily’s stevia-sweetened chocolate chips

mix all but chips, spoon onto parchment-covered stone, 425 F, 18 minutes, top with melted chips