fig & cardamom sourdough

grackles eat one piece

of birdseed and then throw ten

pieces to the ground

1 c wheat chef, pinch yeast, 1 t kosher salt, 2/3 c water, 2 T olive oil, 2 T d’vash date nectar, 1.5 – 2 c flour, 1 T balsamic vinegar, 2 t cardamom, 7 oz dried figs

stir, chill 18 hours, covered; fold 8x to form ball; proof 4 hours, covered, room temperature; oil ball well, sprinkle with more salt & stevia; bake in preheated dutch oven, lid on, 450 F, 65 minutes

sourdough apricot muffins

use the apricot

juice in the batter and the

apricots on top

24 servings, 112 calories

1 c rye or wheat chef, 1/2 t yeast, 1 can apricots in juice, 1 t kosher salt, 1 T vanilla, 2 T olive oil, 4.5 c rye flour, 1 c lukewarm unsweetened vanilla almond milk

mix all (including apricot juice) but apricots, spoon into silpat muffin tins, top with apricots, rest in sun 1 hour; 350 F, 25 minutes

raisin & walnut muffins

a little beating

adds air to make them softer,

fluffy & airy

24 servings, 120 calories

2 c unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1 c oj, 2 T namaste egg replacer, 3 c white whole wheat flour, 1 t kosher salt, 1 T powder, 1 T vanilla, 8 packets stevia, 1 c chopped walnuts, 1 c raisins

beat first 3+1 c flour until foamy, mix in rest, use silpat, 350 F, 20 minutes

spiced rye & banana cake

mourning doves shiver

puffing their feathers out like

they’ve gotten a shock

8 servings, 250 calories

4 c rye flour, 1 T powder, 1 t kosher salt, 1 T vanilla, 1 T cinnamon, 1 t ginger, 8 packets stevia, 2 c frozen banana slices, 2 c unsweetened vanilla almond milk

mix all but 1 c bananas, pour into parchment-lined cast-iron pan, top with rest of bananas & more cinnamon, 400 F, 1 hour

pumpkin spice cocoa loaf

sweet enough to eat

plain and healthy enough to

use butter and jam

16 servings, 100 calories

1 can pumpkin, 8 packets stevia, 1/2 c warm water + 1 T ground flax, 1 c unsweetened vanilla almond milk + 1 T cider vinegar, 1 T vanilla, 1 t kosher salt, 2 t soda, 2 t cinnamon, 1 t nutmeg, 1 t cardamom, 1 c cocoa, 2 c rye flour, 1 (4-oz size) container gerber bananas; toppings: 2 packets stevia, cinnamon

mix, spread into 2 parchment-lined loaf pans, add toppings, 350 F, 1 hour