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Seeds are full of life! Seeds produce new life!Seeds are a very important part of bringing new life to Our Bodies!Grains and pulses are seeds that provide us with many nutrients to meet our bodies needs!Grains provide necessary carbohydrates and are rich in amino acids, B vitamins (thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin) and the mineral iron. They are an important source of other minerals such as chromium, manganese, copper, zinc, selenium and magnesium. Living on the farm Winnie has access to so many different seeds, grains and pulses. Learning to use them whole or milled into flour in recipes is quite easy, but most important they are so very healthy! Did you know that most commercially milled flour does not contain the germ, where the main nutrients are? This is so the flour will have a longer shelf life. We are beginning to realize that these powerful nutrients in the germ that cause seeds to sprout and then to grow, also allow our bodies to remain healthy as well as prevent and fight diseases! The Canada Food Guide to Healthier Eating tells us to, “Choose whole grain products” and to “Choose dried peas, beans and lentils more often”. When using the grains, seeds or pulses, we will get the most nutrition when we use the whole seed with ALL of the powerful nutrients, so.
EAT MORE WHOLE GRAINS cookbook is full of hundreds of easy to make yeast recipes, flax recipes and even complete protein recipes that include seeds, grains & pulses! Yeast baking can be fluffy and delicious even though it is made with many milled or crushed whole grains. Winnie shares all kinds of bread and bun recipes using many different flours. Each recipe is explained in detail so you too will have success. Each recipe in EAT MORE WHOLE GRAINS cookbook has directions on how to mix the dough by hand. But as well the yeast recipes have direction on mixing the dough in a machine. Owning a BOSCH mixing machine will allow us to make six loaves of freshly baked bread in less than two hours, because the third arm on the dough hook develops the gluten. There is no need to punch the dough down and let it rise again. Winnie’s motto is, “From kernels of wheat to six loaves of bread in less than two hours.” Winnie has a mill the turns the seeds into flour just before she bakes. For those who have allergies to grains or gluten, Winnie has created and added some recipes that call for other flours such as soy, buckwheat, corn, rice, or millet. EAT MORE WHOLE GRAINS also has recipes for sweet breads, bagels, doughnuts, meatless casseroles, soups, salads, crepes, tortillas, noodles, meats, cookies and desserts. There is a special section for those who want to have perfect yeast baking! Besides all of the recipes on each page, there are many tips on baking and cooking.
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