Pear Butter Walnut Cookies - GF, Vegan

I picked up this Kime's Pear Butter Spread   this week at a wonderful local heath food store here: Mom's Organic Market, and wanted to incorporate it into a healthy cookie.

 I made this one to be dehydrated for RAW readers, but also because my oven isn't working right now.  They're pretty good and also allowed me to try out the Palm Sugar I got last week from iHerbs.  (6 packs only $20!)  The cookies are soft and mildly sweet.  The walnuts add a nice crunch.  If you wanted to bake them I'm sure they could be adapted but I would keep the temperature lower than most and cook them slowly like the dehydrator dose, maybe 300 deg. for 45 minutes?  I don't know since I can't try with my oven right now.  The dehydrator works well though, that I know.

Salted Dark Chocolate Dipped Dried Pineapple

MIGHTY PINEAPPLE:

I got a deal at the grocery store today on some FRESH PINEAPPLE that was just past it's date to sell so it was 50% or more marked down.  I got ahead of the spoiling by cutting it up.  Froze a little for smoothies.  Cut the rest up and spread it out on my dehydrator.  Not only does it make for a healthy snack....helps with my Arthritis pain and............makes the house smell fantastic while it's drying too! 
Be sure to check out some of the health benefits of the powerful fruit at the end of the post........

Got 4 fresh Pineapples for just $1.50 each!

Bagged up some of the pieces to freeze for smoothies

Makes kind of a mess to cut them all up but the taste is much worth the 30 minutes to slice and bag.

NESCO 4 Shelf Dehydrator

Spicy Chia Seed Crackers

Chia Crackers
From Raw Solla's free ebook                                            

1 c chia seeds, soaked in 3 water for 2 hrs
1 c flax seeds, soaked in 2 c water for 8 hrs
1 c sesame seeds
1 c sunflower seeds
1 stalk celery, chopped                                                                  
1/2 red onion, chopped
1/2 c sun-dried tomatoes, soaked
4   Tbsp spices (1/2 Tbsp of each: red paprika powder + onion powder + curry powder + oregano)
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp Himalayan crystal salt
1 tsp of cayenne

brown flax seeds

sunflower seeds

sesame seeds

Mix together in a large bowl:

Flax seeds + chia seeds + sesame seeds + sunflower seeds + the soaking water from the chia and flax.

Blend in a food processor:

Celery + red onion + garlic + sun-dried tomatoes; when blended stir into the seed mixture, along with the rest of the recipe. If the resulting mixture is too thick, you can add some more water. It is especially magical to use the water leftover from soaking dates...

Place 3 c of the dough onto each Teflex sheet, spread it out evenly and dehydrate for 10-12 hrs at 105°. Then flip the crackers and remove the Teflex sheets, continue dehydrating for 6-8 hrs or until crispy.





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Homemade Soy Milk and Flour

This Soy Milk was relatively easy to make and a huge savings over store bought.  The process is pictured here.  I purchased a 2 lbs. bag of dried soybeans, used 1 lbs. for my first batch since I didn't know how much milk it was going to make and I'd be the one drinking it for the next week.  The 1 lbs of beans produced just under a gallon of Soy Milk.  The 2 lbs bag only cost $1 so I got a gallon of milk for about .50 cents with the flavorings.  I usually spend about $2.50 per quart in the store for boxed Soy Milk so this was definitely a good buy. 

The added bonus is that the bean pulp left over can be made into Soy Flour which is also pricey in the stores.  If you have a dehydrator, spread the pulp on the trays and dry it out, then grind it fine in a food processor to make the flour.  What a savings!
I would add at least 1 cup of sugar/sweetener to the milk as it cooks, vanilla or orange, chocolate could also be added at this stage.  Keep milk for 7 -8 days in a sealed container in the fridge.

Dried Soy Beans

Soak Soy Beans for 12+ hours covered in water

Drain water off of soaked beans

Add 3 cups of water to each 1 cup of beans and blend until smooth, 30 seconds or so

Pour mixture through cheese cloth into large pot, squeeze out bean ball to remove most of the milk into the pot

Heat soy milk over medium heat for 20-30 minutes stirring frequently

Skim off any foam that forms from bean liquid and discard

Dehydrated Orange Slices

Add sugar, vanilla, orange, cinnamon or other flavorings to milk as it simmers

Other Soy information you may enjoy:

http://www.soymilkstore.com/soymilkstore/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=53