Flax seed Muffins -Get yours today!

While reading an article about the benefits of flax seeds, I came across this, "Women who are at high risk for breast cancer or who have breast cancer benefit from eating flax seeds regularly."

Ok, as a breast cancer survivor of 1 year, that got my attention.  For the rest of you, ground flax and flax oil are excellent....so make these muffins!

Flax seed muffins:

One and half cups whole wheat flour
One and a half cups ground flax meal
1 TB baking powder
one half tsp nutmeg
one half tsp ginger
two tsp cinnamon

one and a half cups milk
one half cup honey
2 eggs beaten

one half or so cups raisins
1 cup or so grated carrots

Whisk dry ingredients together, beat wet ingredients together, mix both together the dry and wet ingredients, then fold in the remaining items.

Bake at 350 degrees in muffin tins lined with paper, about 25 minutes

Energy Bites

10 pitted dates
1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds soaked 1 hour
1/2 cup raw pumpkin seeds soaked 1 hour
1/3 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
1/4 cup goji berries
1/4 cup raw cashews
1 tsp lemon zest or dried lemon peel
1 TBS raw almond butter
1/4 cup organic raisins
1 TBS maca powder
2 tsp flax meal
Flavor  - 1/2 tsp lemon extract, orange extract, vanilla extract etc

Combine in food processor until well blended.
Press into glass dish and refrigerate.
Cut into cubes, or bars and enjoy!

Buckwheat cereal

1/4 cup Buckwheat
3 TBS Hemp Seeds
3 TBS Chia Seeds
sliced Almonds
cinnamon and vanilla
1/2 tsp favorite green powder  -optional
sliced fresh fruit

Soak buckwheat overnight.
Dehydrate buckwheat 108 degrees until dry - about 5 hours. This gives them a light crunch.

Combine all ingredients and serve with almond milk or coconut milk.

Granola

Granola -adapted from 100 Days of Real Food

6 cups gluten free rolled oats
1/4 cup flax meal
1 cup sliced almonds
1 cup raw cashews
1 cups shredded unsweetened coconut
2 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 Cup raw sunflower seeds  - I like to chop the seeds and dates or raisins up in a blender
1/2 cup raw pumpkin seeds
2/3 cup organic raisins/pitted dates (blended with above seeds or coconut)

Combine all dry ingredients.
Warm oil and honey in glass measuring dish on low heat.  Once melted, take off heat and add 1/2 tsp sea salt, 2 tsp vanilla.
Pour liquid over oats and stir well.

Place on dehydrator sheets and dry at 108 degrees for 12 hours
 May also use lowest setting of oven and dry 3 hours...experiment with this

Blueberry syrup

Easy Blueberry Syrup

1 cup frozen organic blueberries
1/2 cup filtered water
2 TBS organic maple syrup
1/2 tsp organic vanilla
chia seeds optional

Combine berries and water in small blender and pulse 5 times.
Move to saucepan and heat on low
Add syrup, vanilla

To thicken, add a TBS chia seeds stir and let sit 15 minutes.