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Blueberry Oat Muffins

We made this recipe twice in two days. Yes, it's that good. Not too sweet, great texture. (Also it can be made gluten-free by using Measure for Measure flour and certified oats, in a gluten-free kitchen.)

Flax milk works great. I haven't tried oat milk in this recipe because I've run into trouble with the chemistry of oat milk in breads.

Yield: 24 muffins (or two 9x4 quick breads). (You'll definitely want so many -- store the extras in the freezer for later in the week.)

Ingredients	Step
	Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
	Grease 24 muffin cups, or use liners. (Liners are easier but you'll lose more muffin to them.)
270 g oats	Grind in food processor to create flour.
270 g (3 c.) oat flour 240 g (2 c.) AP flour 300 g (1½ c.) sugar 4 t. baking powder 1½ t. salt 1 t. cinnamon	Whisk dry ingredients together.
1½ c. milk, cold 6 eggs, room temperature ⅔ c. oil 2 t. vanilla	Whisk wet ingredients together.
4 T. oats 2 T. sugar ½ t. cinnamon	Stir topping together.
	Pour liquid into dry. Stir until there are still dry streaks.
1½ c. blueberries (8-10 oz. by weight)	Fold in until just combined.
	Spoon level ¼ cups into each muffin well.
	Sprinkle topping evenly over the muffins.
	Bake until toothpick test comes clean (lightly golden tops, perhaps 23-25 minutes).
	Cool on wire rack once cool enough to handle.

Source: Jonathan Brasil at King Arthur

Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding

Nutritious and delicious -- a good source of calcium, iron, fiber, and not a bad source of protein (24 g from 8 T. of chia seeds, plus potentially more from the milk). Vegan.

Must be made the day before so it has time to set up. Topping with fruit is lovely.

Ingredients	Step
20 g (¼ c.) cocoa powder 90 g (3-5 T.) maple syrup ½ t. cinnamon ½ t. vanilla pinch sea salt	Stir together in a 4-cup bowl that has storage lid, until the mixture is fully smooth and no dry cocoa powder remains.
½ c. chia seeds 1½ c. oat (or other) milk	Stir thoroughly into chocolate mixture, incorporating milk a bit at a time. Cover with lid and put into fridge for 30-45 minutes.
	After 30-45 minutes, stir again (this reduces the chance of lumps), then return to fridge to set up overnight.

Source: Minimalist Baker

French Toast

A basic but solid French toast recipe. The original recipe had a picture boasting heart-shaped food!

Ingredients	Step
2 eggs ⅛ c. milk 1 T. sugar ½ t. cinnamon dash nutmeg ¼ t. vanilla	Whisk well, then pour into a shallow dish.
egg mixture 5 slices bread	Fry in buttered skillet, flipping when needed.

Source: FoodNetwork

Morning Glory Oatmeal

Ingredients	Step
	Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease an 8" square dish.
2 c. milk ⅓ c. maple syrup 1 egg 2 T. oil 1.5 t. vanilla	Whisk together the wet ingredients.
2 c. old fashioned oats (must be old fashioned) 1 t. baking powder ¾ t. cinnamon ½ t. salt	Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl (this will be the primary bowl). Pour the wet ingredients on top and stir together.
½ c. raisins ½ c. pecans 2 T. coconut flakes 1 diced apple (~1½ c.) 1-2 shredded carrots (~½ c.)	Add to the wet ingredients. Stir to mix. Then pour into the greased dish.
½ c. pecans 2 T. coconut flakes ¼ t. cinnamon 1 T. brown sugar pinch of salt	Combine in a small bowl. Top the oatmeal with this mixture.
	Bake 40-45 minutes, until the edges are golden and the center is just set.

Source: WaPo

Strata

Ingredients	Step
2k cups of bread	Scantly fill a lidded baking dish with cubes of stale bread (you'll add more volume, and it'll rise more when baked). Measure the volume of the bread (it's probably 4-6 cups), and cut that number in half. We'll call half the volume of bread "k".
	If you're going to make the strata the night before, first dry out the bread cubes by baking them at 250 degrees for 5-10 minutes, just until they start to brown.
k cups of eggs (~4-5 eggs per cup) k cups of milk seasoning	Beat eggs. Add the seasoning (e.g., salt and pepper, mustard, hot sauce, paprika, nutmeg, herbs, lemon zest) and mix well. Add milk and mix well. Set the egg mixture aside.
k cups of cheese (some reserved for topping) k cups of extras	Butter the dish. Combine the cheese and extras with your bread in the buttered dish, layering or mixing together.
reserved cheese	Pour the egg and milk mixture on top of the bread base. Press down to make sure all bread cubes have been submerged. Top the strata with reserved cheese. Cover and let it rest at least 30 minutes, and potentially overnight in the fridge.
	When you're ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake the strata covered (until it rises too high), uncovering it only for the last 15-30 minutes to brown the top. Bake until the eggs reach 160 degrees. (Depending on how cold your ingredients are, baking may take ~30-60 minutes.)

Source: Anna Stockwell (epicurious.com)

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