BLUEBERRY BREAKFAST BREAD

Ingredients (makes 10-12 slices)

• 2 cups almond meal (make your own by blitzing the nuts in your food processor)
• ¼ cup buckwheat flour
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup desiccated coconut
• 4 eggs (free range)
• 3 bananas, mashed (the riper the better) ¼ cup coconut oil or butter (melted
• 1 cup blueberries (frozen is fine)

1.     Preheat oven to 180°C.

2.     Add nut meal, buckwheat flour, cinnamon, baking powder, ACV and salt to a large bowl. Combine well.

3.     In a separate bowl, beat eggs and add to the above mixture.

4.     Add bananas, rice malt syrup and coconut oil and stir thoroughly until well combined.

5.     Carefully fold through blueberries ensuring they are evenly distributed throughout.

6.     Transfer into a lined bread tin and cook for 40-45 minutes, or, until a skewer inserted comes out clean.

7.     When cool, slice into 2.5cm slices (toaster width) and place in a container with baking paper between each slice.

To Serve- Toast a slice and serve topped with ¼ cup greek yoghurt and some fresh berries or other fruit. 

BUCKWHEAT & BANANA PANCAKES

Ingredients (serves 4-6, 1 serve=2-3 pancakes)

• ¾ cup spelt flour
• 3/4 cup buckwheat flour
• 2 1/2 good teaspoons baking powder
• 1 heaped teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 mashed bananas
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup milk (maybe a little extra to get the ideal pancake mix consistency)

1. Sift the flours, cinnamon and baking powder into a bowl and mix.
2. Mash bananas with whisked egg and milk.
3. Add to dry mix and mix to combine.
4. Let the mix sit for a few minutes
5. Heat a teaspoon of coconut oil and a teaspoon of ghee or butter in a pan
6. Add batter into the pan, cook and flip!!!
7. Add more oil between batches when the pan is dry.
8. The coconut oil and ghee together produce a gorgeous crispy golden edge on the pancake that is divine!
9. Serve with Greek yoghurt, berries, a drizzle of maple syrup (a drizzle - not a lot!!) and a sprinkle of birdseed mix if you like.

BIRDSEED

Ingredients

• 1 cup of Pepitas
• 1 cup coconut flakes 
• 1 cup nuts (Any combination of almonds, walnuts, pecans) 
• ¼ cup of flaxseeds
• ¼ cup chia seeds
• ¼ cup buckwheat kernels (buckinis)
• 1 tbsp cinnamon

1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl except cinnamon
2. Pour onto a baking tray and toast for 10-15 mins in a medium oven (mixing and turning a few times) until lightly toasted
3. Let it cool and then mix though a good tbsp of cinnamon
4. Store in an airtight glass jar in the pantry

The mix is rich in zinc & essential fatty acids. The walnuts deliver nutrients for brainy goodness and cinnamon is great for regulating blood sugar levels by improving insulin efficiency - thereby helping sustain energy throughout the day.

This is low in carbohydrates, high in protein and good fats.

(To increase Carbohydrate, add ½-1 cup Oats after toasting)