Preheat oven to 400° F.

Chop the butter into small cubes and combine with 1 ½ cups sugar, coconut oil/shortening, and eggs in large bowl. Use an egg beater to cream the ingredients together.

Add flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt, stirring until it forms a dough that sticks together. It may take a few minutes to mix in the chunks of butter.

In a small bowl, stir together the ¼ cup sugar and cinnamon.

Shape dough into small balls. Roll balls in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet lined with baking parchment.

Bake 8-10 minutes or until set. It is ok if they don't look completely baked. They will repose on the hot sheet and will stay soft instead of getting dry and crispy from baking longer. Place the cookie sheet on a wire rack to cool.

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In a pot over low heat, combine the garlic, ginger, pepper, and coconut oil. Stir to combine completely. Add ingredients one at a time, stirring until combined before adding the next ingredient: peanut butter, soy sauce, lime juice, honey, optional peanuts, optional other spices. Stir in enough water to make it the desired consistency. Remove from heat and stir in the cilantro.

Serve with rice or noodles, add chicken and/or vegetables as desired.

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¾ cup buttermilk ¼ cup coconut oil, or butter, or olive oil 1 ½ cup blueberries, fresh or frozen 1 tsp vanilla extract 3 eggs ¼ cup brown sugar ¼ cup white sugar ½ tsp salt 2 cups flour 2 Tbsp corn starch ½ Tbsp baking soda

Half recipe: 1/3 cup buttermilk 2 Tbsp coconut oil, or butter, or olive oil ¾ cup blueberries ½ tsp vanilla 2 eggs 2 Tbsp brown sugar 2 Tbls white sugar ¼ tsp salt 1 cup flour 1 Tbsp cornstarch ¾ tsp baking soda

Preheat oven to 400° F, and spray a muffin tin with non-stick spray, or use paper liners.

In a blender, combine the buttermilk, butter/oil, blueberries, vanilla extract, eggs, and brown sugar. Blend until mostly smooth.

In a medium mixing bowl, mix together the white sugar, flour, baking soda, and corn starch. Add the liquid mixture, beating on low speed, or during by hand, until it is mixed. Don't stir for too long.

Fill the muffin tin. Bake for 12-15 minutes.

Variations

For cake: Use an 8”-10” round or square cake pan for ½ recipe. Use butter and flour to grease the pan or use oil spray on the sides and parchment on the bottom. Bake at 350° F for 25-35 minutes.

For less carbs, replace half of the flour with almond meal.

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4 cups rolled oats ¼ cup brown sugar ½ cup raw peanuts, coarsely chopped ¼ cup raw sunflower seeds ¼ cup raw sesame seeds ¼ cup raw pumpkin seeds ¼ cup ground flax seeds ¼ cup chia seeds 6 Tbsp raisins 6 Tbsp dried cranberries ½ cup dried coconut, flaked or shredded 1 tsp salt 2 Tbsp honey 6 Tbsp coconut oil 2 egg whites

Preheat oven to 275° F and line a baking sheet with baking parchment.

In a medium bowl, stir together the dry ingredients. In a small bowl, beat together the honey, coconut oil, and egg white. Thoroughly stir this into the dry ingredients. Spread granola onto the baking sheet and cook for 45 minutes. (If making a half batch, cook for 30 minutes.)

Transfer the granola on the parchment, onto a cooling rack. Let cool before putting in a container.

Basic proportions: 4 cups grains 6 Tbsp sweetener 2 ¼ cup nuts and seeds 1 ¼ cup dried fruit

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2 cups flour ¼ cup sugar ¼ cup brown sugar ½ tsp salt ½ Tbsp baking soda 1 cup milk, water, or nut milk ½ cup butter or coconut oil 1 egg 1 Tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp vanilla or orange extract (optional)

Preheat oven to 450° F. Grease a muffin tin, or put in paper baking cups.

Stir together the flour, sugars, salt, and baking soda.

In a small bowl, melt the butter/coconut oil. Add the milk/water/nut milk, egg, lemon juice, and vanilla/orange extract. Whisk until completely combined.

Pour the liquid into the flour mixture, stirring until just combined. Divide evenly into the muffin cups, about ¼ cup each.

Bake for 5 minutes, then reduce the heat to 400° F and bake for 10-12 minutes, until a tester comes out clean.

Makes 10-12 regular sized muffins. Cooking times will be shorter for small muffins and longer for large muffins.

Variations

Add to the dry ingredients 1 to 1 ½ cups of a filling, such as dried fruit, chocolate chips, chopped nuts, berries, chopped fresh or frozen fruit, rolled oats or barley. Use honey instead of sugar. Add 2 Tbsp cocoa powder. Add 2-3 tsp of spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cardamom, etc. Add 2 Tbsp each of poppy seeds and lemon zest.

This is meant to be a basic recipe that can be customized as you wish for different flavors.

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This basic recipe can be used as the template for many variations of the classic dessert.

For a medium sized cobbler, about 9”×6”.

Filling: 3 cups fruit, fresh or frozen about ¼ cup sugar (more or less depending on the fruit used)

Topping: 1 cup flour 1 ½ cups rolled oats ¼ cup sugar 1/3 cup butter

Preheat oven to 375° F.

Prepare the fruit as necessary, such as washing, peeling, chopping it into roughly bite-sized pieces, removing seeds. Stir the fruit and sugar together, then spread into the bottom of a baking pan.

Stir the oats, flour, and sugar together. Use your fingers to rub in the butter until there is no dry powder. Sprinkle the topping over the fruit and bake for 30 minutes.

Variations

Use rolled barley, rye, or wheat instead of rolled oats. Use white sugar, brown sugar, honey, or maple syrup. Combine any type of fruit. Add 1-2 tsp of spices to the filling or the topping. Add extras to the filling like chopped nuts, dried fruit, shredded coconut, or chocolate chips. Use coconut oil instead of butter. Use different types of flour in the topping such as almond flour, corn meal or masa harina.

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Stir together the hot water, butter/oil, honey, and salt. Mix in 1 cup of flour. Mix in the yeast and lukewarm water/milk. Mix in the egg. Mix in the rest of the flour one cup at a time. The dough will be very soft. Knead in enough flour to keep it together and and not sticky, but don't expect it to form a sturdy, resistant dough.

Coat with oil, cover, and let rise for 30 minutes or until doubled.

Gently roll it into a log shape. Place in a greased bread pan, coat with oil, cover, then rise again for 30 minutes.

When the dough is about 1” above the rim of the pan, bake at 350° F for 40-50 minutes, until browned on top and about 180° F inside. Let cool until it easily comes out of the bread pan.

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1 ½ cups nut flour blend (needs to be part almond, part coconut, and can have other nuts as well) 1 ½ large eggs or 2 small-medium eggs 3 Tbsp butter or coconut oil

Stir all ingredients together into a soft dough/thick paste. Press into the pie tin.

To bake alone, bake at 350° F for 15 minutes. Otherwise, follow instructions in the pie recipe.

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1 cup whole wheat pastry flour 6 Tbsp cold coconut oil ¼ cup water 1/8 tsp salt

The coconut oil must be solid for a proper pie crust. If it is melted/soft, it will make a crust that is very soft and doesn't hold form.

Cut the coconut oil into the flour. If you use your hands, it will melt quite easily. Blend it so that some of it is melted in, and some of it is still in chunks. Dissolve the salt in the water, and stir that into the mixture, forming a very soft dough. Press the dough into a ball and wrap in plastic.

Chill for at least 10 minutes before rolling out into a crust. Be gentle, because the coconut oil is quite soft. Use a dusting of flour if necessary to prevent sticking.

To bake the crust alone, bake at 350° F for 27 minutes. Otherwise, follow pie recipe instructions.

Makes a single deep-dish pie crust.

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½ cup butter ¼ cup coconut oil ½ cup raw sugar ¼ cup brown sugar 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 eggs ½ tsp baking soda ¾ tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon 3 cups almond meal about ½ cup cinnamon sugar

Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, or grease it.

Cut the butter into small cubes. In a medium bowl, put in the butter, coconut oil/lard, and sugars. Use a pastry cutter to mix the butter and shortening into the sugar. When it is somewhat creamy, a beater can be used to mix it to a smooth, creamy texture.

Beat in the vanilla and eggs until creamy again. Then stir in the baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.

Stir in the almond meal one cup at a time. It will create a very soft, sticky dough.

Form the dough into small balls, the volume of about 2 Tbsp. Roll the balls in the cinnamon sugar until they are completely coated. Place the balls on the baking sheet at least 2” apart, as they spread quite a bit while baking. Gently compress the top of each ball, so it is just barely flat.

Bake for 11-13 minutes, until they are golden-brown around the edges.

Makes about 20 cookies.

Variations:

Use other spices or a mixture of spices. Use other nut flours or a mixture of nut flours. I can sometimes find a mix of almond, coconut, pecan, and walnut, which is delicious.

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