Berry Topping
Ingredients
- 6 Very ripe bananas
- 6 small Green Cooking Apples, cored
- 5 0.5 cup Water
- 0.3 cup Frozen Apple-Juice Concentrate
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Arrowroot
- 1. Remove the peel from the top third of each apple. Arrange the apples
- 1 lb. fresh or frozen berries
- 0.5 can frozen unsweetened apple juice concentrate
- 2 tbsp corn starch
- 1. Slowly heat berries and apple juice concentrate until it begins to
- Juice of 2 lemons
- 1/2 Cup Virgin Olive oil
- 3/4 Cup brown sugar (or 1/2 raw unfiltered honey)
- 3 Cups whole wheat flour
- 1 Teaspoon salt
- 1 Teaspoon baking powder
- 1 Teaspoon baking soda
- 1 Cup wheat germ
- 2 Cups raisins (can use chopped dates instead)
- 2 Cups favorite nuts
Instructions
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1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
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2. Mashed bananas and mix them with lemon juice until
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smooth. Cream oil and sugar together and add to
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banana mix, stirring well.
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3. Sift together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
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Mix in wheat germ. Add to the banana mix and stir in
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raisins and nuts.
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4. The dough will be very stiff. Turned it into 2 greased
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“4 x 8” loaf pans and baked for about 45 minutes. Test
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for doneness by inserting knife in middle, if it comes out
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clean, the bread is done.
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THIS RECIPE ALSO MAKES 24 CUPCAKES (bake at 350 degrees for 1/2
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hour).
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in a baking dish just large enough to hold them snugly.
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2. In a saucepan, combine the other ingredients and bring to a boil, stir-
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ring frequently; reduce heat andsimmer for 2-3 minutes until slightly
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thickened.
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3. Pour the sauce over the apples. Bake uncovered in a 350 degree
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oven, basting occasionally, for 1 to 1 l/2 hours until apples are eas-
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ily pierced with a fork.
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4. Remove dish from oven and let apples cool in the sauce.
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Serve hot or cold.
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simmer.
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2. Add corn starch slowly, stirring constantly, until thickened.
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3. You must stir constantly or berries will burn.