Disclaimer: I don't think there's anything wrong with wheat flour, I'm just trying to incorporate more fiber and beans into my family's diet.
I took my Better Homes & Garden's book to look up some cookie recipes hoping to find one I could switch out some bean flour and white flour. I landed on Snickerdoodles, partly because I hadn't made them in awhile, but also because I thought with the cream of tarter, it might cover up the bean flour twang. I ground up what I had handy- red and pinto beans. I'm sure a great northern white bean would be more suitable. I may try that next time.
Snickerdoodles (in BHG
cookbook: p. 117)
½ c marg
½ c olive oil
2 c sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 ½ c white flour
1 c whole wheat flour
½ c bean flour
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp cream of tartar
4 T sugar + 2 tsp cinnamon
(*)
Directions: In mixing bowl,
mix oils, sugar, eggs & vanilla. Beat on high speed for 30-45 seconds. Add
whole wheat and bean flours, cream of tartar and baking soda. Mix well. Add
white flour and beat until smooth.
Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 375 F. Then roll dough into 1” balls and roll these balls into
cinnamon/sugar mixture (*). Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-11 min
or til edges are golden. Cool cookies on wire rack. Makes 5-6 dozen.
Note: My changes were to double the recipe and then changed oil to ½ olive oil, ½ c marg + flour (not only white)
Although I have quite a few good bread recipes, I looked up an easy bread recipe that I could tweak a little. I came up with this:
Amish White Bread (makes 2 9x5 loaves)
2 c warm water
(110 F)
2/3 c white sugar
1 ½ T active dry
yeast
1 ½ tsp salt
¼ c veg oil (4T)
6 c bread flour
Directions
1. In a large bowl, dissolve the sugar in warm
water, and then stir in yeast. Allow to proof until yeast resembles a creamy
foam.
2. Mix salt and oil into the yeast. Mix in flour
one cup at a time. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth. Place
in a well oiled bowl, and turn dough to coat. Cover with a damp cloth. Allow to
rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
3. Punch dough down. Knead for a few minutes, and
divide in half. Shape into loaves, and place into two well oiled 9x5 inch loaf
pans. Allow to rise for 30 minutes, or until dough has risen 1 inch above pans.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30
minutes.
My tweaks - did ingredients for 3 loaves using 3 ¾ c whole wheat flour, ¾ c bean flour + 4 ½ c white flour. Needed to rise a little longer to get to double (although the cold day probably caused that). Very fluffy and tasty. Might need a little more salt.
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