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RAINCOAST CRISPS -- knock-offs.

from jkr

2 cups white flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
1 cup of raisins or dried cranberries
1/2 cup chopped pecans or pistachios
1/2 cup roasted pumpkin seeds
1/4 cup sesame seeds
1/4 cup ground flax seeds
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon of dried rosemary.

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Stir together four, baking soda, brown sugar and salt.
Add buttermilk and honey, lightly combine. Add remaining ingredients. Stir until just blended.

Pour into two greased loaf tins. Bake for 45 minutes, until golden brown and springy to the touch.
Remove from pans and cool.
Place in plastic bags overnight. You can also freeze them at this point as well if preferred.

Preheat oven to 300F.
Slice the loaves as thin as possible.
Arrange slices on a cookie sheet.
Bake for approximately 15 minutes on each side.
Slices should be very dry and crisp like melba toast.

This will keep a very long time in a sealed container.

Good with soft cheeses or use as cookies.

Authentic Raincoast Crisps are a specialty cracker made in Vancouver and sold in fine stores. Really
expensive to buy but very popular on cheese trays.

Cookie Dough Dip

Ingredients

1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup toffee bits

Instructions

1. Cream together cream cheese and butter.
2. Add all remaining ingredients and mix until well-combined.
3. Serve with graham crackers or apple wedges.

No-Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Protein Bars

Ingredients

1 Ripe Banana (mashed)
1 1/2 c Oats
1/2 c Shredded Coconut
1/2 c Raisins (or date chunks, cranberries, craisins, dried cherries/mangoes/apricots/etc
1/2 c Chocolate Chips (or carob, butterscotch, white chocolate chips, etc.)
1/2 c Maple Syrup
1/2 c Peanut Butter

Ingredients

2 to 4 scoops of Protein Powder (optional)
2 Tbsp Flax Seeds
2 Tbsp Chia Seeds
1 1/2 Tsp Cinnamon
1 Tsp Vanilla Extract

Mash banana and add oats and coconut, flax and chia seeds and protein powder.

Add raisins or other dried fruit, chocolate chips, syrup and peanut butter.

Continue to add cinnamon and vanilla.

Stir until well combined and press into plastic wrap lined 8 x 8" pan or similar pan or dish and freeze until hardened.

Remove from freezer, allow to soften a bit, and cut into bars or squares.

Yields: Approximately 10 bars

Storage: store in the freezer, individually wrapped, They soften up quickly at room temp, and will keep for a month or more in the freezer.