Banana Flax Seed Bread

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup milled flax seed
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup extra-light olive oil
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 egg white
  • 1-1/2 cups mashed bananas (about 2 medium)
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour 9×5 loaf pan. Combine wheat flour, all-purpose
flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and milled flax seed in a large bowl. In
a medium bowl whisk together oil, sugar, whole egg, egg white and bananas. Stir
until combined. Stir in walnuts. Pour batter into loaf pan and bake 50 - 55 minutes,
or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in the
pan and invert bread onto a wire rack to cool completely.

 

Flax Seed Morning Glory Muffins

Recipe Summary
Prep Time30 minutes
Ready In55 minutes
Servings12 muffins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Bran cereal
  • 2/3 cup fat-free milk
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup ground flax seed
  • 3/4 cup chopped apple
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup finely shredded carrot
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup flaked coconut
  • 1 Tbsp canola or soybean oil
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 4 egg whites

Directions
Pre-Heat oven to 375ºF. Place a paper baking cup in each of the 12 regular-size
muffins cups. Put cereal in plastic bag and crush cereal and crush with a rolling
pin or meat tenderizer. In large bowl, stir together crushed cereal and milk; let
stand about 5 minutes or until cereal is softened. Stir in remaining ingredients.
Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted
in center comes out clean. Immediately remove from pan.

 

Flax Seed Pancake Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 cup buckwheat flour
  • 1 cup soy flour (Bisquick works too)
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup flax meal
  • 1 egg (Omega-3 eggs work well.)
  • 2 cups soy milk (or 2 cups skim milk or one cup of each)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

From this you can choose any combination of optional ingredients. Here are a few
suggestions:

  • 1/2 cup of your favorite fruit
  • sunflower seed
  • flax seed
  • millet
  • pecan pieces or walnut pieces