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Gluten-Free Recipes using Chia Seed Slurry. Using using Chia Seed "gel" and "slurry" and ice-cubes in GF Creations Finally, I have gotten back to my blog and writing more about Chia Seed in Gluten-Free / Wheat-Free recipes!

Gluten-Free Recipes using Chia Seed Slurry

I love the Fall season, though I have been distracted lately by things that come with it: like raking.

Chia Pudding

Chia Seed Recipes and Ideas. Chia Seeds. Sweet molded cakes) Ingredients: Half cup whole ch\EDa seeds 2 heaping cups flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 cup sugar 3 whole eggs 1/2 cup canola oil PAM spray or equivalent half cup 1% milk 1 tablespoon vanilla powered sugar (optional) Bundt cake mold or jello molds Preheat oven to 350 degrees Spray the mold/s with PAM In a bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, ch\EDa seeds, and sugar.

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\B7 Remove the mold/s from the oven and let cool on a rack a few minutes until the cake/s can be easily removed from the mold/s. Sprinkle cake/s with powdered sugar (optional) Chia Seed Recipes. How to Bake With Chia Flour (Without Any Extra Work!) The Bread That Would Not Die (Secret Ingredient: Chia Seed) I tried one of my newest gluten free recipes and came up with a very tasty bread.

The Bread That Would Not Die (Secret Ingredient: Chia Seed)

It had a nice crumb, a nice rise and a nice crust. When I travel I always bring my own bread. I was getting ready to travel to a family event. I sliced up one loaf and packed it in my suitcase. To be sure I would have enough bread I also took the loaf I had previously sliced and frozen the week before. For a gluten free bread to be treated this way and still taste so good is very, very unusual. The packed, frozen, thawed, repacked, retoasted loaf that was inadvertently ignored in the hotel room was an experimental loaf.

Chia Seed Flour - Nutritious Gluten Free Ingredients. Chia Seeds - A Staple Food of Ancient Cultures: The Aztecs, Mayans and Native Americans valued chia seeds as a source of concentrated energy and nutrition.

Chia Seed Flour - Nutritious Gluten Free Ingredients

This tiny superseed has survived the ages- and the Chia Pet™ craze (!) , to become a valuable ingredient for gluten free cooks. More Omega 3 Fatty Acids Than Flaxseed: You may have heard about the importance of adding omega 3 fatty acids to your diet. A 1-ounce serving of chia (salvia hispanica L) contains approximately 4.9 grams of omega 3 fatty acids. Source: USDA Standard Reference 20Tufts University - School of Medicine More Fiber Ounce-for-Ounce than Beans: Soluble fiber has been credited with maintaining normal, healthy cholesterol levels and supporting healthy elimination.

Source: USDA Standard Reference 20 Rich Source of Plant-based Calcium: We automatically think dairy foods when we think about adding calcium to our diets. More Protein Ounce-for-Ounce Than Beans: 40 Ways to use Chia Seeds. How to use chia seeds.

40 Ways to use Chia Seeds

Wondering how to use chia seeds? u00c2u00a0 Chia seeds are very easy to incorporate into your diet.u00c2u00a0Below is a list of ways I have used them in my recipes. I would love to hear of your unique ways of using chia seeds. 1. Soak 1 level tablespoon of chia seeds with a quarter cup of water to make an egg substitute for baking cakes and cookies. Harris Whole Health » Baking with Chia. Ch ch ch chia!

Harris Whole Health » Baking with Chia

While many of us remember the commercials, few of us suspected that we’d ever eat chia, or how nutritious and tasty it can be. Some recipes use chia as the primary flour, others use it as a binder or an egg replacer. Raw Chia Oat Energy Bars. Here is a recipe for a true energy bar that is packed with nutrition, and rivals any cooked and processed commercial energy bar out in the markets.The bar is made with raw, sprouted oats, prunes, chia seeds, raw cacao powder, cacao nibs, pure vanilla and a pinch of Celtic sea salt.

Raw Chia Oat Energy Bars

Let's talk Chia first. The Chia seed or Salvia Hispanica is a mega energy food, packed with protein (it is a complete source of protein containing all essential amino acids), calcium, potassium, iron, antioxidants, fiber, and essential fatty acids (Omega 3 and Omega 6).It is an ancient superfood, once a staple of the Incan, Mayan and Aztec cultures. The Chia seed is extremely hydrophilic, meaning water loving, and can absorb 9-12x their weight in liquid; chia becomes gelatinous when mixed with liquid making it a good seed to use as a binder in raw bars, cookies and breads, to make puddings from, to add to smoothies and other drinks. It can also be ground up to make a chia "flour" to use in raw recipes as well. Chia Seed Recipes and Ideas. Chia energy bar.