Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, mash the bananas. Stir in oats, dates, oil, and vanilla. Mix well, and allow to sit for 15 minutes. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto an un-greased cookie sheet.
3. Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly brown.

(8) Date-Nut Bread

1. 1 cup boiling coffee (I don't like coffee so I just used boiling water)
2. 1 cup chopped dates
3. 1 teaspoon soda
4. Let coffee, soda, and dates soak while mixing:
5. 1 cup sugar
6. 1 tablespoon butter
7. 1 egg
8. 1 cup of flour
9. 1/2 cup of Nopal
10. pinch of salt
11. 1 cup chopped walnuts
12. 1 teaspoon vanilla

Add date mixture to batter and mix well. Turn into a greased 4-1/2x8-inch loaf pan or 3 mini-loaves and bake at 300 degrees F until a toothpick comes out clean, about 1-1/2 hours (45 minutes for mini-loaves).

(9) Basic Bread Recipe

1. Slightly warm
2. 1/2 cup of Milk
3. 3/4 cup of Water
4. add 2 cups of bread flour (white)
5. 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour
6. 1/2 cup of Nopal Powder
7. 1 1/2 tea yeast
8. 2 tablespoons sugar
9. 1 teaspoon salt
10. 1 tablespoon olive oil, butter or Margarine
11. 1 teaspoon Wheat Gluten (not absolutely necessary but helps)

Put all in your machine and push the start button.

(10) Whole wheat with eggs.

This is a heavy bread.. somewhat chewy.. makes great toast.  Take a large measuring cup and put 1 egg in it. add milk to make 1 1/4 cups, slightly warm in the microwave, then put into your bread machine.

1. add 2 cups of bread flour (white)
2. 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour
3. 1/2 cup of Nopal Powder
4. 1 1/2 tea yeast
5. 2 tablespoons sugar
6. 1 teaspoon salt
7. 1 tablespoon butter
8. 1 teaspoon Wheat Gluten (not absolutely necessary but helps)

Put all in your machine and push the start button.

(11) Sprouty Bread

1. 1 cup of soy or wheat bean sprouts
2. 2 cups of white flour
3. 1 cup of whole wheat flour
4. 1 tea salt
5. 1/3 cup of Toasted Oats. *
6. 5 Dates, chopped up (use kitchen scissors) **
7. 2 Tablespoons of brown sugar
8. 1 1/2 tea of yeast
9. 1/2 cup milk (Warm a bit)
10. 1/2 cup of water
11. 1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil (or butter)

Place all ingredients in your bread machine using the white bread cycle. Note.. The bean sprouts contain quite a bit of water that are released as they are mashed up in the kneading. So check the consistency of the dough after a few minutes and make sure its not to soft and sticky.. If it is add a bit more flour.

* to Toast put on a sheet or pan and bake at 350 for 10 to 15 minutes.  ** If you don't have an open package of dates just add one more Tablespoon of Sugar.

(12) Hearty Oak & Nut Bread

1. 1 1/2 teas Active dry yeast
2. 2 1/2 cups Bread flour
3. 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
4. 1 1/2 teas Salt
5. 1 1/2 teas Wheat Gluten
6. 1/2 cup oats (the kind in the round package)
7. 1/2 cup Nopal flower/powder
8. 1 1/4 cup warm water
9. 1 Cup Chopped Nuts
10. 1 Tablespoon Butter

Place in bread machine and push start. Try not to eat it all at once. This is really good with some Orange Marmalade. It also makes excellent French Toast.