Two delicious and healthy blackstrap molasses recipes

Two delicious and healthy blackstrap molasses recipes


(NaturalNews) Blackstrap molasses has always been a great choice for
home baking. Aside from having a delicious and sweet taste, blackstrap
is also an effective, and inexpensive, health supplement. Rich in
calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, and other trace minerals, as well as a
great way to ease sugar cravings without resorting to refined sugar,
blackstrap is, in many ways, a superfood. So, it is understandable that
many people wish to incorporate it into their cooking.

Below are
two recipes that use blackstrap molasses as a central ingredient. There
are other molasses-based recipes out there as well, but these two are
arguably the best ones.

Blackstrap molasses cookies

If
you're new to cooking with blackstrap, then you can't go wrong with
cookies. Aside from being easy to make, which makes them ideal for
people new to molasses, the natural sweetness of the molasses ensures
that this dessert is especially tasty and perfect for treating guests.

This recipe makes twenty-four three-inch cookies. It requires the following ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon of shortening
• 1 stick of melted margarine
• 1 cup of sugar (or ideally a healthy sugar substitute like xylitol)
• 0.5 cup of organic and sunsulfured blackstrap molasses
• 1 organic, free range egg
• 0.5 cup of milk (raw milk is best)
• 2.5 cups of whole wheat flour
• 0.5 teaspoons of ground cloves, ground ginger, and ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoon of salt (ideally Himalayan salt or unrefined sea salt)
• 1.75 teaspoons of baking soda

With these ingredients ready, you can make the cookies by following these instructions:

1.)
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Apply the shortening to 2 cookie
sheets and set them aside. Combine the blackstrap, milk, egg, sugar, and
margarine together, and beat the mixture until it is well-mixed.

2.)
Sift the ginger, cinnamon, cloves, baking soda, flour, and salt
together. Add this mixture to the blackstrap mixture half a cup at a
time, always mixing thoroughly after each subsequent addition.

3.)
Use a tablespoon to drop the mixture into the cookies sheets, and bake
them for ten minutes. Once the cookies are ready, they should be set
aside to cool.

Blackstrap molasses bread

This recipe makes one 8 x 4 inch loaf. It requires the following ingredients:

• 0.5 x cup of organic and unsulfured blackstrap molasses
• 1 x teaspoon of salt
• 1 x teaspoon of baking soda
• 0.5 x cup of cornmeal
•1.75 x cups of yogurt or buttermilk
•2.5 x cups of whole wheat flour

With these ingredients ready, you can make the bread by following these instructions:

1.) Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour an 8 x 4 inch bread loaf pan.

2.) Combine the baking soda, cornmeal, salt, and flour into one bowl and mix them well.

3.) Combine the blackstrap molasses and yogurt (or buttermilk) into one bowl and mix them well.

4.)
Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients until a thick
batter is produced. Then, using a tablespoon, drop the batter into the
bread loaf pan and place it in the oven. Bake the loaf for between 45
minutes to 1 hour, and then allow it to cool for at least 20 minutes.

5.)
The loaf will keep for four days if well-wrapped and stored at room
temperature. You can serve it with jam, salted butter, or whatever you
prefer.

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