This recipe also comes with a choice for sweet or savory. The title, Choose NOW is meant to remind you to attempt that moment-to-moment awareness, but let’s be honest. We’re all still going to ricochet between thoughts of the past and visions of the future, so let’s just remember that now is a choice, just like sweet or savory.
Sweet Chick Pea Bread with Apples, pecan, and honey goat cheese
Cinnamon and honey round out the sweet flavors
Savory with Sun-dried tomatoes & artichoke hearts
Ingredients
For the batter:
2 cups of flour (1 cup of Chick Pea + 1 cup of GF flour or another flour like coconut or almost)
The flour mixture can have 1/4 cup of protein powder
1 cup of Almond Milk (or other plant milk)
1/4 cup of oil (sunflower oil)
1/4 cup of apple sauce
1/2 cup of sugar or honey
4 tablespoons of oil + 2 teaspoons of ground flax seed meal
1 teaspoon of Baking Soda
BLEND Until it’s smooth
For the Sweet Version:
1-2 apples, skin off, sliced thin
Cashew cheese (or Goat cheese, if you’re still eating it)
Pecans (about 1/4 cup)
Honey (drizzled in the center and on top)
Cinnamon to taste
For the savory version
2 Tablespoons of fresh rosemary (chopped small and mixed into the batter)
Artichoke hearts (to cover the first layer of batter like a pizza
Sun-dried tomatoes (can be in oil or use fresh tomatoes sliced thin)
Vegan Mozarella or parmesan cheese
Seasoning - Salt, pepper, oregano, basil, garlic, etc.
Drizzle with some oiive oil
Option: - Use infused truffle oil
Use a few dollops of pesto around the open area
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350
Grease a baking dish (round or square - 8 or 9 inches)
Pour in half the batter
Layer the sweet or savory ingredients around the batter like a pizza
Pour the remaining batter on top
Bake for 45-55 minutes or until top is golden brown and a knife comes out ‘clean’ when testing
Sprinkle parmesan on top (savory) or drizzle with a little honey (sweet)
ENJOY!