Melt 4 Chocolate squares in 1 cup boiling water
Mix together:

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder

Add:

• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 2 eggs beaten
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups sugar

Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes if a layer cake or 30-35 minutes if a flat cake. NOTE: This cake is very sensitive to baking time – if it’s one minute too long it will be dry, and one minute too soon, and the middle will fall.

Dan and Jenny Kapernick’s Pizza Dough

18 oz. whole wheat flour

11 oz. water. 1/2 oz. yeast.

2 teaspoons salt

5 tablespoons olive oil

Mix by hand, dough should be wet and sticky while kneading. Lightly flour counter top and shape dough into a ball. Let rise for at least and hour in a warm spot covered with a floured tea towel. Divide dough in three, knead a second time and form into a balls again. Allow dough to rise once more while you prep pizza ingredients and warm oven to 470. Shape dough into a 9” crust, top with whatever is local and tasty! Slide pizza into oven and reduce heat to 460, cook for 10-12 minutes.

Makes three 9” pizzas.

Amy DeMaster’s Bread Recipe

1Tbsp plus 1/3 cup brown sugar
2 cups warm water
4 1/2 tsp active dry yeast
3/4 cup powdered milk
2 tsp salt
5-6 cups whole wheat flour
1 egg
oil

Proof yeast in 2 cups warm water with 1Tbsp brown sugar.  Combine remaining 1/3 cup brown sugar, powdered milk, salt, and 4 cups flour in stand mixer bowl.  Mix for 15 seconds, then add water/yeast mixture and egg combined with enough oil to make 1/3 cup.  Mix for 1 1/2 minutes, then gradually add 1-2 cups flour to achieve the right consistency.  Mix for 4 more minutes.  Dough should form a ball.  Place in oiled bowl and turn to coat.  Cover and let rise for ~1 hour.  Punch and knead dough, then form into 2 loaves and put into loaf pans.  Let rise again for another hour or so.  Bake for 50 minutes at 350.

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Wheat-Seed Bread

2 pkgs. yeast

2 C. warm water

1/3 C. canola oil

1/4 C. honey

2 Tblsp. molasses

1 scant Tbsp. Salt

1/4 C. @ sesame seeds, Hulled sunflower seeds, and wheat germ

41/2-5 C. whole wheatflour

11/2 C. white wheat flour

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water.  Add 2 C. wheat flour and stir for 3 min – cover and let rest for 10 min-Then add the oil, molasses, honey, salt, and seeds. When that is stirred in, add flour 1 C. at a time until you can knead it – and until it is firm enough – Let rise until double.

Divide into 2 parts and let rise for 10 min (covered). Make into loaves and put into sprayed pans – let rise and bake 360 for around 25-28 min – or until brown. Set out on cooling racks .

Whole Wheat Pie Crust and Berry Filling

Susan Owen of St. Peter, MN shared her mother’s berry pie whole wheat pie crust recipe and she is graciously sharing it with you!

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Whole Wheat Pie Crust

1 ½ cup whole wheat flour

½ cup vegetable oil

1 tsp salt

1 ½ tsp sugar

2 Tbls milk

Mix all well and pat into pie pan. Fork bottom and bake at 375 for 12 minutes.

Let cool.

Cream Cheese Layer (optional)

6 oz. cream cheese, light is fine

1/3 cup sugar

Beat above together and add:

½ cup sour cream

2 tsp lemon juice

½ tsp vanilla

Spread atop cooled crust. Chill for 4 hours.

Berry Filling Layer

1 cup sugar

1 cup water

2 Tbls corn starch, sifted

3 Tbls berry flavored gelatin (to match chosen berry: strawberry, raspberry)

Cook over stove top until clear. Cool.

Place washed and dried berries (amount to fill pan) over cooled pie crust or cream layer (optional).

Pour cooled filling over berries evenly.

Chill and serve.

Keep refrigerated.

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Sassy Anne’s Whole Wheat Gingerbread Cookies