CINNAMON BUCKWHEAT BARS

10-12 bars, 40 minutes

INGREDIENTS

Dry Ingredients

• 2 cups buckwheat flour (or sub GF flour blend or oat flour for vata or pitta)

• 1/4 cup cane sugar

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 1/2 tsp baking soda

• 2 tsp cinnamon

• 1/4 tsp salt

Wet Ingredients

• 1/4 cup maple syrup

• 1/2 cup applesauce

• 1/3 cup ghee or coconut oil (melted)

• 1-2 tbsp water (if the batter is dry and you need it)

• 2 eggs (or flax egg by mixing 2 tbsp ground flax seed and 6 tbsp water - allow to soak while assembling the other ingredients)

• 2 dates, pitted, soaked in warm water and then strained and blended into a paste
  

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Make the date paste by adding the soaked dates to a small blender or food processor and then blending into a paste - you can also smash them with a potato masher, back of a fork, or mortar and pestle if you don't want to get your blender dirty. Set aside.

3. Mix the dry ingredients.

4. Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients.

5. Transfer batter to a greased 8x8 pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes. Serve warm with ghee or honey yum!

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Recipe adapted from staceykasdorf.com

Notes

• A great sweet treat for kaphas!

• Buckwheat flour! - heating AND drying which makes it perfect for kapha or cold & wet seasons such as deep winter and spring.

• BUUUUTTT this means its not so great for pittas & kaphas, so they are better off with another flour like oat flour or a gluten free flour blend instead of buckwheat. ALTHOUGH, this recipe is well balanced with fat, sweetness, and moisture which off-sets the heating and drying qualities of buckwheat.