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Offline Kimmyh

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Donna Hay's Breakfast Bars
« on: May 29, 2013, 04:15:47 am »
Donna Hay’s Breakfast Bars

Ingredients
65g rolled oats
20g flaked almonds
35g sunflower seeds
25g quinoa flakes
2 tablespoons wheatgerm
100g plain wholemeal flour
½ tspn baking powder
1 tspn ground cinnamon
120g brown sugar
125g canola or vegetable oil
1 egg
1 tspn vanilla extract
130g dried cranberries (craisons)

Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 160 degrees.
2. Place oats, almonds, sunflower seeds and quinoa flakes on a baking tray lined with baking paper and bake for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until light golden.  Set aside to cool.
3. Place wheatgerm, flour, baking powder, cinnamon and sugar in TM bowl. Mix 3 seconds, speed 7.
4. Add oil, egg and vanilla.  Mix 5 seconds, speed 4.
5. Add cooled oat mixture and cranberries.  Turn to close lid setting, select reverse and knead for 20 seconds.
6. Pour mixture into 20cm x 30cm slice tin that has been lined with baking paper. Press down gently and bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
7. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.
8. Cut into 16 bars when completely cooled.

Notes
I used a handful of whole almonds instead of flaked, toasted and then chopped in tmx using one press of the turbo button.

Members' comments

MF - they are absolutely delicious. Thanks for the recipe Kimmyh. I had to make another batch as the first batch disappeared so quickly.

Cookie -  they taste delicious. I made a couple of errors in the preparation but they still tasted lovely. I used quinoa, not quinoa flakes, reduced the sugar a little, and I didn't have any wheat germ. Before I toasted the first ingredients I blitzed them a bit.


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Re: Donna Hay's Breakfast Bars
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2013, 07:12:41 am »
They look great Kimmy!

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Re: Donna Hay's Breakfast Bars
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2013, 07:36:37 am »
Kimmy I saw part of this recipe on Eat Your Books and decided I wanted to make it. I was going to buy it when we went home now I have no need to. Thanks, I can't wait to make them.
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Re: Donna Hay's Breakfast Bars
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2013, 07:44:37 am »
Happy to help out and save you money too cookie :)

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Re: Donna Hay's Breakfast Bars
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2013, 08:47:07 am »
Thanks kimmyh :-*
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Re: Donna Hay's Breakfast Bars
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2013, 09:09:21 pm »
I made these yesterday and they are absolutely delicious.
Thanks for the recipe Kimmyh  :D

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Re: Donna Hay's Breakfast Bars
« Reply #6 on: June 02, 2013, 12:13:07 pm »
Your welcome MF.  I am pleased you enjoyed them. They smell so good too :)

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Re: Donna Hay's Breakfast Bars
« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2013, 10:11:41 am »
Just made some of these.  Mr 3 isn't keen on eating breakfast but loves muesli bars so this might work for his breakfast - we will see tomorrow!

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Re: Donna Hay's Breakfast Bars
« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2013, 03:24:15 pm »
My husband loves this sort of thing and even makes them himself sometimes - I will give him this recipe to try.

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Re: Donna Hay's Breakfast Bars
« Reply #9 on: June 06, 2013, 12:23:53 am »
Had to make another batch of these yesterday as the first lot disappeared so quickly.
Very yummy Kimmyh  ;D

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Re: Donna Hay's Breakfast Bars
« Reply #10 on: June 07, 2013, 12:14:24 pm »
I made these today and they taste delicious.
I made a couple of errors in the preparation but they still tasted lovely. I used quinoa, not quinoa flakes, reduced the sugar a little, and I didn't have any wheat germ. Before I toasted the first ingredients I blitzed them a bit.
May all dairy items in your fridge be of questionable vintage.

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