What's baking?

This week’s blog post we wanted to pass on a few recipes which we hope you’ll enjoy.

Baked Salmon

Ingredients:

1 lb salmon fillet (cut into 4 pieces)

2 T chopped shallots

¼ C white wine or vermouth

2 T light mayonnaise

2 T light sour cream

2 t fresh lemon juice

2 t horseradish, freshly chopped or prepared, drained

2 t drained capers (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Prepare a shallow roasting pan or baking dish with non-stick pan spray. Place salmon fillets, skin side down in the pan. Sprinkle the shallots over the fish, pour wine evenly over all. Bake 6-8

minutes or just until the fish is opaque.

While fish is cooking, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, horseradish and capers, if desire, into a small bowl and mix well. Transfer the salmon and shallots to warm serving plates. Top each with a heaping tablespoon of horseradish mayonnaise. Garnish with capers, if desired.

Makes 4 servings.

Calories: 269/serving

Nutritional information per serving:

23.67g protein

4.42g carbohydrates

14g fat

195 mg sodium

72 mg cholesterol

0g fiber

Fudge Brownies - This recipe makes about thirty-five 2x2 inch brownies

Ingredients:

1 C whole-wheat flour

1/2 C wheat germ

2 t baking soda

1 1/2 C apple juice concentrate

1/2 C butter

6 T unsweetened cocoa

1/2 C low fat buttermilk

1 whole egg

2 egg whites

2 t vanilla extract

1/2 C coarsely chopped walnuts

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine the flour, wheat germ, and baking soda in a large bowl.

Combine the juice concentrate, butter, and cocoa in a small saucepan. Bring to a bowl, stirring frequently. Add to the dry ingredients and beat until smooth. Add the buttermilk, egg, egg whites, and vanilla extract and beat just until mixed. Gently fold in walnuts.

Pour the batter into a floured and greased 15x10 inch jelly roll pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes our clean, about 20 to 25 minutes. Cool before cutting.

3 brownies = 1 whole grain serving!

Carob Brownies - For those who want the brownie without the chocolate!

Makes about thirty-two 1x2 inch brownies

Ingredients:

3 T butter

1/2 C plus 1 T apple juice concentrate

2/3 C raisins

1 t vanilla extract

2/3 C whole wheat flour

1 1/2 t baking powder

1/4 C unsweetened carob powder

1/2 C chopped walnuts

vegetable cooking spray

Directions:

Combine the butter, juice concentrate and raisins in a small saucepan and cook over very low heat for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the vanilla extract.

Mix together the flour, baking powder, carob powder and walnuts in a medium sized bowl. Add the juice mixture and blend quickly but thoroughly.

Pour the batter into an 8-inch square pan that has been coated with vegetable cooking spray. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean, about minutes. Let cool in the pan, then cut into squares.

Happy baking and ENJOY!

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