I wanted to try making some cookies. My initial thought was to start with the Nestle Tollhouse recipe and tweak it with some minor substitutions. I ended up using the recipe for carob chip cookies from Nourishing Traditions using chocolate chips instead of carob chips.
Of course this required the use of sprouted wheat flour. So I got myself some mason jar lids with screens in them for sprouting. I filled the jars up about 33% with soft white wheat and filled them with water and soaked overnight. I drained and rinsed in the morning and again that evening. They were already sprouting by then. I left them overnight and threw them in my dehydrator in the morning.
This worked really well. I later ground the wheat in my grain mill, which as I’ve mentioned is degrading, so the flour came out pretty coarse. I blame the coarseness of my cookies on this, but also on the fact that I couldn’t get the sucanat to dissolve in the butter. Maybe honey or maple syrup would work better.
I think I’ll try the Tollhouse tweaking idea next time. These weren’t the greatest.
Hi there! I really enjoy reading your recipes, and your “how-to” on sourdough was very helpful (though I haven’t tried it yet!)
I recently tweaked a chocolate chip cookie recipe to come up with this: http://onebeggarsbread.wordpress.com/2006/09/07/healthy-cookies/
Though not totally Nourishing Traditions, it sure beats Tollhouse. We are moving toward a NT way-of-life, and the last time I made these cookies I used Whey Protein instead of Soy — they tasted just as yummy.
Also, I recently caught news of some folks writing a NT book full of children’s recipes. They are taking contributions, and if one of your recipes makes the book, you get a free book!
http://www.nourishingourchildren.org
sandrine@nourishingourchildren.org
(I don’t see info about the new book on the website — I can forward you Sandrine’s email letter if you’d like.)
Do you have to grind sprouted wheat by hand? Are there any electric machines that will do the job?
Ann,
I use my Fidibus 21 (see http://cooking.glassbrian.com/2007/02/03/komo-fidibus-21/ ) to grind the sprouted wheat.