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yields 24 servings
FLUFFY HONEY CAKE
• Stevia powder—a sweet powder made from a South the liver due to its unusually high fructose content so
The following three recipes are delicious and fluffy and can be made with both white or American herb, stevia can be used by those who are it’s not recommended. Reports have shown that it con-
sprouted or whole spelt flours. Baking this cake in loaf pans makes it more foolproof for a
fluffy result. sensitive even to natural sweeteners and is therefore the tains even more fructose than high-fructose corn syrup,
safest option for those avoiding sugar. A little goes a very which is a major culprit in the rising incidents of type 2
12 eggs long way—just a pinch of stevia powder can replace a diabetes.
2 cups sugar spoonful of sugar. As it does not add bulk, it’s difficult to • Malted syrup—malted syrup is made with grains, usu-
¼ teaspoon coffee use successfully in baked goods, but stevia powder is a ally barley. Although malted syrups contain a small
½ cup seltzer good sweetener for cooking, drinks, in salad dressings, amount of nutrients, they also contain little fructose,
½ cup plus 2 tablespoons honey smoothies, whipped cream, and pie crusts. which in large amounts is far more harmful than glu-
½ cup oil • Date sugar—made from nutritious dehydrated dates, cose.
4 cups white spelt flour plus date sugar does not dissolve easily and is therefore un- • Sugar alcohols (xylitol, erythritol, isomalt, sorbitol,
2 tablespoons (see recipe note) suitable for many desserts. However, its high tryptophan lactitol, maltitol, mannitol, Sugarless)—sugar alcohols
¼ teaspoon cinnamon content makes it a good sweetener for hyperactive chil- contain fewer calories than table sugar. The body does
1 teaspoon baking powder dren, as this amino acid has a calming effect. Date sugar not completely absorb them, and thus their effect on
1 teaspoon baking soda is delicious on porridge. blood sugar is diminished. Since sugar alcohols are fairly

1. Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Grease two 5x16-inch loaf pans or one 10x15-inch baking pan. • Agave nectar—this is a natural sweetener with a pleas- new in the industry, and extensive research has not yet
2. Beat the eggs on high speed. Gradually add the sugar and beat for 10 minutes ant, neutral taste. However, agave nectar puts a strain on been done, use in moderation.
3. Dissolve the coffee in the seltzer and combine with the honey and oil.
4. Combine the flour with the cinnamon, baking powder, and baking soda.
5. Gently fold the coffee mixture into the beaten eggs, alternating with the flour mixture. Pour the
batter into the greased pans. Bake for 50 minutes.

RECIPE NOTE If you are using sprouted or whole spelt
flour, use only 3¾ cups.

344 HEALTHY EVER AFTER baking pan and bake for 1 hour. oil, flour, and ground almonds. ing the yolks, honey, apple cider, beat for another 5 minutes. ing powder, and Sucanat and utes. Add the baking soda, bak- beat the egg whites for 5 min- with baking paper. or line a 10x15-inch baking pan Sucanat (optional) 4. Pour the batter into the prepared 3. Continue beating, gradually add- 2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, 1. Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Grease 2 cups ground

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Here is a quick guide to sweeteners you will want to use

12 eggs, separated
for most people honey doesn’t upset blood sugar lev-
nado, Sucanat, white and brown sugars, concentrated fruit
digest the grains. Glucose-tolerant tests indicate that
away. Also be aware that “raw” sugars, “natural” sugars, turbi-
NUT SPONGE CAKE
syrup, and fructose, which have had their nutrients stripped
porridge and toast, as the amylase in raw honey helps
nutrients, as opposed to white and brown table sugar, corn
in plant pollens. This makes it an ideal sweetener for
yields 35 servings
digest carbohydrates), as well as all the nutrients found
ral sweeteners contain high amounts of minerals and other
Isweets with nutritious snacks, cakes, and desserts. Natu-
degrees Fahrenheit is loaded with mylase (enzymes that
• Raw honey—honey that hasn’t been heated over 117
t’s perfectly possible to satisfy our inborn penchant for
All about Sweeteners

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