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Bible Food - The Book of Galatians

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For some strange reason, occasionally I get a whim to find out what people in the "Biblelands" would have eaten at the time of the writing of a particular piece.  Apart from the references to meat and dairy, much of what the people ate in those days, in that place, sounds like a good fit for a touring vegan.  Today we did a little dip into the Book of Galatians,  a letter (epistle) written by the apostle Paul to the Christian communities in Galatia.   Scholars date Galatians to around AD 48–55. If it was written earlier, it would be one of Paul's first letters, possibly before the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15, AD 49), which addressed the issue of Gentile converts following Jewish customs.   The main theme of the letter is justification by faith rather than adherence to the Mosaic Law. Paul strongly argues against the teaching that Gentile Christians must follow Jewish laws (like circumcision) to be saved. He defends his apostleship, emphasizes the role of grace, ...

Cherry-Apple Pecan Crisp (Vegan, Uber-rich)




Extremely yummy Cherry-Apple Pecan Crisp

This particular recipe is a little too rich with nuts and oil to be considered a "classic" Adventist dessert recipe-- but you could cut the oil and leave out the pecans and have a fairly yummy dessert, but...

Let's just consider this something to set aside to be eaten in small portions at a celebratory meal instead of cake.  I left the skins on the apples, so there is probably more fibre in this delicious pudding than there is in, say, chocolate cake.

But enough of the rationalizing of tastiness...

INGREDIENTS:

2 C.    Dark Sweet Cherries, frozen, from Costco
3         Large Tart Organic Apples, cored, chopped into small pieces
1/3 C. Maple Syrup
2 T.     Tapioca Starch (or 3 T. Corn or other Starch)
Juice of 1/2 organic Lemon
1 tsp.   Pumpkin Pie Spice or just 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon

Topping:

1 C.     G/F Rolled Oats (or regular Rolled Oats if Gluten is not an issue)
1/2 C.   Almond Flour or Meal, firmly-packed (I spun mine up in the Vitamix)
1/2 C.   Pecans, chopped (you could leave these out I guess, but...)
1/2 C.   Coconut Sugar (lower on the Glycemic Index than Brown or regular white sugar)
1/4 tsp. Celtic Sea Salt
3 T.      Coconut Oil, melted in a bowl over hot water

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F/180C
  2. Cover the bottom of a 9x9" pan with parchment paper
  3. Mix the fruit and other ingredients together in a bowl and then pour into the pan
  4. Mix the topping ingredients together and gently cover the fruit mixture (don't have to smooth down, etc.)
  5. Bake for about 50 minutes (depending on how hot your oven is) or just check to see if fruit is cooked and topping is golden-brown
  6. Let sit for about 10+ minutes and then eat with ice cream (if you're not vegan) or cashew cream topping (1 C. cashews blended in 1/2-3/4 C. water or non-dairy milk.  1 tsp. Vanilla or Almond extract, and sweeten as desired.  Spin up in blender until smooth as regular cream)

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