Warm wheat with almonds & fleur d'oranger

Versiunea in limba romana: Mic dejun sanatos si delicios: grau aromat cu fleur d'oranger si migdale

Ever since Yolanda posted on her  blog the Creamy whole grain wheat with caramelised orange peels & coconut chips recipe, I've been thinking about this delicious breakfast. Friday I finally bought whole grain wheat. My cupboard was stuffed with all kind of seeds, coconut, walnuts, almonds and fleur d'oranger.  In the evening I put the wheat in water. I fell asleep thinking of my delicious, healthy breakfast next morning...

I woke up and happy entered my kitchen. My kids welcomed me so warmly, that I started to think something happened... Actually, they made a surprize. They squeezed all the oranges and made lots and lots of fresh orange juice. All the oranges..."It's fresh, mom. It's pure vitamin C" :) 

I could not give up. The wheat was waiting nicely, but I had no oranges. My kids love citrus taste, so I replaced the oranges with lemons. Yum and fresh! 

I followed all the steps in Yolanda's recipe, but, again, my kids stepped in. They wanted to chose the seeds and nuts for their porridge, so they played with walnuts, grated apple, almonds, flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, coconut flakes and sun flower seeds. Breakfast was delicious, fresh, a bit lemony... A lot lemony :)

Full of energy, we went outside and played in the snow. Great snow fight  ♥

I'll repeat Yolanda's recipe as she posted it, with oranges. I keep thinking of caramelized orange peel... I have wheat now... I'll hide 3 oranges :)

1 cup whole grain wheat

2 lemons (juice + thinly grated zest) + 4 tbsp brown sugar + half a glass of water
3/4 cup of milk 
2 tbsp sweet cream + 1 tbsp honey + 2-3 tbsp fleur d'oranger water
1 grated apples
2-3 tbsp raw almonds (put it for 15 minutes in hot water, then take the soft brown shell of and crush it with the knife) 
Your choice of:  walnut, flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, coconut flakes, sun flower seeds, raisins, etc.
In the evening put the wheat in cold water. In the morning, change the water and let it stand for 1-2 hours more.

Mix the following ingredients: lemon juice and zest, brown sugar, water. Bring to boil, then let it simmer for 20 minutes. Drain the wheat, add it to the lemon syrup. Add also the milk. Let it simmer  for 10 minutes, until the wheat absorbs most of the liquid. Add the honey, fleur d'oranger water, sweet cream, almonds and grated apple. Add your choice (or all): walnuts, flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, coconut flakes, sun flower seeds, raisins, etc.

Delicious, lemony, wonderful breakfast!

Delicious apple pancakes

 Versiunea in limba romana: Clatite americane cu mere si zahar cu mirodenii

 

It's been a while since we prepared our Sunday morning pancakes.  We could not give up our family tradition so easily, so Sunday we played "pancakes". I made our favorite American pancakes batter and enriched it with delicious spicy sugar flavored apples. We eat the yumminess with butter and maple syrup. A dream <3

American pancakes

3 big eggs, separated egg yolks and egg whites  + 115 g flour, sieved + 1 tsp baking powder + 3 x 125g Greek yogurt + a pinch of salt
 

For spiced sugar apples
3 apples, sliced in rounds  + spiced sugar (brown sugar mixed with cinnamon, cloves, allspice, vanilla, etc and kept in an air tight container) + 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled
To serve: butter & maple syrup or mascarpone cream cheese
Beat the egg whites and a pinch of salt until you obtain a firm cream. In another bowl mix the flour, egg yolks and yogurt, until you get a smooth cream. Heat the pancake pan, brush a slice of apple with the melted butter and spread it with spiced sugar and put the apple slice in the pan.

After 45-60 seconds, turn the apples on the other side and pour the batter for one pancake. When you see bubbles  appear through the batter, then it is time to carefully turn the pancake on the other side. When the pancake is golden colored, then transfer it to the plate.

Repeat the steps for every pancake.

Delicious with butter & maple syrup or with mascarpone cream cheese.