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raweater
02-16-2008, 11:16 PM
I really love flax seed based bread and find them almost identical to SAD bread. In my other cheesy bread stick recipe, they turned out way better than I could have hoped for. To be honest, I largely got the idea from Ani's Black sesame sunflower seed bread. I find flax seed based bread:
-Is the closest to SAD bread I've tried
-Is the healthiest as it has no grains or high carb ingredients
-Is the fastest to make, I can have my dough done in less than 5 minutes (grind flax finely, add water, salt and seasonings if desired), with buckwheat dough, it's 1-2 days sprouting plus the dough is much longer to make

Just as my old SAD cheesy breads popped to mind last time, this time cinnamon rolls popped to mind, in seconds I knew how I would make them, Since I improvised, the measurements are approximate:

Bread:
1 cup finely ground golden flax seeds (powdery)
1/4 cup agave nectar
1/2-1 or more cups of water, as needed to form a thick dough
1/4 t cinnamon
1/4 t salt

To make bread, mix dry ingredients in a bowl, then add liquid ingredients, adding just enough water to form a thick dough that can be formed into shapes.

Cinnamon swirl:
3/4 cups dates
1/4 cups agave
1/4 cups of water, as needed to form a thick mixture
1 t cinnamon
1/2 t allspice
1/4 t cloves
1/4 t cardamom
1/4 t salt
Pinch of nutmeg

To make cinnamon swirl, process all ingredients in a food processor, adding just enough water to form a thick, spreadable mixture.

Optional filling ingredients:
Dried apples, diced
Walnuts, chopped
Raisins, chopped
Orange zest
Shredded coconut

To make cinnamon rolls:
Lithgly oil a dehydrator sheet (coconut oil recommended, or tasteless oil), then shape bread dough into a 1/4" thick, 10-12 inch long rectangle. Spread cinnamon swirl mixture evenly onto bread and add any optional filling ingredients. Roll the coated bread along the 10-12 inch long side (so that you're rolling 10-12" of bread dough). With a very sharp knife, cut the roll into 3/4-1" thick rolls. If you want them to look a bit better, rather than rolling the whole bread, cut 3/4-1" slices off the 10-12" long side, and roll each slice individually, this way the cinnamon swirl isn't all squished by the knife cutting the pre rolled bread. You can glaze them with a bit of agave if you want.

These should be solid enough as is to eat like that for people without a dehydrator, I had one like that and it was amazing! If you want to dehydrate them, let them for 6-10 hours, depending on how you like them (gooey, soft, firm, crunchy).

Let me know what you think, the undehydrated one I had so far was incredible! Better than the real thing!

lanettasmouse
02-16-2008, 11:26 PM
that actually sounds freakin' awesome. i'm gonna have to give this a go when i get some more flax. thanks.

raweater
02-16-2008, 11:31 PM
that actually sounds freakin' awesome. i'm gonna have to give this a go when i get some more flax. thanks.
It is! I just had another one undehydrated! I wonder if any of them will make it through the full dehydration! These are incredible!

By the way, I highly recommend golden flax seeds over brown, they taste better, are healthier, and prettier.

lanettasmouse
02-16-2008, 11:35 PM
i totally agree about the golden flax. and they're only 10 cents more expensive by the pound where i'm at.

rawstrawberry
02-17-2008, 12:06 AM
OMG grain and nut free your RAWK!!

I am going to give this a try tomorrow.

RS Thanks

Conscious Midwife
02-17-2008, 03:36 AM
ok what a re you grinding your flax seed with?

Adensspell
02-17-2008, 10:22 AM
Sounds delicious!! I was wondering if you could post a picture? That would be awesome!

shashibala
02-17-2008, 11:12 AM
Thank You so very much for sharing this recipe!!

SmilingRawDancer
02-17-2008, 12:28 PM
Not the OP...but I grind my flax with my dry vitamix container :)

raweater
02-17-2008, 01:41 PM
ok what a re you grinding your flax seed with?
A coffee grinder or blender works well.

SmilingRawDancer
02-17-2008, 01:44 PM
How many does this yield? (What size+ how many did you come up with?)
Thanks! I'll make some later!

raweater
02-17-2008, 02:34 PM
I'll be making more today (they will be gone by the end of the day the ones I made yesterday, and I'm restraining myself not to eat them all!) and will be able to say how much it makes and take pictures.

Thanks

SmilingRawDancer
02-17-2008, 02:38 PM
Yummy YUMMY! I can't wait. I'm glad I bought tons of flax (it's SO CHEAP! .99 cents a lb here.)

miaculpa
02-17-2008, 06:10 PM
I made these as cookies and added ground almonds to the dough. I mixed the filling with only cinnamon and added some ground almonds and coconut butter to it as well.

I formed them into 'thumbprint' style cookies and spooned the filling into the cavity. They are in the dehydrator now and I cannot wait for them to be done!

thanks for posting this~

SmilingRawDancer
02-19-2008, 02:04 PM
With no offense intended towards the recipe maker -

This recipe turned into a disaster for me:(
The dough was too sticky to spread, and the spices were too strong for me :) I like the flax idea, but I'll have to modify it next time.
I tried as hard as I could to rectify and make them into thumbprint cookies and then put a spoonful of the goo on top, but I think they're too strong for me :)

Snoozy
02-20-2008, 12:57 PM
I just made these and somehow ended up with extra filling. I think it's because I made half as cinnamon rolls and half as thumbprint cookies. So, I put and apple and 2 carrots in my food processor and chopped them up. Then I combined the apples, carrots, some raisins and the extra sauce and stirred it up. It's very yummy! Even my 10 yo son gave it two thumbs up!

Thanks for sharing your recipe!

spiralgirl
02-20-2008, 08:47 PM
raweater,

Thanks for sharing. Do you have a photo of this recipe?

Vivafree2
02-21-2008, 01:50 PM
I made smaller batch just to try - less agave and less dates for swirl - it is super good and now is my favourite dessert. I have no dehydrator.

raweater
02-21-2008, 01:51 PM
I made smaller batch just to try - less agave and less dates for swirl - it is super good and now is my favourite dessert. I have no dehydrator.
Wow thanks! I thought this was more of a breakfast recipe but it is an awesome dessert also!