Tasty Tuesday ~ Whole Grain Get Up and Go Bars

Whole Grain Get-Up-and-Go Bars

Ingredients
Cooking spray
1 1/4 cups regular oats
1 cup chopped dried fruit, such as strawberries, cherries, blueberries or cranberries
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup whole wheat flour, preferably pastry flour
1/2 cup sliced almonds or sunflower seed kernels (I used a 1/4 cup of each)
1/4 cup wheat germ or ground flax seed
2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
3/4 cup Vanilla Bean Greek Yogurt or any fruit Greek Yogurt
2 tablespoons Cabot Salted Butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract


Directions
PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Coat 8-inch or 9-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.

COMBINE first 6 ingredients (through wheat germ) in a large bowl.

BEAT egg whites lightly with fork in a small bowl; stir in yogurt, butter and extract. Add to dry ingredients, stirring well to combine.

SPREAD mixture evenly in prepared baking dish. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until set all the way to center and lightly browned on top. Let cool and cut into bars.

Note: These bars are soft and chewy. If crisper, drier bar is preferred, place cut bars on baking sheet and bake at 200°F for an additional 1 ½ hours.

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This is my favorite Pampered Chef recipe to make for my guys; its good anytime of the day, not just for breakfast!

Ham 'N Eggs Brunch Braid

Ingredients:
4 ounces cream cheese
1/2 cup milk
8 eggs, divided
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash ground black pepper
1/4 cup red bell pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons sliced green onions with tops
1 teaspoon butter or margarine
2 packages (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent rolls
1/4 pound thinly sliced deli ham
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°. Place cream cheese and milk in bowl. Microwave on HIGH 1 minute; whisk until smooth. Separate 1 egg and reserve egg white for later use. Whisk egg yolk, remaining seven eggs, salt and black pepper into cream cheese mixture until well blended. Add bell pepper and onions to egg mixture; mix well.

2. Melt butter in large sauté pan over medium-low heat. Add egg mixture; cook, stirring occasionally, until eggs are set but still moist. Remove pan from heat.

3. Unroll crescent dough; do not separate. Arrange dough on stone pan with longest sides of rectangles across width of baking stone. Roll dough to seal seams. Starting on longest sides of baking stone, cut sides of dough into eight strips, about 1 1/2 inches wide and 3 inches long. Arrange ham evenly over center of dough. Scoop egg mixture over ham. Grate Cheddar cheese over egg mixture.

4. Starting at one end, lift one strip of dough; twist one turn and lay across top of filling. Repeat, alternating strips of dough to form a braid. Fold bottom edges up at ends of braid. Lightly beat reserved egg white; brush over dough. Bake 25-28 minutes or until deep golden brown.

Steecut oats

My package arrived from Bzzagent, YaY!! I love opportunities to try new things! I chose to try the blueberries and cranberry flavor of the Quaker Steelcut Oats. I have never tried steelcut oats before, so I didn't know what to expect. This has a real hearty texture, with the hint of blueberries and cranberries. I wish there were little more berries in the packets.



I wish you could smell this, as it has a very nice aroma! The second day trying this out, I tried using two packets, but wasn't happy with it, as it didn't thicken up real well. So I will stick to making one packet at a time. I have some coupons that I will be giving to family and friends so they can try it out as well!