Baking With Grape Nuts Cereal Recipes

HOMEMADE GRAPE NUTS®

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
• Combine flour, brown sugar, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Stir in buttermilk and vanilla extract; mix well. Pour mixture into prepared baking sheet and spread evenly with a spatula.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned and firm, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool patty in the baking sheet for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
• Break cooked patty into chunks and put through a meat grinder, using a coarse blade. Divide crumbs over two baking sheets.
• Bake in the oven until dry, stirring every 10 minutes, about 30 minutes. Allow crumbs to cool completely and store in an airtight container.

GRAPE NUTS MUFFINS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat oven to 425 F. Grease and flour muffin pans or line with paper liners.
• In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar; whisk to blend thoroughly. Add cereal and mix.
• Combine beaten egg , milk, and melted shortening; add to dry mixture and mix just until all ingredients are moistened.
• Fill prepared muffin pans about 2/3 full.
• Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, or until done.

GRAPE-NUTS BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix Grape-Nuts cereal, buttermilk and raisins and let sit for 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• After 15 minutes, add baking soda to grape nut mixture and stir.
• In a medium bowl, sift sugar, flour and baking powder and stir into grape nut mixture. Use a wooden spoon for this, the dough is very dense and sticky.
• Grease and flour a loaf pan and place dough into pan, pushing to edges.
• Place in center of oven and set timer for 50 minutes. If it is browning too quickly, cover with foil and continue baking for 10 more minutes. Test loaf by inserting a tooth pick in center to see if it pulls out clean and tap the bread to see if has a hollow sound. If not quite there, bake for another five to ten additional minutes.
• Let cool in pan for a few minutes then remove to a cooling rack.