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Add 2 cups fresh blueberries.
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 to 45 minutes in a buttered 9-inch square baking pan. (You can also make muffins; decrease the baking time by 10 minutes.)
Maple Oat Wheat-Free Cookies
1 cup softened organic butter (or use safflower oil to avoid dairy)
3 cups organic rolled oats
1 cup maple syrup2 cups barley flour (or whole-wheat pastry flour, if you need to avoid wheat)
1 tablespoon vanilla and/or ½ teaspoon almond extract

Optional additions: 1 tablespoon organic buttermilk powder, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 3 to 4 tablespoons organic chocolate chips, 1 to 3 tablespoons shredded coconut. If you like a super flat and crunchy cookie, omit the baking powder.
Place all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
Scoop by the teaspoon or tablespoon and press on cookie sheet pan in whatever size you like.
Bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes until done.
These simple cookies are wonderful and taste even better a few days later. The flavor of real maple syrup can't be beat.
Baked Apples
4 pippin or macoun apples
½ cup raisins or currants
2 tablespoons maple syrup1 tablespoon cinnamon

Core the apples.
Combine the remaining ingredients, mix well, and fill each apple.
Place the stuffed apples in a shallow baking dish and add about ¼ inch of water.
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit, uncovered, for about 40 minutes.

 
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