Popsicles!

Can't claim these as my own recipes, but I did tweak them just a bit to our preferences. They turned out GREAT! I love having a freezer stocked with (somewhat) healthy popsicles for my kids in the summer! :o)

These are delicious FUDGE POPS! My tweaking was to replace the brown sugar with Sucanat (dehydrated cane juice). This recipe gave me 18 Dixie cup (3 oz) pops.

These are delicious ORANGE CREME POPS! My tweaking was to replace the ice cream with Blue Bunny vanilla frozen yogurt and double the recipe so I could use the entire can of OJ concentrate. I ended up with 24 Dixie Cup (3 oz) pops.

To Freeze: Set cups in freezer for 1 hour, then insert popsicle sticks. Once completely frozen store pops in gallon size Ziploc freezer bags.

To Serve: Run water over bottom & sides of cup (be care not to get it inside the cup :o) for a few seconds and then tear off cup sides and peel off bottom of cup. The cup should remove easily!

Whole Wheat Tortillas

This blog has been neglected because life happens. :o) Here's a great recipe for whole wheat tortillas that are amazing! I wanted something I can make at home - I'm not happy with the sodium content (or the price) of the store whole wheat tortillas. I found the original recipe on AllRecipes and tweaked it a bit today...

Whole Wheat Tortillas

1 c. unbleached white flour
4 c. whole wheat flour
2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. canola oil
1 1/2 c. boiling water
additional flour for rolling

Mix flours & salt together in large bowl (or food processor) then add the oil. Mixing with hands or pastry blender until it is thoroughly mixed (looks like tiny crumbs).

Pour boiling water in and mix with fork. If dough is too dry add a bit more water until it sticks together. Transfer to floured board and knead until dough is smooth. Form into golf ball-size balls and place on tray. Cover with damp cloth. Let sit for 1-8 hours (I waited 1 hour and they turned out fine).

Roll each ball on floured board into a very thin circle. Place on hot griddle and watch until bubbles form then flip and cook 30 seconds on other side. If you cook them too long they'll be brittle.

These can be frozen and then thawed for future meals. Enjoy - you may never eat another store bought tortilla again! :o)