{"id":5134,"date":"2011-03-22T17:55:05","date_gmt":"2011-03-23T00:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/?p=5134"},"modified":"2011-08-07T17:04:44","modified_gmt":"2011-08-08T00:04:44","slug":"the-young-baker-strikes-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/the-young-baker-strikes-again\/","title":{"rendered":"The Young Baker Strikes Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Home for Spring Break after a grueling quarter at UC Santa Cruz, the Young Baker inspired me to free the Kitchen Aid stand mixer from its cardboard box perched on a chair in my office. Ordered weeks ago from CSN after winning a giveaway at A Communal Table<\/a>,\u00a0I’ve been eyeing it and waiting for … I don’t what – divine intervention probably. But, now that its been initiated, I’m experiencing feelings of euphoria knowing that I can finally retire my vintage 80’s electric mixer! \u00a0Thanks, Nancy \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

The Young Baker is actually the person behind \u00a0my first two Food Buzz Top 9’s : Chloe’s Cowboy Cookies<\/a> and Hello, Cupcake<\/a>.\"\"<\/a> Folks just love to buzz baked goods! Anyway, besides catching up on her sleep, keeping a busy social calendar, and brainstorming summer employment options, she’s whipping up more Cowboy Cookies in the kitchen – this time with pecans, and testing my new stand mixer for me with this healthy version of raisin bread from Food Network’s Ellie Krieger<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With the exception of the owl cupcakes<\/a> made with two sizes of Oreo cookies<\/em> (Hello, Cupcake!!!) that she made with her BFF, we bake using healthy ingredients like oats, wheat germ, whole wheat flour and, \u00a0now, coconut oil. I’ve always loved the flavor of coconut and have used coconut milk in smoothies and curries, but since the Natural Products Expo last weekend I’m now officially obsessed with all things coconut and its health benefits<\/a>. More on that later; lets get to the recipe for the raisin bread: honey in the dough keeps it moist and tender, whole wheat flour for additional fiber, and raisins and coconut oil add beneficial antioxidants.<\/p>\n

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