Gluten-Free Apple Walnut Cupcakes (HC)

3 cups oat bran flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1½ tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1½ cups sugar
¾ cup safflower oil
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chopped walnuts
4½ cups chopped apples

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Mix flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon and sugar together.  Add remaining ingredients, stirring with a wooden spoon or mixing with hands.  (The batter will be stiff!)  Spoon into paper muffin cups, filled 2/3 full and bake for 35-40 minutes.  Makes 24 cupcakes.

To make cakes, spread batter into 2 8” round pans or 1 9” x 13” rectangular pan and back for 40-45 minutes.
Served at our 30th Anniversary Celebration.

Nut Pie Crust (HC)

2 cups raw pecans
2 Tbsp organic butter
2 Tbsp organic brown sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Chop pecans in food processor.
Add butter and brown sugar and process briefly until mixture packs together.
Shape mixture in pie pan with the back of a spoon.
Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
Add filling of choice and bake pie.

Recipe Key: OD = Optimal Detox; MD = Modified Detox; HC = Healthy Choice.