Easy Yummy Carrots Cookies

This is such a yummy recipe and super easy to make. You can’t go wrong. My 5 year old daughter and I make this together all the time. It is not a perfect recipe but healthy. 

Ingredients
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup canola oil
3 eggs
1/2 cup applesauce
3 cups carrots
1 ½ whole wheat flour 
1 ½ white flour 
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon vinegar (option)
½ white sugar  
1 cup oatmeal (option)

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Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
In a mixing bowl, cream the canola oil and brown sugar, eggs one at a time and vanilla; mix well.
Combine  the dry ingredients excerpt the white sugar and add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
Add grated carrots and mix again but do not over mix.
Carefully shaping balls of dough into a plate containing sugar. 
Put them onto an ungreased baking sheet. Flatten with fork. Bake for 12 minutes or until done.

Chapati za Maji - Tanzanian Pancakes (Crepes)

Ingredients 

1 cup milk 

2 eggs

1 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup sugar

1 cup all purpose flour

1 tablespoon canola oil and more for cooking pancakes

1/2 cup water (or as needed)

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Directions

Mix all the wet ingredients and whisk 

Put the flour salt and sugar in a large mixing bowl.

Gradually whisk in the wet mixture and mix.

The batter need to me not too heavy or too light. Just right enough so you will be able to scoop. If it is to heavy add a little more water. 

Cover and let it rest for abut 30 minutes to 1 hour

Heat the nonstick frying pan over medium -high heat.

Put small part of canola oil in the frying pan and swirl around so that it lightly coats the surface.

Pour a scant 1/4 cup batter into pan, quickly tilt pan in all directions so that the batter covers pan with a thin film.

Cook about 1 minute and carefully lift the edge of the pancake with a spatula and flip on another side and cook again for about 1 minute. 

Remove to a plate and repeat with a remaining batter. (Make sure to put a fresh dab of canola oil in a frying pan before pouring the batter each time)  

Serve them while hot with tea or stew. 

Kiumbo (Kiburu) Plantain & Beans Soup (Kilimanjaro Soup)

Ingredients

3 green plantains, peeled and diced

1 cup dried beans substitute (can red kidney beans)

1 tablespoon bicarbonate of soda substitute baking soda or accent flavor enhancer

1 pound stew beef (option)

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive

Salt to taste

4 cups water

Directions

Soak your dried beans overnight (If you are you using the canned beans skip this step). 

Papaya Juice (Juisi ya Papai)

Ingredients 
Papaya
Milk
Fresh lemon juice
Sugar or honey 

Cassava and Curry Beef meal (Mihogo na Nyama )

Ingredients 
1 1/2 pounds cassavas (about 3 by 8 inches long ), peeled and cut into 2-inch cubes 
1 pound beef stew 
1 3/4 pounds broccoli cuts into small florets
1 diced tomatoes
2 cloves garlic, minced 
1 teaspoon chopped fresh ginger 
1 teaspoon curry 
1 diced onion 
Coconut milk (option) 
Olive oil