Ingredients

  • 1 14 cups spelt
  • 1 14 cups old-fashioned oatmeal
  • 1 14 cups triticale
  • 1 14 cups rolled barley
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup oat flour
  • 1 cup toasted almond, chopped
  • 1 -2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 14 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 cup dried fruit
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 cup honey
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Method

  • Toast and chop almonds: Preheat oven to 375F Line a 18x12 rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil, and put the almonds on it in a single layer.
  • Toast for 10 minutes.
  • Take them out, and shake or stir them up a bit, then put them back in for 4 minutes more.
  • Chop them coarsely in a blender or food processor, or smash them into coarse bits with a mortar and pestle.
  • Mix dry ingredients: The first four ingredients are rolled whole grains, not flours.
  • The oat flour I used is whole oat flour.
  • Put grains, flours, baking powder, salt, spices except vanilla extract, and chopped nuts into a large bowl and stir well until thoroughly combined.
  • Mix wet ingredients: Cream butter.
  • Add and mix brown sugar and honey.
  • Add and mix vanilla extract.
  • Add and beat in one egg at a time.
  • This is all best done with a mixer, but can be done by hand.
  • Add dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
  • Drop onto parchment-lined baking sheet in generous 2 tablespoons balls, 2 inches apart.
  • Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes, watching them carefully at the end; you want them a bit undercooked so they stay soft.