ISO breakfast alternative

[engineer]

I am currently working on an elimination/detoxification diet with my dietician. She has asked that I avoid wheat, soy and dairy for the next month. As we are moving into warmer weather I am less inclined to have oatmeal for breakfast. I love to bake and would like to make muffins or something on the weekend that I can have for breakfast during the week. So I am wondering if anyone has some good recipes for make ahead breakfast items that are wheat-free, dairy-free and soy-free. Or if you have some other ideas - I'm all ears.

Thanks for any and all suggestions.

[Anne]

If spelt or kamut are allowed you can substitute them 100% for wheat in quick breads.

[engineer]

Yes - both of those grains are. I guess I didn't realize that I could substitute them straight across for quick breads. Thanks for the suggestion. I knew someone here would have some good thoughts.

[funniegrrl]

Are you a southerner? There's always grits (regular or quick, but never instant), which I love to pair with scrambled eggs. For quicker weekday breakfasts, you could put leftover cooked grits in a loaf pan, then slice and saute to heat up and get a crispy outside. If grits aren't readily available, you could do the same with polenta. You can top with fruit, etc. to make it a sweet breakfast.

[engineer]

That depends. From where I'm at now I am a southerner but then darn near everything is south of here. I'm from CO. But I've never had grits. Perhaps this should be the motivation to try them. How best to eat them (I've heard of everything from a little syrup to shrimp).

[mrswaz]

Grits are not just for Southerners! Mmmmm. My favorite way to eat them is with an egg cooked over-easy. Then I poke into the runny yolk with the fork and let it ooze all over the grits. Add a sprinkle of fresh chives and you're set. DH prefers to eat his grits on the sweet side with either jam or syrup. Either way, give them a try- just stay away from the instant ones, their texture is terrible.

[Gilgamesh37]

So just to clarify---eggs aren't dairy, right? And I know you can have brown rice, so how about the breakfast cup recipe that was floating around here that everyone raved about---brown rice, eggs, green onions, some mushrooms, peppers, even broccoli, maybe served with some salsa? You could make them on the weekends and then refigerate or freeze the others and zap them as needed.

Dang. I just made myself hungry.

Also, remember (although I know you're a woman of strong habits, so this may go against your nature) there's no rule that says breakfast has to be "breaksfast" food. I love leftover hamburgers for breakfast (that's an example--I know you're not doing red meat now either). Or baked beans. Or anything else that sounds good to you at the time, you know?

[sneezles]

Originally posted by Anne
If spelt or kamut are allowed you can substitute them 100% for wheat in quick breads.

Here are a couple of recipes for Kamut-Spelt Bread:

HONEY SPICE KAMUT BREAD

1/2 cup warm water
2 packages active dry yeast
1-1/2 cups warm soy milk
2 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 cup honey
egg replacer for 1 egg
3 cups kamut flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups spelt flour
cooking spray or oil

1. In a small bowl, stir together water and yeast. Cover and set aside for 7 to 10 minutes.
2. In a medium mixing bowl, mix together soy milk, oil, honey, and egg replacer. Set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl, stir together kamut flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Combine milk mixture and yeast mixture and mix thoroughly. Gradually stir in spelt flour.
4. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 4 to 5 minutes, or until dough is slightly elastic (don't overknead). Cover dough with a towel and let rise for 1 to 2 hours, or until doubled in size.
5. Lightly spray or brush a large baking sheet with oil. Punch down dough and divide in half. Shape each loaf into an oblong shape and place loaves on baking sheet about 3 inches apart. Cover with a towel and let rise for 1 to 2 hours, or until doubled in size.
6. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake loaves for about 45 minutes, or until they sound hollow when tapped. Let cool for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and cool completely before serving.

WHEAT-FREE KAMUT-SPELT BREAD
(bread machine)

2 cups kamut flour
1 cup spelt flour
3/4 tsp sea salt
1 1/2 Tbsp vegetable oil or lecithin granules
1 1/4 cups plus 1 Tbsp water
3 Tbsp honey or barley malt
1 1/2 tsp yeast

When the machine beeps, add 3 generous Tbsp of sesame seeds.

Many people who are allergic to wheat can tolerate kamut and spelt. Spelt is a good basic bread flour. A bread made with kamut alone is a bit too cakey. But combining spelt and kamut makes a delicious bread!

KAMUT BREAD
(bread machine)

1 c. water
1/4 c. honey
1 1/2 Tbs. oil
1 1/4 tsp. salt
3 c. kamut flour
2 tsp. active dry yeast (or 1 1/2 tsp. fast rise yeast)

You can also use this recipe to make spelt bread. Just replace the kamut flour with spelt flour. Use the dough cycle on bread machine and then bake the bread in the oven at 350 degrees for 28-30 minutes.

[engineer]

Now Gil - you don't know me as well as you think you do.;) I really like cold pizza for breakfast and breakfast pizza hot (canadian bacon and pineapple) but since wheat is out that's no good. Heck as college students don't we learn that anything in the morning is a viable option. I had Campbell's Chunky Soup more than once before a 7 am statics test.

As for the breakfast cup recipe - I think I can make that work hmm - getting ideas now.

Sneezles - Thanks for the bread recipes. Plus the fact that the two are for a bread machine and my poor machine has been sitting there looking lonely (ah the days when I made at least a loaf a week).

Thanks for the ideas.

Any more will be greatly appreciated, so don't be shy.:D

[funniegrrl]

Most southerners abhor serving grits with anything sweet, like syrup. I like them with nothing more than butter (I know you can't have butter, but ...). My parents always put black pepper on them, too. A lot of folks like their grits with cheese (again, not on your list, but definitely a popular choice). You can also do things like mix in crumbled cooked bacon or sausage, too.