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1 mesquite
For Native Americans of the desert regions, mesquite was not only
relied on as a dietary staple, but as the most important economic
plant of their culture. The Papago, Pima, Yuman, Cocopa, Mohave and
Cahuilla peoples of Arizona and California utilized all parts of the
mesquite:
But it was the mesquite pod, with its nutritious, bittersweet pulp,
that provided the greatest benefit to indigenous desert peoples. They
collected pods each fall, often eating many of them green from the
trees. The rest they dried in the sun and stored in large baskets for
future use.
Usually, the beans (pods and seeds) were ground into a coarse meal,
then by adding water, were transformed into a gruel or a cake without
cooking. Some cultures are said to have taken the seeds from the pods
and ground them into a flour called pinole, from which a bread was
actually baked.
From: Mignonne
1 mesquite
More than half the foods in the world today are of American origin.
If the Americas remained undiscovered, Italians would be eating their
pasta and pizza without tomato sauce. Hungarians wouldn't be enjoying
paprikash, and in England the national dish might well be fish with
no chips. Imagine French pastries made without chocolate or vanilla,
or a bland Szechwan cuisine without chilies and peanuts. Foods
originating in the Americas-first cultivated or gathered by Native
Americans-have changed forever the way people eat on every continent.
The revolution continues with ancient foods such as quinoa, amaranth,
and the sweet, nourishing pod of the mesquite tree being recognized
as potential "new" wonder foods for the 21st Century.
1 mesquite meal
From: Mignonne
4 quart water
1 lb mesquite pods (washed)
Place water and pods in a covered crock pot and cook at low heat for
12 hours. Strain, then reduce by boiling to the consistency of thin
syrup. Cool and serve the thick, bold syrup on hotcakes.
From: Mignonne
Yield: 1 batch
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1 mesquite meal
Yield: 4 servings
1 x no ingredients
Yield: 12
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By: Promez
3/4 c flour
1/4 c promez
2-1/2 t baking powder
1/8 t salt
2 T butter
2/3 c sugar
1/3 c brown sugar
1/3 c water
2 eggs
1 t vanilla
8 oz chopped dates
1/2 chopped pecans
3 apples, cored and chopped
Spread in a I lxi 7" baking sheet. Bake 40-45 minutes at 300 degrees
F
Cool in pan
Yield: 10 2” squares
2 1/4 c. flour
3/4 c. mesquite flour
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tbsp. salt
3/4 c. oil or non-dairy margarine
1 1/3 c. sugar
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/3 c. milk
Mesquite flour will give a delicate and distinctive flavor to your cakes.
Sift the flours, salt, and baking powder in a bowl
Beat the sugar, vanilla, and oil or margarine in a separate bowl
Mix slowly the content of the 2 bowls, and the milk. Beat until smooth.
Pour the batter into 2 greased 9-inch round cake pans.
Bake for 30 minutes in a pre-heated, 350 degrees F oven.
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1 x no ingredients
* Blend corn meal, salt and PROMEZ; add boiling water and
let stand for five to ten minutes
* Beat egg, milk, butter (or applesauce ), add to corn
meal
* Add sifted flour and baking powder, blend swiftly into
mix
* Cook on hot pancake griddle
Yield: 12
By: Promez
• Blend corn meal, salt and PROMEZ: add boiling water Let stand five to ten
minutes
• Beat egg, milk, butter (or applesauce), add to corn meal
• Add sifted flour and baking powder, blend swiftly into mix
• Cook on hot pancake griddle
Yield: 12 3” pancakes
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BUTTERMILK PANCAKES
By: promez
Yield: 8 pancakes
By: Promez
i c promez
3 c whole wheat flour
1 T baking soda
1 T baking powder
1/2 t cardamom
3/4 c carob chips
i t cinnamon t vanilla
2 eggs
112 t almond extract
2tcanolaoil
2 T honey
1 t orange zest
juice one orange
1 1/2 c skim milk
1 1/2 c juice (apple, grape)
1/2 c yogurt
Note: Substitute carob chips for grated carrots, or add banana or toasted
almonds or cardamom.
Yield: serves 10
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CARROT-MESQUITE MUFFINS
By: Promez
Yield: 12 muff/ins
Yield: 6
DESERT SCONES
By: Promez
1-1/2 c flour
1/2 c promez
2 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
1/4 cup butter
1 eggyolk
8 oz sour cream
1 t orange zest
1/3 cup prickly bear balls
Glaze
1 c powdered sugar 3 t orange juice
1/4 t vanilla
• stir ingredients together and drizzle on warm scones
Prickly pear balls are made by combining freeze dried prickly pear powder
with enough water to formed into balls the size of currants.
Powder obtained from Arizona Cactus Ranch, Box 8
Green Valley, AZ 85622
Cut into squares
Yield: 6 scones
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By: Promez
1/2 c. flour
3/4 c. promez
2 t. poppy seeds
2 t. baking powder
1/4 c. oil.
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1 c. lemon yogurt
1/4 c. maple syrup or honey
Yield: 6 - 8 servings
By: Promez
filling
1/3 c orange juice
2 c mashed tofu
1 ripe banana
2/3 c promez
1 T unflavored gelatin
1/2 t vanilla
2-3 T lemon juice
Crust
I graham crust shell, baked
• Place orange juice in top of double boiler, sprinkle gelatin, stir until
gelatin is dissolved.
• Mix with all ingredients in a bowl and blend.
• Pour into baked, cooled crust.
• Refligerate 3 hours.
Yield: 12 servings
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pie dough
1/4 c. mesquite meal
2 t. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup + 1tsp a.p. flour
1 stick unsalted butter
1/4 c. ice water
1 filling
2 cans condensed milk
14 oz. fresh lime juice
4 oz. tequila
8 each egg yolks
2 each lemon zest
1 t. cornstarch
1 oz. grand marnier
1. Place mesquite meal, sugar and flour in food processor. Pulse to blend.
2. Cut cold butter into pieces and add to running processor one at a time.
Dough should form pea-sizes shapes.
3. With processor running, add ice water. Do not over mix.
4. Turn onto plastic and wrap forming a uniform ball. Refrigerate at least
15 minutes.
5. Roll out on a lightly floured board to fit a 10-inch pie pan and press
to shape around edges.
6. Place parchment over crust, fill with beans and bake for 12 minutes at
425 degrees F..
7. Remove beans and paper, prick dough with fork and finish pie crust at
350 degrees F.for 10 minutes.
1. Mix all ingredients except cornstarch in blender at high speed for 1
minute.
2. Pour mixture into a double boiler and whisk until it thickens slightly.
3. Make slurry with cornstarch and add to filling.
4. Continue to cook until moderately thick.
5. Remove from heat and pour into baked pie shell.
6. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
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Pick half bushel of mesquite beans without bug holes. Select beans
that are succulent, yet mature enough to have red tinge on the
pods. Wash the beans and snap into small pieces. Add plum or lemon
juices. Cook 1 hour in 3 to 4 quarts of water. Drain the juice and
save.
Wash the bean pods and break them into one-inch pieces. Put them into a
large cooking pot and cover them with about 7 pints water. Simmer slowly
for one hour, covered. Strain the beans off and discard. Pour the water
into a primary and stir into it half the sugar. Stir well to dissolve the
sugar, then add chopped raisins. Cover with cloth and set aside to cool.
When at room temperature, add acid blend, yeast nutrient and pectic enzyme.
Stir to dissolve these ingredients and set aside, recovered, for 12 hours.
Add activated yeast and recover. Stir daily for 7 days. Strain off and
discard the raisins, stir in remaining sugar until dissolved, transfer to
secondary, top up, and fit airlock. Rack into clean secondary, top up and
refit airlock every 30 days for next 4 months. Stabilize, bottle and allow
to age one year before drinking. This wine will keep well, getting better
as it ages. [Adapted from Dorothy Alatorre's Home Wines of North America]
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MESQUITE CORNBREAD
Preheat oven to 340° F. Combine dry ingredients in a medium size bowl. Beat
egg in small bowl and stir in wet ingredients. Mix wet ingredients with the
dry ingredients and stir 1 minute. Pour into greased 8x8' pan and bake
20-25 minutes.
MESQUITE CORNBREAD
By: il
Preheat oven to 340° F. Combine dry ingredients in a medium size bowl. Beat
egg in small bowl and stir in wet ingredients. Mix wet ingredients with the
dry ingredients and stir 1 minute. Pour into greased 8x8' pan and bake
20-25
minutes.
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MESQUITE CORNBREAD
Preheat oven to 340° F. Combine dry ingredients in a medium size bowl. Beat
egg in small bowl and stir in wet ingredients. Mix wet ingredients with the
dry ingredients and stir 1 minute. Pour into greased 8x8" pan and bake
20-25
minutes.
I make my mesquite meal every year when the beans ripen. It is a great
addition to a lot of flours and to a lot of bread type stuffs.
MESQUITE CORNBREAD
MESQUITE CRÊPES
By: Promez
3 eggs
1 t honey
1/8 t salt
1-1/4 c flour
1/4 c promez
1-3/4 c milk
2 T butter, melted
4 T butter
filling
8 oz cream cheese
1 T cilantro, minced
1 T parsley, minced
1 T garlic, minced
• Beat eggs until light, add honey, salt, pepper and flours
• Add milk 1/4 c at a time, blend and add melted butter
• Allow to rest for 2 hours; if need add milk to loosen batter
• Preheat a 10” skillet or crepe pan over medium heat
• Add 1/2 1 butter to pan and pour 1/4 c batter and tilt pan to spread
batter
• Cook I Or 2 minutes until bubbles form on crepc~ flip the crepe and cook
until light brown
• Stack crepes to cool.
• Soften cream cheese in microwave
• Add other ingredients and mix thoroughly
• Spread 2 T on each crepe, roll and slice crepe crosswise, or at a bias,
into equal piece.
By: Promez
i c. warm water
21 active dry yeast
2 t. sugar
1 c. promez
2 t. salt
3-1/2 to 4 c. white flour
2 c. whole wheat flour.
2 c. milk
MESQUITE FLOUR
info
Pioneers used this flour as a stretcher when 'real' flour began to run out.
For the
original people, of course, it was flour.
One may shape into small cakes and sun bake or oven bake, using only water
(or milk if available) and a little oil or fat.
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Mix together dry ingredients. Use a wooden spoon to stir in oil, then
water, making a ball. Knead for 2 minutes, then cover and let sit 20
minutes. Divide into 12 balls, then flatten into 1/8' disks and cook in a
dry skillet at medium temperature. When slightly brown (appx. 2 minutes),
turn and cook the other side 1 minute. If you plan to use the cooked
tortillas at a later time you can store them in a plastic bag.
By: Lil
Mix together dry ingredients. Use a wooden spoon to stir in oil, then
water,
making a ball. Knead for 2 minutes, then cover and let sit 20 minutes.
Divide into 12 balls, then flatten into 1/8' disks and cook in a dry
skillet
at medium temperature. When slightly brown (appx. 2 minutes), turn and cook
the other side 1 minute. If you plan to use the cooked tortillas at a later
time you can store them in a plastic bag.
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By: Promez
MESQUITE GRANOLA
By: Promez
Note: Coconut, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, walnuts, raising, dates may
be added. Add raisins
or dates after removing from oven.
Stir together oats, almonds, sesame seeds, and sunflower seeds in large pan
and toast lightly.
Bring oil, honey and peanut butter to a boil in a saucepan; combine the
sauce with oat mixture, add dry roasted peanuts, coconut, and
PROM EZ.
Yield: 18 bars
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MESQUITE INFORMATION
info
A. Here too we find that low fat really means limited saturated fats and
avoidance of partially hydrogenated fats. Mono and poly unsaturated fats
are healthy and we need them.
A. Low glycemic means that the carbohydrates you eat will not significantly
raise your blood sugar. If you eat, lets say, potatoes then you will
increase your blood sugar to a level that calls for an insulin response
from your body. Insulin enters your blood and stores the carbohydrates in
the muscle and liver but just a little may be stored there so the rest is
stored as fat. Low glycemic foods will not call for an insulin response and
there fore no carbs will be stored as fat.
A. Dietary fiber has been show to slow down digestion allowing carbs to be
absorbed into the blood stream slowly. This too prevents a call for an
insulin response allowing your body to utilize these “sugars” as they
become available essentially burning them as needed. Dietary fiber also
helps lower bad cholesterol and increase good cholesterol. In short, it’s
very healthy for one to increase their intake of dietary fiber.
Summary:
Today we are very aware of our need to be careful of the foods we eat. We
look to labels for information on the amount and type of fats, the amount
and type of carbohydrates, and total calories per serving. Selecting high
quality, low carbohydrate, low fat, low glycemic, high dietary fiber food
is difficult, but now there is help.
Mesquite meal is 100% natural, low in carbohydrates and fat, low glycemic,
high in dietary fiber, and naturally sweet. You can sprinkle, shake, or mix
mesquite meal into all of your everyday foods to create healthier and
tastier dishes with very little effort.
In addition to its great taste, the major benefits of mesquite meal include
high dietary fiber content, high protein and a high lysine content. It's
also a good source of manganese, potassium and zinc. The result is a food
with the ability to stabilize your blood sugar level. This is very good
news for diabetics, weight watchers and for those who want to eat
healthier. For anyone who uses a meal replacement drink and finds they are
hungry long before lunch time will love mesquite meal. Just add a
tablespoon of mesquite meal to your drink. It will help you stave off
hunger for about 4 to 6
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MESQUITE MEAL
1 x no ingredients
USING MESQUITE MEAL Generally, mesquite meal may substitute up to 1/3 flour
content in breads. The advantages to mesquite meal are high soluble fiber
content, protein and fructose sugar. The result is a food which tends to
stabilize the blood sugar Level. level.
MESQUITE MOLASSES
4 quarts water
1 lb mesquite pods (washed)
Place water and pods in a covered crock pot and cook at low heat for 12
hours. Strain, then reduce by boiling to the consistency of thin syrup.
Cool and serve the thick, bold syrup on hotcakes or Texas Toast.
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MESQUITE MOLASSES
4 qrts water
1 lb mesquite pods; washed
Place water and pods in a covered crock pot and cook at low heat for 12
hours. Strain, then reduce by boiling to the consistency of thin syrup.
Cool
and serve the thick, bold syrup on hotcakes or Texas Toast
MESQUITE MOLASSES
4 quarts water
1 lb mesquite pods (washed)
Place water and pods in a covered crock pot and cook at low heat for
12 hours. Strain, then reduce by boiling to the consistency of thin
syrup. Cool and serve the thick, bold syrup on pancakes or Texas Toast.
MESQUITE MOLASSES
1 x no ingredients
4 quarts water>
1 lb Mesquite pods (washed)
Place water and pods in a covered crock pot and cook at low heat for 12
hours. Strain, then reduce by boiling to the consistency of thin syrup.
Cool
and serve the thick, bold syrup on hotcakes or Texas Toast.
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MESQUITE MOUSSE
By: Promez
2 c mesquite broth
(see recipe on next page)
12 oz evaporated milk
1/2 c water
6 T cornstarch
2 eggs
1/4 c hazelnut liqueur
Yield: 6 servings
MESQUITE PINOLE
By: il
Usuallythe beans (pods and seeds) were ground into a coarse meal, then by
adding water, were transformed into a gruel or a cake without cooking. Some
cultures are said to have taken the seeds from the pods and ground them
into
a flour called pinole, from which a bread was actually baked.
Add the authentic Southwest taste of mesquite to your meals by trying the
following recipes, (I posted the recipes seperately) or simply sprinkle
mesquite meal on meats and vegetables before grilling.
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MESQUITE TEA
By: Promez
8 mesquite pods
1 quart of water
MOLASSES
4 quar
none
water
1 lb Mesquite pods (washed)
Place
ter and pods in a covered crock pot and cook at low heat for 12
hours. Strain, then reduce by boiling to the consistency of thin syrup.
Cool
and serve the thick, bold syrup on hotcakes or Texas Toast
Mesq
By: Promez
By: Promez
Yield: 12 servings
PECAN PIE
By: Promez
Yield: 10 servings
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PINOLE - TRADITIONAL
Stir all together and drink before flour settles to the bottom. Milk can be
used instead of water.
By: Promez
Yield: 24 3” bars
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RANCH GRANOLA
By: Promez
Note: Coconut, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, walnuts, raisins, dates may
be added. Add raisins or dates after removing from oven.
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SONORAN BAKLAVA
By: Promez
1 1/2 c butter/margarine
1 c milk
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 c promez
2 c flour
1/4 t salt
4 t baking powder
1 c pecans
1/2 t cinnamon
6 T sugar
i c honey
1 c water
2 c sugar
1 t lemon juice
Yield: 10 servings
SONORAN COOKIES
By: Promez
Yield: 24 cookie
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SONORAN COOKIES II
By: Promez
• Heatovento375F.
• Melt butter, add sugar. egg and vanilla.
• Mix until well blended, add dry ingredients and beat until mixture is
smooth.
• Roll into 2” balls, press onto cookie sheet.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until done. Do not overbake.
Yield: 24 cookies
By: Promez
Yield: 16 slices
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SOUTHWEST FOCACCIA
By: Promez
• Heat 1/4 C. olive oil in small pan and sauté garlic until soft and
golden.
• Stir in chipotle flakes and set aside to cool.
• Combine yeasL and water in a large bowl, let stand 5 minutes.
• Stir in sugar, salt and 1/4 C. oil.
• Add 1 C. flour and beat with a wire whisk or spoon 2-3 minutes.
• Stir in PROMEZ and enough flour to make a soft dough.
• Knead on floured surface 8-10 minutes.
• Covcr and lct rcst 20 minutes. Punch down and roll out to fit a
well-greased 10x15' baking pan.
• After placing on pan, pierce dough at 1” intervals.
• Drizzle with garlic-chile mixture, and sprinkle with cheese,
• Let rise until puffy (10-15 minutes).
• Bake 15-18 minutes at 400 degrees F. or until golden brown.
Yield: 12 servings
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SPOONBREAD
30 oz creamed corn
2 eggs
1/3 cup oil
1 sml onion
1 clove garlic (or more)
2 oz black olives
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup cornmeal
1/4 cup mesquite meal
2 oz chopped green onions
1/2 tsp cumin
3 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
STUFFING
By: Promez
3 T butter
1/2 c chopped celery
1 small onion, chopped
1 ~ commercial
stuffing mix
4 T promez
Yield: 6 - 8 servings
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By: Promez
• Place potatoes and carrots in large pot with water to just cover
veggies.
• Cover and cook just until tender.
• Sauté onion in oil 3 minutes. Add tofu and brown slightly.
• Sprinkle with flour.
• Add broth and soy sauce, stirring well.
• Add to potatoes and carrots (undrained) and simmer stew until
slightly thickened. Add peas and chiles. (May refrigerate overnight)
• Pour into 9x13 inch pan and top with crust.
• Bake 35-45 minutes at 375 degrees F or until bubbly and crust
golden
Yield: serves 8
WALNUT PIE
By: Promez
• Whisk syrup, butter, cinnamon, PROMEZ, eggs, zest, juice, and salt until
smooth.
• Pour into shell and bake at 4500 F for 10 mm.
• Reduce heat to 350” F bake for 30 minutes more.
• Cool, garnish with orange zest and add whipped cream.
Yield: serves 10
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1 x no ingredients
Blueberry Wojapi
5 cups blueberries
water to cover
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup corstarch (mixed with water)
2 tbl lemon juice
add sugar and water to blueberries, cover and simmer until cooked.
Add corstarch water mixture slowly while stiring until thick. Add
lemon juice. Cool and blend with a blender until smooth.
Wild Honey Cake
1 cup water
1/3 cup wild honey
1/3 cup oil
3 eggs
1 box Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
1/3 cup mesquite flour
2 tbl flour (add only at high altitude)
Glaze
1/4 cup wild honey
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup sun flower seeds
Mix first four ingreadients then add cakemix, mesquite and flour (if
needed). Mix slowly until smooth then beat 2 minutes at medium speed.
Pour into cupcake pans and bake at 375F, about 15 -18 minutes. Mix
glaze and use while cupcakes are hot and spinkle with sunflower
seeds.
To assemble dessert (all served cold). On a dessert dish make a
design with wojapi using a squeeze bottle place one cupcake in middle
of design, top with a little whip cream and a sprig of mint
1 x no ingredients
Blueberry Wojapi
5 cups blueberries
water to cover
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup corstarch (mixed with water)
2 tbl lemon juice
add sugar and water to blueberries, cover and simmer until cooked.
Add corstarch water mixture slowly while stiring until thick. Add
lemon juice. Cool and blend with a blender until smooth.
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