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Buckwheat Groat Squares

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  Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp salt 2 cups buckwheat groats 1 tsp baking soda 1 cup chocolate chips Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 F, line baking sheet with parchment paper Blend 2 cups buckwheat groats until turned into a sort of flour. I used the pulse setting on a food processor Brown 1/4 cup butter by cooking in a frying pan at a low heat, stirring consistently While butter is browning, in a mixing bow stir together buckwheat flour, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1 tsp salt, and 1 tsp baking soda Add browned butter to mixture. Melt the other 1/4 cup butter and add as well. I just used the same heated pan without waiting long enough for it to brown. stir together until blended Mix some of the chocolate chips into the batter but reserve most of it. Maybe 1/3 of the cup Spread batter onto parchment paper lined baking sheet using the back of a fork Sprinkle the rest of the chocolate chips onto the batter Bake for 18 min Divide into squares Yield: Full baking tray S...

Beef and Barley Soup

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  Ingredients: 1 onion 1 clove garlic 2 carrots 1 bell pepper 1 rib celery 1 lb stewing beef 1/2 cup flour 6 cups beef broth (1 tetra pack should be fine) 1 can diced tomatoes 1 cup barley 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1/4 tsp thyme 2 tbsp parsley 1/4 cup cornstarch Bit of cooking oil Salt and pepper to taste 2 tbsp red wine optional Instructions: Chop 1 onion, mince 1 clove garlic, slice two carrots and 1 rib celery, dice 1 bell pepper Add 1/2 cup flour to a bowl. Toss 1 lb stewing beef Fry beef in pan on medium heat until browned on all sides and remove Put a little bit of cooking oil at the base of a large pot and bring to medium heat Add chopped onion, wait until it becomes semitranslucent, then add garlic and cook until fragrant Add remaining ingredients, except for cornstarch: 1 tetra pack beef broth, 1 lb browned stewing beef, 1 can diced tomatoes, sliced carrots, diced bell pepper, 1 cup barley, 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 1/4 tsp thyme, 2 tbsp parsley, salt and pepper to pr...