...some birdy bread recipes that contain NO cornmeal. I will be eternally grateful.
those sound yummy!! will have to give them a try - thanks!!This isn't birdie bread, but my Ekkies love this recipe from landofvos better than ANY other:
TUCKER-ROO BIRDIE COOKIES
Combine all ingredients and stir thoroughly. Drop by small spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet. (I used a SilPat sheet.)
- 1 1/2 cups mashed banana
- 1 tsp. cinnamon (to taste)
- 3 cups oats
- 1 baked sweet potato
- 1/2 cup chopped almonds or walnuts
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
Press until very flat with back of spoon.
Bake at 350 degrees for fifteen minutes. Cool on wire wrack. Oh and your house smells soooo good when you bake these.
This recipe makes a lot of cookies which can be sealed well and frozen for future use.
yummy John - guess I'm gonna be baking tomorrow too LOLHarrison's ready made Flax and Millet bird bread has no corn in it.
Birdie Apple Cinnamon Muffins
* 3 c. flour
* 3/4 c. sugar
* 1 1/2 t. cream tartar
* 3/4 t. baking soda
* 1/2 t. orange peel
* 1/2 t. cinnamon
* 1/2 c. butter
* 1 c. finely chopped apple
* 1 c. french vanilla yogurt
* 2 eggs, beaten
Mix all together. Fill greased muffin cups 2/3rds full. Makes 22 muffins. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. 325 degrees for Baker's Secret pans. Afer baking, brush tops of warm muffins with melted butter & then dip in mixture of 1/2 t. cinnamon & 1/3 c. sugar.
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Birdie Pumpkin Bread
* 3 c. sugar plus bit of molasses
* 1 c. vegetable oil
* 4 eggs, beaten
* 16 oz. canned pumpkin
* 3 1/2 c. flour
* 2 t. soda
* 1/2 t. ground cloves
* 1 t. each cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg
* 2/3 c. water
* 2 c. nuts (optional)
Mix sugar, oil & eggs together. Add pumpkin, then add dry ingredients then water, stirring until just mixed. Pour batter into 2 greased & floured loaf pans. Bake 350 degrees for 1 hour, or makes 6 mini loaves in 40 minutes
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Birdie Apricot Nut Bread
* 1 c. snipped dry apricots
* 3/4 c. sugar
* 2 T. soft butter
* 1 egg
* 3/4 c. orange juice
* 2 c. flour
* 1 t. cream of tartar
* 3/4 t. baking soda
* 3/4 c. chopped nuts
Soak apricots in warm water for 30 minutes. (optional) Cream together sugar, butter & egg. Stir in orange juice. Combine flour, baking soda & cream of tartar. Drain apricots well; add to batter. Stir together. Add nuts. Pour into a greased 9 x 5 x 3 loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for 45 min or until bread tests done. Cool ten minutes in pan before removing to wire rack. If use mini loaf pans makes 4 loaves & Baker's Secret pans 28 minutes. A double recipe yields 7 loaves at 325 degrees for 33 min in Baker's Secret pans.
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Birdie Banana Nut Bread
* 3.5 c. flour
* 2 t. cream tartar
* 1.5 t. baking soda
* 2/3 c. applesauce (or 2 apples chopped finely)
* 1 1/3 c. sugar
* 4 eggs, well beaten
* 2 c. ripe mashed bananas
* 1 c. chopped baby carrots
* 2 c. pecans
* 1 jar baby food, winter squash or sweet potato (optional)
Bake 350 for about 30-33 min makes 6 mini loaves or approx 1 hour for 2 large loaves
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Pineapple Carrot Bread
* 3 cups flour
* 2 cups sugar (can use less)
* 1 t. baking soda
* 1 t. cinnamon
* 3 eggs
* 2 cups shredded carrots
* 1 cup vegetable oil (or 1 c. applesauce)
* 1 can (8 oz) crushed pineapple, drained
* 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
* 2 t. vanilla extract
Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon. In another bowl, beat eggs, add carrots, oil, pineapple, nuts & vanilla. Stir moist ingredients into dry ingredients, mixing just until moistened. Spoon into 2 greased & floured loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 65-75 minutes or until loaves test done. Cool 10 minutesin pans before removing to wire racks. Makes 6 mini loaves, if baked in Baker's secret pans at 325 degrees takes 35-40 minutes.
I have a Birdie Cookbook on my website because believe it or not I get A LOT of people who have not clue you can give birds things other than their seed. I remember when a lady called because she ran out of parakeet seed and couldn't get to the store to buy more and she didn't know she could have made him something at home or fed him cereal and he died.
But back to the point of my post. Does anyone care if I add a few of these recepies to my website for others to see. I can even say if was from you guys if you want to each claim them
It will be on this page:
Birdie Cookbook
THANK YOU!
Just don't tell the fids it's healthy! It's the only way I can get the budgies and p'let to get their veggies... They all devour it though! Oh, and another ETA - I now use 7 mini-muffins a day so this doesn't last me that long anymore!Thanks Audra! Sounds wonderful and very healthy. Nice instruction also.