Shortbread cookies recipe for Virginia

[Guest guest]

Hi All;

This is especially posted for Virginia who is organizing the

Southeastern Regional MANA Conference next June in Birmingham, AL.

She had asked me to speak there, and we met at MANA Boulder. I'm

pulling back on travel a good bit, but here's the shortbread cookie

recipe requested, along with an invite to join our group. Everyone

loved the samples we gave out at MANA We offer this to our moms

after the first couple weeks postpartum (with a cup of hot tea or

milk!).

 

1 cup organic butter

1 cup organic raw sugar (Susan used light but it is excellent with

succanat too)

2.5 cups unbleached organic wheat flour (not the whole wheat at this

time; can use barley or oat flour also, others don't hold together so

well due to lower gluten as well as low moisture. For gluten free,

you can hydrate about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of tapioca or amaranth flour or

boil/thicken some ground flax to use along with rice, quinoa or acorn

flours) Avoid soy, corn, millet, buckwheat, brown rice, potato as much

as possible during this time due to scraping, drying and more

astringent (potato) qualities on tender innards.

1 tsp freshly ground cardamom powder

1/4 tsp nutmeg if not constipated

(opt 1/4 tsp ginger)

pinch salt.

Opt 1/4 cup water or milk (avoid salt with) for moisture

Opt a few chopped nuts

 

Mix together well, creaming the butter and sugar first with spices.

Press into a pan and bake at 300 degrees for 25 - 30 miniutes. Easy,

nutrient dense in some of the ways postpartum needs (higher intake of

fats and carbs, and digestive support together)

 

Enjoy with hot tea or hot milk; the high fat content keeps this from

being very drying, as does the warm liquid - these are 3 of the

postpartum dietary keys. IE, Warm, oily, and moist. In the first few

days, puddings (not chocolate, not with egg) such as rice or tapioca

are better. VERY moist, warm, and be sure to add butter to the recipes!

 

Love,

Martha

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Martha!! They were delicious. And hello to everyone. I am

a Birth Doula, Lactation Educator and Infant Massage Instructor in

Alabama. I am also expecting baby #1 in in a few weeks. I look

forward to meeting you all, learning from you, and sharing what I

know.

 

What do people think is the best sitz bath recipe??

 

Hope you're having a great weekend.

Virginia

 

ayurveda , " Martha Oakes "

<martha@s...> wrote:

>

> Hi All;

> This is especially posted for Virginia who is organizing the

> Southeastern Regional MANA Conference next June in Birmingham, AL.

> She had asked me to speak there, and we met at MANA Boulder. I'm

> pulling back on travel a good bit, but here's the shortbread cookie

> recipe requested, along with an invite to join our group. Everyone

> loved the samples we gave out at MANA We offer this to our moms

> after the first couple weeks postpartum (with a cup of hot tea or

> milk!).

>

> 1 cup organic butter

> 1 cup organic raw sugar (Susan used light but it is excellent with

> succanat too)

> 2.5 cups unbleached organic wheat flour (not the whole wheat at

this

> time; can use barley or oat flour also, others don't hold

together so

> well due to lower gluten as well as low moisture. For gluten free,

> you can hydrate about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of tapioca or amaranth flour

or

> boil/thicken some ground flax to use along with rice, quinoa or

acorn

> flours) Avoid soy, corn, millet, buckwheat, brown rice, potato as

much

> as possible during this time due to scraping, drying and more

> astringent (potato) qualities on tender innards.

> 1 tsp freshly ground cardamom powder

> 1/4 tsp nutmeg if not constipated

> (opt 1/4 tsp ginger)

> pinch salt.

> Opt 1/4 cup water or milk (avoid salt with) for moisture

> Opt a few chopped nuts

>

> Mix together well, creaming the butter and sugar first with spices.

> Press into a pan and bake at 300 degrees for 25 - 30 miniutes.

Easy,

> nutrient dense in some of the ways postpartum needs (higher intake

of

> fats and carbs, and digestive support together)

>

> Enjoy with hot tea or hot milk; the high fat content keeps this

from

> being very drying, as does the warm liquid - these are 3 of the

> postpartum dietary keys. IE, Warm, oily, and moist. In the first

few

> days, puddings (not chocolate, not with egg) such as rice or

tapioca

> are better. VERY moist, warm, and be sure to add butter to the

recipes!

>

> Love,

> Martha

>