The Holy Hotcake

Paleo Pancake with Blueberry + Holy Basil Compote: A Neuro, Nervous System & Spiritual fast breaker.

Food & Food Rituals Are Sacred

Jesus Taught That the Sabbath Day was made for our benefit (see Mark 2:27). The purpose of the Sabbath is to give us a certain day of the week on which to direct our thoughts and actions toward God.

It’s not a day merely to rest from work, but one of reconnection with God.

Being the supreme Lawgiver, he hath power to dispense with his own laws; and with this in particular, that we slow down to speed up our connection with Christ, His laws & in my opinion, how we can start a new taking small actions to build legacies around them.

I’ll be covering Shabbat and meals for the sabbath, in future posts.

Mark 2:27-28

And hee said vnto them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath: Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

King James Version (1611)

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These Hotcakes are Versatile, Tonic, Adaptogenic and Healing.

The Star Ingredient: Holy Basil & The Holy Bible

According to Orthodox tradition,

when the disciples of Jesus went to the tomb of Christ they found it empty but all around the area were fully bloomed Tulasi. The Greeks called Tulasi ‘Holy Basil’, from the Greek word ‘basileus’ meaning King/royalty.

The story is told

that Basil was found growing around Christ's tomb after the ressurection. This herb entombed the fallen saviour, making basil a symbol of the new life and the regenerated nature.

Ocimum sanctum, grown in the garden of paradise,

ushers in a return to Eden, neutralizing the forbidden fruit, just as the resurrection nullifies the fall. Some Greek Orthodox churches use basil to prepare holy water, which becomes the Jordan for those that are cleansed of sin.

Because Tulasi was discovered both at the cross and tomb of Christ, traditional Orthodox Christians saw it as a symbol of paradise, of spiritual rebirth and sanctity.

The star ingredient

in these cakes is the Holy Basil and Basil infused Blueberry Compote, calming the nervous system and strengthening the spiritual body.

I make tonic ice cream sandwiches from the leftover waffles and blueberry yogurt, goat milk ice cream and jam from the Holy Basil Compote. Breakfast, lunch and dinner, served :)

You can also make waffles or pancakes with this batter and eat to your heart’s content.

These holy hotcakes are

gluten free, grain free, paleo and low glycemic OR sugar free - depending on how you choose to sweeten them.

I levelled up their holy power by replacing regular basil with Holy Basil, an ancient herb used for centuries to ease anxiety & stress and strengthen cognitive function, the nervous system and a connection to our higher planes of consciousness.

Holy basil is a staple in my trauma toolbox for easing overthinking, anxiety, a jacked up nervous system and an overpacked schedule.

This recipe makes 12 medium sized waffles.

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The Pancake

DRY INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup almond/quinoa flour

• 1/2 cup tapioca flour

• 1/2 tsp baking soda

• 1/4 tsp salt

WET INGREDIENTS

• 4 large eggs

• 1/4 cup grass fed cow’s milk OR goat’s milk

• 1 tbsp honey, or maple syrup

• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar (magic ingredient!)

• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

• ghee, butter or coconut oil to coat skillet

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Whisk all of the dry ingredients together in a bowl.

2. In a separate bowl, whisk all of the wet ingredients. Then, add the wet ingredients to the dry and whisk until well combined.

3. Heat a skillet or griddle on medium-high heat and coat with ghee, butter or coconut oil.

4. Spoon the batter onto the skillet, keeping your pancakes approximately 3-4 inches in diameter. They're much easier to flip smaller. Let them cook for 2-3 minutes on one side, then flip and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes.

5. Serve immediately with maple syrup, bananas and other toppings.

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The Blueberry Holy Basil Compote

INGREDIENTS

• 2C organic local wild blueberries

• 3T grass fed butter (raw if possible)

• 1T tapioca starch

• 1/4 tsp vanilla bean powder OR organic vanilla extract

• 1 T raw honey OR grade B Male Syrup OR  Stevia

  (for sugar free, Body ecology compote)

• 1tsp chia seed

• 1/2tsp organic lemon juice

• 2 tbsp  freshly chopped basil 

• 2 droppersful, Holy basil Tincture OR powder

  (St Francis Herb Farm Tincture, Powder from Mountain Rose Herbs)

• pinch, celtic/himalayan pink salt

DIRECTIONS

1. Place frozen or fresh blueberries in stainless steel or glass saucepan on high heat

2. Allow to thaw and start to boil/bubble.

3. Turn down to medium heat. Add butter & sweetener of choice (If using Stevia, do not add until taken off heat.) Continue to simmer 4-6 minutes or until it starts to thicken. It should thicken enough to stick to spoon slightly.

4. Add salt & vanilla. Stir.

5. Take off heat. Add chia seeds & lemon juice. Adjust to you desired consistency. Compote will continue to thicken once cooled so play around with chia amounts.

6. Add finely chopped basil

7. Allow to cool slightly then add the holy basil tincture.

Serve warm on paleo or gluten free waffles or pancakes.

Store in the freezer (indefinitely) or fridge (up to 1/5 weeks) for future use on waffles, ice cream, morning quinoa porridges, as jam on GF or Paleo toast.

The Whipped Cream

INGREDIENTS

1 quart full fat grass fed cream (raw where possible)

1T agave/maple syrup/monk fruit OR 1 dropper Stevia

1tsp high grade organic Vanilla extract OR 1 vanilla bean (slice open the vanilla bean pod, scrape out fresh vanilla directly into cream.

DIRECTIONS

1. Pour cream into high speed mixer

2. mix on high for 3-5 minutes or until cream starts to thicken

3. Add sweetener & vanilla

4. You can add 1/8 tsp or so of cream of tarter to stabilize

5. Celtic salt to taste.

6. Store in glass container in fridge until ready to use

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An original Recipe by Kerry Ford for