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                      Baobab: Superfood from the Tree of Life

                      Published by Grace O

                      Baobab Bars

                      When I first started looking for a U.S. source for baobab four years ago, the market was quite limited, but I was sent several bags of Baobest’s Organic Baobab Powder so I could create recipes for my Age Beautifully Cookbook. The more I looked into the benefits of baobab, the more excited I was to create recipes with the powder. My Baobab Butter Bars are one of my favorites, and I serve them often at parties and events.

                      Today there are more than a dozen companies selling baobab powder on Amazon. The fruit looks almost like a velvet-covered yam dangling from the tree. Baobab is wild harvested and the inside of the fruit is dry and fibrous. According to the British Website, Aduna, “Baobab fruit contains fourteen essential vitamins and minerals. It is almost fifty percent fiber and has one of the highest antioxidant capacities of any fruit in the world. This gives it an amazing range of benefits, helping with energy, stress, immunity, metabolism and skin health.”

                      Besides being an excellent source of vitamin C, baobab fruit contains a healthy dose of B vitamins, calcium and potassium. It is a rich source of polyphenols, known to be beneficial in reducing the glycemic response, which is the rate at which sugar is released into the bloodstream. This is good news for maintaining consistent blood sugar levels, which helps avoid the highs and lows you feel when you eat too many refined carbs. This super food powder is organic and minimally processed by simply separating it from the seed.

                      Baobab powder is highly versatile, mixing easily into any number of foods and beverages. It has a mildly tart taste that lends itself to boosting the nutritional value of fruit smoothies, yogurt, salsas, juices, soups, even pancakes, muffins and desserts. Try my recipe for Baobab Butter Squares (below), which are a twist on traditional lemon squares, but have the added bonus of antioxidants, fiber and vitamins from the baobab fruit. I also created a recipe for Baby Back Ribs with Baobab Sauce, which I love to cook on the grill in the summer.

                      With ten times the antioxidant power of blueberries, pomegranate, goji berries and açai and gram for gram more calcium than milk, baobab is a super food whose time has come.

                      If you’re looking to purchase baobab powder, Baobest products are available at the Baobab Foods website  and at Costco under the Baobest™ brand. Another brand is Bonga Foods, located in Southern California. There are other sources on the internet, many of them in the United Kingdom, that were early to discover the benefits of baobab fruit.

                      With ten times the antioxidant power of blueberries, pomegranate, goji berries and açai and gram for gram more calcium than milk, baobab is a super food whose time has come.

                      Baobab Butter Squares

                      Ingredients for crust:

                      1/2 cup butter, softened
                      1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour or gluten-free flour mix
                      1/4 cup white sugar
                      1/4 tsp. salt

                      Ingredients for filling

                      2 eggs
                      3/4 cup sugar
                      1 tsp. baking powder
                      4 Tbsp. baobab powder
                      2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
                      2 tsp. lemon zest

                      Garnish

                      2-4 Tbsp. powdered sugar

                      Procedure

                      1.   Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
                      2.   In a stand mixer, combine the crust ingredients and mix on low speed until well blended.
                      3.   Spread crust into the bottom of an 8-in. square baking pan. Press the crust down evenly in the
                      center with your fingers, but the let the crust at the edges rise up along the sides of the pan just a bit, almost like a tart shell.
                      4.   Bake crust for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown on top. It won’t be completely cooked yet.
                      5.   Prepare filling by pouring all filling ingredients into a large glass mixing bowl. Stir with a whisk to blend well, but don’t whip or overbeat the filling.
                      6.   Pour the filling over the partially baked crust. Return to oven for another 20 minutes or until the filling is set. When you shake the pan, the filling should jiggle and hold, not run like water.
                      7.   Allow to cool for at least 20 minutes.
                      8.   Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cut into squares and serve.

                      Yields 12 regular squares or 9 large squares

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                      GRACE O is the creator of FoodTrients, a unique program for optimizing wellness and longevity. She is the author of three award-winning cookbooks – The Age Gracefully Cookbook, The Age Beautifully Cookbook, and Anti-Aging Dishes From Around the World. She is a fusion chef with a mission to deliver delicious recipes built on a foundation of anti-aging science and her 30 years in the healthcare industry.

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                      This website is for informational and entertainment purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. FoodTrients – A Recipe for Aging Beautifully Grace O, author and creator of FoodTrients® -- a philosophy, a cookbook and a resource -- has a new cookbook dedicated to age-defying and delicious recipes, The Age Beautifully Cookbook: Easy and Exotic Longevity Secrets from Around the World, which provides one hundred-plus recipes that promote health and well-being. The recipes are built on foundations of modern scientific research and ancient knowledge of medicinal herbs and natural ingredients from around the world. Since the publication of her first anti-aging book, The Age GRACEfully Cookbook, Grace O has identified eight categories of FoodTrients benefits (Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Immune Booster, Disease Prevention, Beauty, Strength, Mind, and Weight Loss) that are essential to fighting aging, which show how specific foods, herbs, and spices in the recipes help keep skin looking younger, prevent the diseases of aging, and increase energy and vitality. Grace O combines more exotic ingredients that add age-fighting benefits to familiar recipe favorites.

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