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sweeteners and more, once to be found (pictured on the front cover) made with
only in obscure outlets or outside the agave syrup; Panela Ice Cream with
United States, are now widely available Cinnamon Caramel Sauce; Chocolate
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Sweet & Natural Baking: Sugar-Free, Flavorful Desserts from
Mani’s Bakery
Covered in Honey: The Amazing Flavors of Varietal Honey
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Sweet!
From Agave to Turbinado,
Home Baking with Every Kind of
Natural Sugar and Sweetener
with More Than 100 Recipes
Mani Niall
A Member of the Perseus Books Group
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This book is dedicated to my mother,
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Contents
Preface xi
Chapter 1 • Sugar and Your Kitchen 1
Chapter 2 • In the Baker’s Kitchen 29
Chapter 3 • Breakfast Treats 39
Mom’s Classic Granola 40
Wild Berry Pancakes 42
Pumpkin Waffles with Muscovado Syrup 44
Banana Upside-Down Muffins 46
Orange and Fig Spelt Muffins 48
Sunflower and Fresh Berry Whole-Grain Muffins 50
Cinnamon “Doughnuts” 52
Cranberry-Almond Breakfast Bars 54
Crystallized Ginger Scones 56
Demerara Currant Scones 58
Mexican Breakfast Bread Pudding 60
Pear-Raspberry Coffee Cake 62
Pineapple Gingerbread Turnovers 64
Maple-Pecan Sticky Buns 66
The Wallah’s Vanilla-Spice Chai 68
Spicy Hot Chocolate 69
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