Feast of Matzot/Matzah Unleavened Bread is a wonderful Feast that we find in Scripture.
Believers are called to observe the Biblical Feasts of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 Yahuah our Eloah [The LORD your GOD]. I’ve explained before, but LORD was a title used for Ba’al the pagan sun god, so I avoid it. The Feasts are for ALL believers and we are called not to observe the pagan ways of the nations/gentiles. The Feasts are commanded forever.
The Spring Feast of Matzah, is a type of Unleavened Bread that we eat to remind us of the time when 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 redeemed His people, Yashra’el (Israel), out of Mitsrayim (Egypt). The command to get rid of the physical leaven from the home is a spiritual picture of ridding our lives of chaff that holds us back, slough off the traditions/doctrines of man, and put on righteous teaching of our Mashiach, 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 (Jesus Christ which I also avoid that name, but for reference sake).
We choose to spend the time leading up to the feasts to purge physical leaven from our home. We go through each room one by one. I suspect this might have been the original Spring cleaning time. We go through each item and ask a few questions.
- “Does this have any pagan origin, magic, or witchcraft?
- “Is this useful, do we need it?”
- “Am I becoming closer to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 with this?”
Many people equate leaven to sin. Yes leaven can lead to sin, but leaven isn’t sin. It is the teaching/doctrines you have. Is it rooted in the living Word, Torah and Mashiach, or doctrines of men? So anything in our life that is taking us from the Father and it’s revealed, we get rid of it.
“And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”
Marqos (Mark) 8:15
“And again He said, “To what shall I compare the reign of Elohim? It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour until it was all leavened.”
Luqas (Luke) 13:20-21
A quick overview of some things we analyze:
1. Clothing – 100% natural fibers preferred, linen, hemp, wool, cotton, leather – no mixing plant and animal, no polyester in undergarments/daily wear.
2. Media – music, movies, tv, teachings, books, computer, photos, art, games – everything we watch is taken in by all our senses and subliminal messages are soaked in. Obvious would be anything with Disney, Marvel, Star Wars, Harry Potter. Less obvious would be mainstream contemporary Christian type music and movies/shows, books like CS Lewis & JR Tolkien, composers like Mozart who have dark links.
3. Toys – first step was ridding of obvious demonic impressions on children that we needed to repent of – unicorns, mermaids, dragons, gnomes, big foot/yeti, fairies, trolls, etc. Then being more diligent about the quality of what we bring into our home.
Now lets get into the recipes for Unleavened Bread
Traditional tortillas. We did a Taco Bar for our big fellowship gathering on the 1st day of Matzah.
Fresh Milled Tortillas:
4 cups soft white wheat berries = 6 cups fresh milled flour
1 Tbl sea salt
2 cups hot water (more as needed)
Mix together and let sit 10 minutes covered with a damp cloth to soak in the water. Determine if you need more. Knead for 3 minutes until smooth and moist but not dry. Let rest another 10-20 minutes with a damp cloth. Divide into balls and either use a tortilla press/cooker or roll out thin and cook on a cast iron or stainless steel pan.
Fresh milled sweet honey matzah:
2 1/2 cups soft white wheat berries (3 1/2 c fresh milled flour)
1 cup water
1/2 cup honey
2 tsp salt
1/8 cup oil
Mix together. Roll into 1/8″ thickness. Place on a greased cookie sheet or parchment lined pan. Score into 1 inch squares or any shape you like and prick with a fork. My children got creative and did diamonds with pictograph Hebrew letters. Bake @400F for 15 minutes.
Breakfast ideas:
Breakfast Burritos
Banana Bread, eggs, & teton waters or beef bacon
Yogurt parfaits
Egg casserole
Smoothies
Unleavened Fresh Milled Banana Bread:
1 cup organic sugar & a dash of molasses (or brown sugar or coconut sugar)
2 pastured eggs
4 bananas mashed
1 stick grassfed butter (8Tbl) melted
2 cups fresh milled soft white wheat berries
1 tsp sea salt
optional: 1/2 cup organic mini chocolate chips
Bake 350F for 1 hour
Granola:
1 1/4 c coconut sugar (or organic sugar, or replace with maple syrup)
1 tsp sea salt
6 c oats
1 c flour [any flour works here. I’ve used all purpose, oat flour, einkorn, cassava, fresh milled]
1/2 c avocado oil
1/2 c water
1/2 c honey or maple syrup or combination
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp Ceylon cinnamon
Bake 280⁰F for 1 hour. Stir a couple times. It will crisp up more ask it cools.
Fresh milled Crepes
1/2 cup lukewarm water
1 cup organic milk
4 large pastured eggs
4 Tbsp melted butter
1 1/4 c soft white wheat berries – mill into flour
2 Tbsp organic sugar
Pinch sea salt
Blend crepe ingredients in a blender.
Cheese Filling if desired
8 oz package cream cheese, at room temperature
16 oz small curd cottage cheese drain
1/4 cup organic raw sugar
Warm an 8″ pan on med-med/low and add a dot of butter. add about 1/4 c of batter and swirl around. When edges start to peel, use a spatula to flip and cook about 20 more seconds. Allow to cool, fill with cheese. Roll it up or add different fillings.
Lunch inspo:
lamb gyros with tzatziki & potatoes
Mini tortilla pizzas & raw veggies
Chicken caesar salad
Angeled fancy eggs
Matzah nachos or quesadillas
Rollups with different fillings
1. turkey & cheese
2. banana & peanut butter
3. cream cheese & cucumber with dill
4. butter & homemade strawberry jam
5. avocado + egg
6. hummus
7. chicken salad
High Protein Hard Boiled Egg Pudding
8 large HARD BOILED eggs, peeled
1 cup milk [raw organic is best]
1/2 cup coconut sugar or organic raw sugar [or maple syrup or honey may need to adjust liquid]
1/4 cup cacao/cocoa powder
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp ceylon cinnamon
pinch white sea salt
Method: Hard boil eggs. Throw everything into blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into serving size bowls for easy grab and go breakfast/snack. Refrigeratate for an hour. A double batch works well in my blender but you may have to check yours.
Dinner inspo:
Meat and potatoes:
Steak & loaded baked potato with asparagus
Pasta dishes:
Sloppy joe pasta
Cheesy beefy pasta
Chicken alfredo
Rice dishes:
Chicken Fried Rice
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Mexican Rice bowls
Stuffed meats in unleavened bread:
Shredded beef or smoked chicken in unleavened bread
Dessert inspiration:
Homemade marshmallows on matzah
Ice cream with homemade fudge, caramel, and strawberry sauce
Peanut butter cookies
Cinnamon sugar matzah
Hot cocoa, homemade marshmallows, and popcorn
Matzah Crack (Toffee)
Organic Matzah from the store
1/2 cup grassfed butter
1/2 cup organic sugar + dash of molasses or brown sugar (coconut sugar will not work here, ask me how I know. It just burns)
Chocolate chips
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Bring the butter and sugar to a boil in a pan and boil for 3 minutes.
3. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and put the flat crackers in the pan.
4. Pour the melted butter/sugar over the matzah and bake for 10 minutes.
5. Sprinkle with chocolate chips or melt them first then spread over the top.
Here’s our 2nd annual attempt at Matzah houses. Here’s last years along with edible plagues ideas.
