CREAMERY CULTURE - December, 2006

Hello Creamery friends,

As we begin hunkering down for the winter, we can look forward to spending more time indoors, and enjoying meals with family and friends. Anticipating the season, we put our heads together with some of our favorite Northwest chefs and came up with a small collection of delicious recipes for winter entertaining, some old and some new. To download the recipes, visit our website at www.nancysyogurt.com, or try the one we've included below - Yogurt Cranberry Spiced Coffeecake from Wildwood Restaurant in Portland, OR. Yumm...

Besides great food and great company, to many the winter season means taking a proactive approach to health and wellness. We've long known that the probiotics help our bodies maintain a healthy immune system thus, the reason you have found billions of live active cultures in each teaspoon of Nancy's for over 36 years. And with all the recent attention on probiotics, now is a great time to share the news of our new Nancy's Organic Lowfat Kefir.... a fully cultured probiotic beverage in a new container, with a new look, and of course brimming with the same unique Nancy's flavor. Your body will thank you - and so will your taste buds.

Sincerely,
Chuck & Sue Kesey and Family
Founders and Operators
Springfield Creamery
Eugene, Oregon


Wanda, a member of the Creamery family, stays happy and healthy this holiday season enjoying her personal favorite – Nancy's Whole Milk Honey Yogurt.

Nancy's Organic Lowfat Kefir - 32oz. & 8oz. sizes

Yes, Nancy's has been making kefir for over 30 years, but the New Year will ring in some exciting kefir changes at the creamery. You'll soon find Nancy's kefir to be fully organic, and cultured with the most beneficial, live probiotic bacteria to give you and yours the greatest health benefit. We'll be using the freshest of lowfat organic milk and sweetening this creamy, probiotic beverage with organic agave nectar. Of course we are only using real organic fruits in our Blackberry, Strawberry, Raspberry and Peach Kefir. We will also offer you a new flavor in 2007... Nancy's Organic Lowfat Plain Kefir – unsweetened for a fresh, creamy, cultured taste. And you'll find all this delicious-ness coming to you in a new, improved container – new look, new resealable lid in 32 oz size. Probiotic, organic, no cane sugars, real fruit, new container, new flavor... looks like 2007 is going to be a great year! Enjoy!


The holiday season is the best time to warm up the home with the smells and tastes of baked goodies. Fortunately, it's also a season that's brimming with opportunities to share our handmade treats. Coffeecake is one dish people can't		seem to resist, and this Yogurt Cranberry Spiced Coffeecake from Wildwood Restaurant's Pastry Chef Michelle Vernier is both delicious and seasonal.

Nancy's Yogurt Cranberry Spiced Coffeecake

Cake:
2.5 oz. soft butter
1 C light brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
3/4 C Nancy's plain lowfat yogurt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/3 C all purpose flour
1/8 tsp. freshly ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp. ground ginger
3/4 C fresh cranberries

Streusel topping:
2 oz. butter
1/4 C granulated sugar
1/4 C brown sugar
2/3 C all purpose flour

For Streusel: combine all ingredients together with fingertips until loose and crumbly. Set aside.

For the cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Lightly butter a 10" cake pan. Cut parchment paper to fit the bottom of the pan. Butter the paper.

Cream together butter and sugar with whisk attachment of electric mixer until light and fluffy.

Add eggs and vanilla slowly, scraping bowl often.

Add yogurt and mix until smooth.

Add dry ingredients (baking soda through ginger) and mix until incorporated.

Fold in cranberries with a rubber spatula.

Portion coffeecake batter into prepared pan and smooth top. Sprinkle streusel topping over cake.

Bake for 45 minutes - 1 hour or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Nancy's, Caprial & OPB!

For an insider's look at the folks and operations of the Springfield Creamery, tune into Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB)! The Creamery will be featured on Caprial & John's Kitchen, with two air dates: January 7th at 2:30pm, and January 13th at 5:30pm. Check your local listing at www.pbs.org , mark your calendars and tune in!