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Saffron Milk Thousand Layer Crepe Cake


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How to Make Saffron Milk Thousand Layer Crepe Cake

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

1. Grind saffron and soak in 1 tbsp hot water. Bring milk to a boil then add 1c milk, vanilla, 3 tbsp sugar, & rose water for the saffron milk.

2. Mix the remaining ingredients for the crepes. The crepe batter should be thin. Griddle up to 10 crepes on a hot plate and stack them aside in a deep dish. Pour saffron milk over dish and serve.

See basic recipe for crepe cakes for more details.

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How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS

Light as a feather, sweet, and aromatic, you'll never feel as pampered as the moment you take a bite of Saffron Milk Thousand Layer Crepe Cake. Easy to griddle (you might say it's a piece of cake!) and without an oven, thousand layer crepe cakes can be served with many flavors. Served here as a perfumed pistachio milk delicacy reminiscent of the silk road. French cuisine meets the Middle East!

Discovered in Pune, India.

Nourishing Sensuality

Sweet saffron pacifies strong Pitta appetite and melts vata's anxieties. Serve when emotions run high to feel relaxed and happy. This dessert will provokes Kapha when taken in excess.

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Medicinal Effects of Saffron Milk Thousand Layer Crepe Cake

Constitutional nutrition systems use biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, herbs, lifestyle choices, your body, and disease.

METABOLIC NATURE / BIOCHARACTERISTICS

Metabolic Nature / Biocharacteristics

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (vital qualtiies). Aggravating them weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which biocharacteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct metabolic imbalances before you get sick. Every biocharacteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite biocharacteristic.

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar, Saffron

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar, Whole Wheat Flour, Milk

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GOOEY

ABOUT GOOEY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Gooey is identified by anything gelatinous (such as oatmeal), or by mucus congestion.

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar, Whole Wheat Flour, Milk

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TASTES

The 6 Tastes

Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food. Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body. Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food. Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods. Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion. Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste. One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes. The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?

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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar, Whole Wheat Flour, Milk, Rose Water

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AYURVEDA BODY TYPES (DOSHAS)

The Three Doshas / Body Types

Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.

Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.

Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.

Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.

The 3 metabolic body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).

Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.

Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.

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PACIFIES
Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha aggravating

GREEK MEDICINE / TEMPERAMENTS

The Four Temperaments / Humors

Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia. They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature. Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.

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PACIFIES
CHOLERIC

ABOUT CHOLERIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritates and heats up the body and liver.

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MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold and dry with a slow, variable or erratic metabolism. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant. Analytical, intelligent, detail oriented and creative. Prone to ojas depletion, dehydration, an overactive nervous system, and depression.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A hot and oily nature with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body makes Sanguine individuals vigorous, vivacious, outgoing and generous, and prone to impulsivity and self indulgence. Bullish and intense when out of balance.

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AGGRAVATES
PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A Phlegmatic has a cold and wet metabolic nature. The coldness implies a slow metabolism, the moisture that you are well-nourished. Phlegmatics tend towards sluggishness and thickened fluids, including mucus.

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Saffron Milk Thousand Layer Crepe Cake
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

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Quenches Thirst

MILD QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

Active Ingredients: Water, Milk

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Relieves Burning

MILD RELIEVES-BURNING

Herbs that soothe a burn or reduce an internal burning sensation, such as aloe vera.

Active Ingredients: Rose Water, Water

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Makes You Tired

MAKES-YOU-TIRED

Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar, Whole Wheat Flour

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar

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Makes Jittery

MAKES-JITTERY

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar

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Strengthens Resolve

MILD STRENGTHENS-RESOLVE

Increases determination and courage by reducing stress and building strength.

Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt)

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Relaxes Eyes

MILD RELAXES-EYES

Eases tension in eye muscles, so the eyes feel less strained, often by supporting the liver.

Active Ingredients: Rose Water

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Nervine

MILD NERVINE

Balances the nervous system. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer's, and even chronic pain. Often they are aromatic in nature.

Active Ingredients: Rose Water, Saffron

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Satisfies Stomach

MILD SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

Active Ingredients: Whole Wheat Flour, Milk

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Builds Stamina

MILD BUILDS-STAMINA

Promotes strength, endurance and resistance in the body. Rebuilds weak tissues after a time of depletion.

Active Ingredients: Whole Wheat Flour

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Nutritive

STRONG NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar, Whole Wheat Flour, Milk, Saffron

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Flushes Sinuses

MILD FLUSHES-SINUSES

An herb that relieves sinus congestion by flushing out mucus.

Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt)

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Calms Heart

MILD CALMS-HEART

An herb that literally calms the heart. These herbs are helpful in the treatment of anxiety, sadness, depression, or other emotional imbalances in the heart. Related to the Chinese Herbal Category 'calms spirit.'

Active Ingredients: Whole Wheat Flour, Rose Water

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Constituents:
Coumarin

STRONG COUMARIN

Moderately toxic, vascular tonic, hypotensive, and anti-inflammatory.

Active Ingredients: Vanilla Bean

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Saponins

STRONG SAPONINS

Can be used to make soap. Saponins stimulate mucus membrane secretion, liquefying mucus for easy removal (expectorant).

Active Ingredients: Vanilla Bean, Saffron

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Carbohydrate

CARBOHYDRATE

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar, Whole Wheat Flour

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Sodium

MILD SODIUM

Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt)

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Phosphorous

MILD PHOSPHOROUS

Active Ingredients: Whole Wheat Flour, Milk

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Alpha Linolenic Acid

MILD ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID

Active Ingredients: Whole Wheat Flour

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Phytates

MILD PHYTATES

Phytates prevent absorption of nutrients. They are commonly found in all seeds, including nuts, grains, and beans. Sprouting greatly reduces phytate content, as well as long, slow cooking with vinegar.

Active Ingredients: Whole Wheat Flour

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Essential Fatty Acids

MILD ESSENTIAL-FATTY-ACIDS

Active Ingredients: Whole Wheat Flour

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  • Oats / Oatmeal

    Oats / Oatmeal has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Nutritive, Strengthens-resolve, Makes-you-tired, Relieves-burning, Nervine, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Whole Wheat Flour

    Whole Wheat Flour has these Actions in Common

    Calms-heart, Satisfies-stomach, Makes-you-tired, Builds-stamina, Nutritive

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  • Salmon

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  • Cream of Wheat

    Cream of Wheat has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Nutritive, Calms-heart, Satisfies-stomach, Makes-you-tired

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  • Lamb

    Lamb has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Builds-stamina, Satisfies-stomach, Makes-you-tired, Strengthens-resolve

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    Pumpkin has these Actions in Common

    Relaxes-eyes, Makes-you-tired, Relieves-burning, Nutritive, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Hemp Seed

    Hemp Seed has these Actions in Common

    Makes-you-tired, Satisfies-stomach, Nutritive, Builds-stamina, Relaxes-eyes

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  • Poppy Seed

    Poppy Seed has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Relaxes-eyes, Calms-heart, Relieves-burning, Makes-you-tired

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  • Jackfruit

    Jackfruit has these Actions in Common

    Relieves-burning, Nutritive, Satisfies-stomach, Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Saffron Milk Thousand Layer Crepe Cake

  • Vata Shirodhara Oil

    Vata Shirodhara Oil has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Relaxes-eyes, Strengthens-resolve, Calms-heart, Nervine

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  • Pitta Shirodhara Oil

    Pitta Shirodhara Oil has these Actions in Common

    Calms-heart, Nervine, Nutritive, Relaxes-eyes

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  • Self Massage

    Self Massage has these Actions in Common

    Calms-heart, Nervine, Nutritive, Relaxes-eyes

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  • Shatavari

    Shatavari has these Actions in Common

    Calms-heart, Nutritive, Relaxes-eyes, Relieves-burning

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  • Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

    Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Builds-stamina, Nervine, Strengthens-resolve

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  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Quenches-thirst, Relaxes-eyes, Wakes-you-up

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  • Licorice Ghee (9oz)

    Licorice Ghee (9oz) has these Actions in Common

    Relieves-burning, Nervine, Nutritive, Relaxes-eyes

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  • Licorice Root (Yastimadhu)

    Licorice Root (Yastimadhu) has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Nutritive, Relaxes-eyes, Relieves-burning

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  • Ashwagandha

    Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

    Builds-stamina, Nervine, Nutritive, Strengthens-resolve

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    Guarana has these Actions in Common

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  • Triphala Eye Wash

    Triphala Eye Wash has these Actions in Common

    Flushes-sinuses, Relaxes-eyes, Wakes-you-up

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John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle through constitutional nutrition (Ayurveda & Greek Medicine). His approach is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs the Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda, offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.

John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, medieval Catholic philosophy, & botany. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University. John, his wife Natalie and their 8 kids live in Asheville, NC

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monty Ajax, ON
2013-12-05
“can you use gluten free flour instead of wheat?"
“It depends on the gluten free product you are using."
Larissa Demalteris Golden, CO
2020-12-03
“I made this for myself for my birthday and I will never forget how good it was! It is fun to stack it all together because it comes out pretty imperfect, but it looks like a piece of art and tastes like one too!"
Karen Darnell
2024-12-23
“Gooey yet refreshing! I love this recipe and want to make the milk just to drink sometimes, too!"
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