Oh sorry to hear that! I didn't realize that Swerve is erythritrol, I use it regularly without incident but clearly different strokes etc. Would using overripe bananas be possible? Obviously that's sugar but also comes with a fair bit of vitamins and minerals, though you'd have to juggle proportions of the rest of your ingredients accordingly.
― Fartleby the Scrivener (Leee), Friday, 14 October 2022 01:02 (one year ago) link
yeah swerve is like a combo of erythritol and other stuffbananas may def be an option although i may need a few more tools since they do kinda limit you in terms of flavor
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 14 October 2022 01:16 (one year ago) link
You can get pure monkfruit powder and liquid drops and I can attest it is a pain to deal with and you use such a tiny amount that it throws recipes off. I basically stopped baking when Mr. Jaq got the type 2 diagnosis so I wouldn't be contributing to his downfall. So now I bake favorites only very infrequently.
I do use Just Better fiber (corn based soluble fiber) in my coffee for the prebiotic factor but the bag says you can sub it for up to half the sugar in baking. So maybe it might be of use?
― Jaq, Friday, 14 October 2022 03:02 (one year ago) link
Hmm also maybe see how you respond to tapioca syrup or Vitafiber syrup (made from either corn or peas) - both much lower carb and glycemic index sweeteners with no sugar alcohols. You could bake with them if you reduce the liquid in the recipe you use.
― Jaq, Friday, 14 October 2022 03:08 (one year ago) link
thanks for the advice jaq! i will investigate thoseit definitely seems like very infrequent “special occasion only” baking is going to be my new normal :(
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 14 October 2022 03:13 (one year ago) link
One more: look up the various keto egg loaf recipes. You basically blend eggs and softened cream cheese into a batter. I've baked it in a loaf pan, sliced, toasted, and eaten with ChocZero maple syrup for keto french toast and baked it in a cast iron skillet with sausages dropped in and some mustard powder added to the batter for keto toad. Might hit some of the baking target.
― Jaq, Friday, 14 October 2022 03:41 (one year ago) link
oh interesting! thx
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 14 October 2022 03:42 (one year ago) link
Is bread flour appropriate for quick bread (in this case a cheddar Jalapeno bread)?
― Shartreuse (Leee), Tuesday, 11 April 2023 17:33 (one year ago) link
sure, it'll work
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 21:57 (one year ago) link
Cream of Tartar, yuck.
― Shartreuse (Leee), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 04:36 (one year ago) link
I’m thinking of making my own sourdough starter but after some initial searching all the recipes I’ve seen say to start with whole wheat and feed with all purpose. Can I feed with whole wheat too? It’s all that I have.
― Hoisted by your own Picard (Leee), Tuesday, 10 October 2023 02:39 (six months ago) link
Yes, it'll be fine!
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Tuesday, 10 October 2023 02:43 (six months ago) link
Awesome, thanks!
― Hoisted by your own Picard (Leee), Tuesday, 10 October 2023 02:44 (six months ago) link
have been preparing meals for my pops and his wife lately, she is gluten intolerant (sometimes she is tolerant I guess? she drinks beer so I dunno who knows) but I discovered Brazilian Sequilhos which has been a big hit, corn starch + condensed milk + butter
and then whatever else, have incorporated lemon/almond extract, and actual lemon/almond, tastes like a fancy sugar cookie, peanut butter/chocolate turns it into a more traditional cookie but anyway super simple and easy and delicious cookie base even if you don't care where the starch came from
― Florin Cuchares, Tuesday, 10 October 2023 03:53 (six months ago) link
Recipe pls!
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Tuesday, 10 October 2023 04:00 (six months ago) link
worth experimenting with ratios but basically
1/2 cup room temp butter (~1 stick)1/2 cup condensed milk (~half adorable lil can of the stuff)~1 cup corn starch
350 for 10-15mins, 15-20 cookies
have been eyeballing the corn starch, erring on the conservative side yields a spread out/crispy caramelized edges thing while bumping it up makes a tighter dough, shortbread/Pfeffernusse territory
lately I split the dough in half, dash of lemon/almond extract/sliced almonds with a lemon juice/confectioners sugar icing on one pan and then vanilla extract/spoonful peanut butter/crushed peanut/chocolate on the other
― Florin Cuchares, Tuesday, 10 October 2023 04:52 (six months ago) link
So I figured I haven't done anything weird in a while, and so I decided to try to make chocolate chip cookies with prunes.
― Selune Gomez (Leee), Monday, 4 March 2024 04:00 (one month ago) link
i would eat those! (i love prunes) how did they turn out?
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 4 March 2024 04:10 (one month ago) link
Texture was off and they weren't quite sweet enough, but not bad considering it's a first attempt! They weren't very airy so I'll probably reduce the number of prunes or bump up the baking soda. I was inspired by a base/crust I made once with prunes and walnuts, which I remember being pretty chewy.
― Selune Gomez (Leee), Monday, 4 March 2024 05:58 (one month ago) link
Did you purée the prunes or just dump them in whole/chopped?
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Monday, 4 March 2024 15:41 (one month ago) link
Pureed. Chopped would've been like big raisin chunks.
― Selune Gomez (Leee), Monday, 4 March 2024 16:01 (one month ago) link
Which I think I would like actually!
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Monday, 4 March 2024 17:38 (one month ago) link
prunes cut into small oieces would help the cookies to rise more, puree would make them too moist imo
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 4 March 2024 19:20 (one month ago) link
Moisture of chopped pieces giving off steam and creating air pockets?
― Selune Gomez (Leee), Monday, 4 March 2024 19:30 (one month ago) link
roll em in flour
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 4 March 2024 19:38 (one month ago) link
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Monday, 4 March 2024 19:43 (one month ago) link
I tried making these at my wife's request (she saw the recipe online): https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018450-pistachio-rose-and-strawberry-buns
Did not get the dough to come out right, it didn't rise as much as it should. Still tasted OK, and the filling is very good. Two things, though — to some degree it just tastes like a fancy peanut-butter-jelly sandwich; and there is evidently no way to puree pistachios for "pistachio cream" and not have the resulting mix look kinda like poop lol.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Monday, 4 March 2024 19:46 (one month ago) link