Re: Re: Hubbie wanting low-carb bread

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i missed the beginning of this thread, but i had wicked bread cravings when

i started low-carbing.

so i got my favorite local sourdough whole grain dense bread, and instead

of cutting big thick slabs, i cut as thin-ly as i could and still call it

" bread " . it was seriously thin. then i spread it with at least as much

butter as there was bread. it was SO tasty and i was able to wean myself

from bread that way...

At 08:20 PM 1/31/2004, you wrote:

>You might consider using a bread that is lighter (risen higher) and

>sliced more thinly.

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>I learned that trick from a fellow Weight Watcher in the mid-1980s.

>One slice of regular bread counted as one starch. Two slices of

>this " lite " bread counted as one starch. I don't think you get half

>the carbs, but it might be a reasonable compromise.

>

>If you could bake it yourself, then you could be sure to avoid

>including any soy ingredients. I have been unable to find any

>commercially-produced breads that do not contain soy flour or

>hydrogenated soybean oil, etc. :-(

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[Guest guest]

--- <toyotaokiec@...> wrote:

> If you could bake it yourself, then you could be

> sure to avoid

> including any soy ingredients. I have been unable

> to find any

> commercially-produced breads that do not contain soy

> flour or

> hydrogenated soybean oil, etc. :-(

>

This is a recipe that a member on another list uses

frequently, and he swears by it. The comments at the

end are his, not mine, and he uses soy flour - you

could choose any type of flour.

1. 500g(1 lb. 2oz) [3] Sunflower Seeds

2. 100g(3 1/2oz) Flour[4]

3. 15 Eggs

4. 250g(9oz) Butter (+ butter for loaf

tins)

5. 100ml(1/2 Mug) Cream

1 Sachet Yeast / B. Soda

Yield: 3 - 4 2lb. Loafs. P[5] 12.7 F 44.5 C 1.2

Method:

Pre heat the oven to 250oC / 400 oF. Whilst the oven

is coming to temp whiz the

Sunflower seeds in the food processor until they look

like coarse B/Crumbs.

Turn out into a large mixing bowl. Next add the flour

and stir in well making

sure that you have no flour lumps. Crack the Eggs in

on top and mix in very

well (a hand held mixer is handy for this). Melt the

Butter in a saucepan and

when cool add to the mixing bowl. Now add the Cream

mixing all the time. Last

add the Yeast or B/Soda continue to mix well.

Coat the inside of the loaf tins with plenty of

butter. Divide the bread mix

between the loaf tins, leaving 1 1/2 " from the top to

allow the bread to rise.

Place on the middle shelf in the oven and bake for

40mins. Then turn off the

oven leaving the bread inside. Do not open the door.

When the oven has cooled

down, take bread out and place on a wire rack.

This bread is suitable for freezing

When you make this bread at first it looks very runny

and you say to yourself

" My God I've done something wrong " . No you have not.

It will turn out O.K.

I have also experimented with different types of Nuts.

Be careful here as Nuts

contain Carbohydrates and this type of bread is Low

Carb. Other types of breads

to be made include using Pumpkin Seeds, Sesame Seeds

and Peanuts (using same

weight or mix 1/2 of one and 1/2 of the other).

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[1] This recipe is taken from the book Optimal

Nutrition by Jan Kawasniewski

[2] Because this Bread is very high in Nutrition you

only eat 50 - 60g(1 3/4oz)

with Breakfast and again at Lunch.

[3] Americans: Use dry weight measurements. I was not

able to convert to CUPS

at time of going to press.

[4] I have experimented with different types of flour

and have found " Soya

Flour " to be the best as this is a slower acting

carbohydrate. Which makes this

type of bread very suitable for Diabetics T1 / T2. You

can of course make this

bread without using any flour and thus reducing the

Carbs. even more.

[5] All amounts are per. 100g(3 1/2oz.) P = Protein. F

= Fat. C = Carbohydrate

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