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[wannabehot]

please help me to start a thread with all of your wonderful flax recipies!! I just recently made bananna walnut muffins and OMG!!!!! so please post any flax recipe here! cookies,muffins (hoping for a blueberry one), pancakes, pizzas, breads, cereals anything! thanks!!!!

[Dixie Barkley]

Thanks for starting this thread. I have a question about flax. Which does everyone prefer, the golden or the regular? Also, can they be used interchangeably in recipes? I have not yet tried the golden but my feeling is that it might make the finished product look a little more appetizing.

[NotoSugar]

I personally prefer the golden. It has less of a "grassy" taste.

[Dixie Barkley]

Originally Posted by NotoSugar

I personally prefer the golden. It has less of a "grassy" taste.

Can the golden be used in any and all flax recipes?

[NotoSugar]

I use golden flax in all recipes that call for flax. I don't care for the taste of the regular flax.

[Jeska]

I always use Golden Flax!

My favorite muffin recipe:
(I double this recipe and still make 12 large muffins with it)

3 eggs
1/4 cup vanilla davinci's
1/4 cup cooking oil plus 2 T.
2T. water
2T. Cinnamon (amount is correct)
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup golden flaxmeal

Beat eggs and other wet ingredients well. Add dry, mix to combine. Let the batter sit for about 5 mins. Spoon into 12 greased muffin tins, bake @ 350- for 12ish minutes... I overbake mine slightly... they are almost crunch when they first come out but then soften up a little bit - I eat these over a course of like 4-5 days so I dont like them to turn to total mush.

I got this recipe from Macattaz (Lisa)

[Tooter]

FLAXSEED MUFFINS



6 Tablespoons melted butter
3 large eggs
1/4 Cup Whipping Cream
1/2 Cup sweetener, Splenda bulk
1 Tablespoon flavoring, maple
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
2 Teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 Teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 Teaspoon baking powder
3/4 Teaspoon baking soda
1 Cup Flax Seed Meal
1/4 Cup almond flour OR soy flour, Bob's Red Mill
4 Ounces chopped walnuts -- optional



Preheat oven to 375F.

Beat first 3 ingredients together, then add Splenda, maple and vanilla. Mix the cinnamon and remaining ingredients and add to above.

Put into 12 paper cupcake liners in a muffin tin, or panspray/oil, and bake for about 15-20 minutes. (mine were done in 15)

(Can double the recipe, and get about 18-20 good size muffins, filling the muffin cups about 3/4 full. Can fill the muffin tins to the top and get about 9 larger muffins. These are really good and have lots of fiber. About 4 carbs per muffin but over 3 carbs fiber. Black walnuts, if you can get them, list 4 grams carbs but 2 grams fiber for the 4 oz....
Other flavorings to try: instead of maple flavor - use banana or pineapple. Unsweetened coconut also tastes great.

These freeze well.

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Three min microwave bread


INGREDIENTS:
1/8 cup almond flour (almond meal)
1/8 cup Ground Flaxseed/Flax meal
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
a "pinch" of bulk splenda
1 Tablespoon butter, melted
1 egg

I make this in a 2 cup plastic, square, Tubberware container. You can experiment and use different shaped ones.

METHOD:
Melt butter in plastic container. Beat in egg. add dry ingredients. Mix throughly with a fork. Cover cup with glad wrap, cut a small slit in wrap. Microwave on high for about 1 minute 30 secs. Microwaves may vary. Check on it. Do not over cook.

This is not like the flaxseed muffins, this is a "bread". You could use it as a sandwich or just to go with a meal. Not bad (my fav is the muffins) but this is WAY better then any mix recipe I have ever tried. The texture is like a fluffy bread. Sort of like a white fluffy bread with a corn meal taste to it, if that helps. I have made french toast out of this, Sandwiches, Grilled Cheese Sandwiches etc... ENJOY!

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TOOTER'S CEREAL
Oatmeal/flaxseed/Pecan meal Creal

2 Tablespoons of Regular Oatmeal.
2 Tablespoons ground flaxseed.
2 Tablespoons Pecan meal
Pat of butter
Sweetner to taste.

I put the 2 tablespoons of the oatmeal in a bowl and add an excess amount of water. I then put it in the microwave until it boils and bubbles up (between 1 1/2 and 2 minutes)

Take it out of the microwave, put the pat of butter on it, 2 tablespoons of flaxseed, 2 tablespoons of Pecan meal and sweetner. Stir it up and it's ready to eat.

Just the 2 tablespoons of the Oatmeal really flavors the cereal. The Flaxseed is very filling and the pecan meal just compliments all the other flavors. Way less carbs then eating an entire bowl of Oatmeal, you still get that Oatmeal flavor and all the Wonderful benefits of flax.

I did not give measurements for the water. Some people like there cereal Thick, while others like it thinner. This is something you must experiment with yourself.

My Family LOVES This.

[Tweaker Geek]

I always used the regular flax meal then I tried the golden and now use that almost exclusively!

Dixie - I have some regular I need to use up but once you try the golden I think you'll like it best.

[kimberly1x]

CAN FLAXMEAL BE USED TO REPLACE ALMOND FLOUR IN A POUND CAKE RECIPE OR ANY RECIPE THAT REQUIRES A NUT FLOUR?

[Yummy's_Girl]

Here are some I copied and pasted that I had put into an old thread awhile back.

The pancake one is the best pancakes recipe I have tried, low carb, and I've tried several! This is, by fa,r my favorote!

Flax Pancakes

2 eggs slightly beaten
1 scoop (1/4 cup) vanilla whey powder
1/2 tsp baking powder
3 tbsp SF DaVinci syrup (I use vanilla)
1/4 cup Flaxmeal
dash of lite salt
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Mix ingredients well. Fry in butter or oil.
Makes 4 pancakes, 5 net carbs per recipe.

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Here are some others: I havent tried them, yet. Maybe you can let us all know how they are if you try them. I don't recall the source for these.


Doreen's "Sourdough Rye" Rolls


Serving Size: 6

-= Ingredients =-

3 eggs + 1 egg white
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 teaspoon cider vinegar
2 - 3 Tbsp water
4 tablespoons flaxmeal
3 tablespoons raw wheat bran
1 teaspoon crushed caraway seeds
1/2 teaspoon granulated onion powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 packet SugarTwin ; (or 2 tsp bulk Splenda)

-= Instructions =-

- preheat oven to 500°
- separate eggs; sprinkle cream of tartar over whites, set aside.
- blend yolks with melted butter, vinegar and 2 Tbsp water, add flaxmeal, bran caraway seeds, onion powder, salt and sweetener. Batter may be stiff .. add up to an extra Tbsp water if it seems dry.
- using squeaky clean beaters, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
- fold yolk-flax mixture into whites, taking care not to overmix or break down the fluffy whites
- using a spatula or wooden spoon, make 6 high mounds on a Pam-sprayed baking sheet (I used a "muffin top" pan). Place in center of oven and immediately reduce heat to 300°. Bake for 15 min.
- reduce heat to 250°, bake an additional 15 min or till golden
- cool on rack, store in airtight container
- These flatten somewhat after cooling, but they can still be sliced in half without crumbling if you use a sharp knife.



Tomato, Onion and Garlic Flaxseed Crackers

-= Ingredients =-

2 cups ground flaxseed ; grind in blender
1 cup tomato powder
1/2 cup dried onion
1 tablespoon garlic powder

-= Instructions =-

Mix in a (rather large) bowl with a cup of whole flaxseed. Add
water and mix well, until it becomes the consistency of a thick cookie
dough. Cover and let rest in the frig overnight. Spread onto leather sheets. Spread out smoothly. At this point, the mix isvery stiff and not really sticky at all. Put in dryer (around 120-130) -takes 8-16 hrs to dry, depending on room conditions. Dry until crisp, then break into cracker size pieces.

You can do these in the oven with the door propped open, if you do not have a food dehydrator


This one came from these boards but like a goofball, I forgot to write down the name of the original poster. I hear these are very good


Cocoa Flax Cookies


Serving Size: 12

-= Ingredients =-

Cookie ; ingredients:
2 eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon vanilla
1/3 cup chocolate or vanilla SF DaVinci
1/4 cup cooking oil
1 cup ground flaxseed
1/2 teaspoon both baking powder and soda
3 heaping Tbsp baking cocoa
Frosting ; ingredients:
1/2 pkg cream cheese ; melted
1 tablespoon cinnamon
3 packets or 1/3 C pourable Splenda

-= Instructions =-

Mix eggs, vanilla, DaVinci, and oil by hand. In a separate bowl, blend the flaxseed with the baking powder/soda. Combine dry ingredients with wet, mixing by hand. Fold in 2 heaping Tbsp cocoa to mixture and mix well. Once mixed, add the final heaping Tbsp cocoa to mixture, should be thick like cookie dough.

Drop by spoonful onto greased cookie sheet (I used parchment paper). Place into preheated oven (350) and bake 9-12 minutes (mine were done after 9 minutes). (Makes 12 - 15 cookies)

When cooled, add frosting

[Dixie Barkley]

Originally Posted by Yummy's_Girl

Here are some I copied and pasted that I had put into an old thread awhile back.

The pancake one is the best pancakes recipe I have tried, low carb, and I've tried several! This is, by fa,r my favorote!

Flax Pancakes

2 eggs slightly beaten
1 scoop (1/4 cup) vanilla whey powder
1/2 tsp baking powder
3 tbsp SF DaVinci syrup (I use vanilla)
1/4 cup Flaxmeal
dash of lite salt
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Mix ingredients well. Fry in butter or oil.
Makes 4 pancakes, 5 net carbs per recipe.

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Here are some others: I havent tried them, yet. Maybe you can let us all know how they are if you try them. I don't recall the source for these.


Doreen's "Sourdough Rye" Rolls


Serving Size: 6

-= Ingredients =-

3 eggs + 1 egg white
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 teaspoon cider vinegar
2 - 3 Tbsp water
4 tablespoons flaxmeal
3 tablespoons raw wheat bran
1 teaspoon crushed caraway seeds
1/2 teaspoon granulated onion powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 packet SugarTwin ; (or 2 tsp bulk Splenda)

-= Instructions =-

- preheat oven to 500°
- separate eggs; sprinkle cream of tartar over whites, set aside.
- blend yolks with melted butter, vinegar and 2 Tbsp water, add flaxmeal, bran caraway seeds, onion powder, salt and sweetener. Batter may be stiff .. add up to an extra Tbsp water if it seems dry.
- using squeaky clean beaters, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
- fold yolk-flax mixture into whites, taking care not to overmix or break down the fluffy whites
- using a spatula or wooden spoon, make 6 high mounds on a Pam-sprayed baking sheet (I used a "muffin top" pan). Place in center of oven and immediately reduce heat to 300°. Bake for 15 min.
- reduce heat to 250°, bake an additional 15 min or till golden
- cool on rack, store in airtight container
- These flatten somewhat after cooling, but they can still be sliced in half without crumbling if you use a sharp knife.



Tomato, Onion and Garlic Flaxseed Crackers

-= Ingredients =-

2 cups ground flaxseed ; grind in blender
1 cup tomato powder
1/2 cup dried onion
1 tablespoon garlic powder

-= Instructions =-

Mix in a (rather large) bowl with a cup of whole flaxseed. Add
water and mix well, until it becomes the consistency of a thick cookie
dough. Cover and let rest in the frig overnight. Spread onto leather sheets. Spread out smoothly. At this point, the mix isvery stiff and not really sticky at all. Put in dryer (around 120-130) -takes 8-16 hrs to dry, depending on room conditions. Dry until crisp, then break into cracker size pieces.

You can do these in the oven with the door propped open, if you do not have a food dehydrator


This one came from these boards but like a goofball, I forgot to write down the name of the original poster. I hear these are very good


Cocoa Flax Cookies


Serving Size: 12

-= Ingredients =-

Cookie ; ingredients:
2 eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon vanilla
1/3 cup chocolate or vanilla SF DaVinci
1/4 cup cooking oil
1 cup ground flaxseed
1/2 teaspoon both baking powder and soda
3 heaping Tbsp baking cocoa
Frosting ; ingredients:
1/2 pkg cream cheese ; melted
1 tablespoon cinnamon
3 packets or 1/3 C pourable Splenda

-= Instructions =-

Mix eggs, vanilla, DaVinci, and oil by hand. In a separate bowl, blend the flaxseed with the baking powder/soda. Combine dry ingredients with wet, mixing by hand. Fold in 2 heaping Tbsp cocoa to mixture and mix well. Once mixed, add the final heaping Tbsp cocoa to mixture, should be thick like cookie dough.

Drop by spoonful onto greased cookie sheet (I used parchment paper). Place into preheated oven (350) and bake 9-12 minutes (mine were done after 9 minutes). (Makes 12 - 15 cookies)

When cooled, add frosting

Where do you purchase tomato powder?

[Yummy's_Girl]

I make my own by drying tomatoes, tomato paste or tomato puree in my oven or dehydrator and then pulsing it into powder in a food processor or blender, then store in spice jars.

I've never seen it for sale in a store. I'm not sure if it can be ordered online I never did think to google it to check

[seriouschick]

Originally Posted by NotoSugar

I personally prefer the golden. It has less of a "grassy" taste.

I totally agree. I wasn't a flaxmeal fan, until I found Golden Flaxmeal.

[Pompom2]

I made a version of the flax muffins using Gingerbread Davinci's and they were wonderful. I had 2 for breakfast every morning last week.

I went to our local Amish general store and they have bulk packages for the golden flax seeds for .79 a lb. Great price and I picked up 2 bags. I am going to make the coconut muffins this weekend. I cant wait to try the golden flax.

Thanx everyone for the recipes.

[milotsf]

I just bought my first bag of Flax meal today. I found and made this recipe tonight, and I am in love! I was a little worried as I have never had anything made primarliy with Flax meal, therefore I didn't have any idea what it tasted like. I have seen many recipes on this site and others for low carb eating, and thought I should give it a try. I can easily see this as a good sandwhich "bread" or hamburger "bun".

Focaccia -Style Flax Bread

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups flax seed meal
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt ( I only used 1/2 tsp of salt)
1-2 T sweetening power from artificial sweetener ( I only used about 3/4 of a TBS as I don't like sweet breads.)
5 beaten eggs
1/2 C water
1/3 C oil
PREPARATION:
Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare pan (a 10X15 pan with sides works best) with oiled parchment paper or a silicon mat. ( I used a cake pan lined and rounded up all edges with parchment paper, only spraying the pan to keep the paper in place.)

1. Mix dry ingredients well - a whisk works well.

2. Add wet to dry, and combine well.
Make sure there aren't obvious strings of egg white hanging out in the batter.

3. Let batter set for 2-3 minutes to thicken up some (leave it too long and it gets past the point where it's easy to spread.)

4. Pour batter onto pan. Because it's going to tend to mound in the middle, you'll get a more even thickness if you spread it away from the center somewhat, in roughly a rectangle an inch or two from the sides of the pan (you can go all the way to the edge, but it will be thinner).

5. Bake for about 20 minutes, until it springs back when you touch the top and/or is visibly browning even more than flax already is.

6. Cool and cut into whatever size slices you want. You don't need a sharp knife.

At 12 servings, each piece of bread has less than one gram of carbohydrate-.8 to be exact - plus 5 grams of fiber.

[mermaid]

Tomato powder can be ordered through Azure Standard in Dufur Oregon.

Thanks for the great recipes. When I get my muffin top pans I will be making these flax sandwich buns:
1/2 cup plus 1 T flax meal
1/4 C grated parmesan
2 tsp onion powder
3/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp sugar equivalent
3 eggs
1 T water
2T oil
bake 325 degrees for 15-20 minutes in muffin top pans.

I just made some savory flax bread today that was pretty good. I took some of it and added celery, onion, sage, and water to make a stuffing to go with my baked turkey.

To make the savory bread I just added a handful of cheddar cheese, various herbs, garlic, and dried onion to the above bun recipe, but baked it in a loaf pan.

[SkeeterN]

Originally Posted by Tooter

Three min microwave bread


INGREDIENTS:
1/8 cup almond flour (almond meal)
1/8 cup Ground Flaxseed/Flax meal
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
a "pinch" of bulk splenda
1 Tablespoon butter, melted
1 egg

I make this in a 2 cup plastic, square, Tubberware container. You can experiment and use different shaped ones.

METHOD:
Melt butter in plastic container. Beat in egg. add dry ingredients. Mix throughly with a fork. Cover cup with glad wrap, cut a small slit in wrap. Microwave on high for about 1 minute 30 secs. Microwaves may vary. Check on it. Do not over cook.

This is not like the flaxseed muffins, this is a "bread". You could use it as a sandwich or just to go with a meal. Not bad (my fav is the muffins) but this is WAY better then any mix recipe I have ever tried. The texture is like a fluffy bread. Sort of like a white fluffy bread with a corn meal taste to it, if that helps. I have made french toast out of this, Sandwiches, Grilled Cheese Sandwiches etc... ENJOY!

This is amazing! I love this. I was wondering if one could possibly put a bit of sugar free syrup in these and make like a mock McGriddle? Looks the same. I made one today and sliced it and put an egg in the middle and thought wonder how this would taste with sausage, egg, cheese? Thank you so much. Have you ever made this with any spices to savory it up? Any ideas?

Thanks.

[Lori92325]

So far my favorite thing to do is make Timothy's banana nut flax muffins they are so good. The recipe has been posted quite a few times so you can probably do a search for it.

[Lori92325]

Does anyone know how to make a quick bowl of hot flax cereal? I have flax heavy cream, and Da vinci syrups. Can I make some with these ingredients?

[Tooter]

Originally Posted by SkeeterN

This is amazing! I love this. I was wondering if one could possibly put a bit of sugar free syrup in these and make like a mock McGriddle? Looks the same. I made one today and sliced it and put an egg in the middle and thought wonder how this would taste with sausage, egg, cheese? Thank you so much. Have you ever made this with any spices to savory it up? Any ideas?

Thanks.

I haven't done it with the sugar free syrup, the added liquid might change the texture. Experiment with it and see. I do make Egg McMuffins out of these all the time and this is also AWESOME to use as toast and dip in your egg yokes! Just make the bread, let it cool, put it in the toaster and you have toast!

Also, I have made Stuffing (or I guess you would call it "Dressing") out of this.
Cubed the bread up, added onions and celery (slightly cooked in butter) Added some seasonings and bake it in a casserole dish. Just don't put it in a Turkey or chicken or stuff it in anything. You want this to dry out and kinda crips up a little. If you "Stuff" it, it will turn to Mush inside the meat, but it is Awesome cooked on the side.

This bread is my Favorite. So easy.

Oh, I also use this to make hamburger buns (remember I said experiment with different shaped containers?) It makes a perfect bun that has a great texture.

[Tooter]

I made myself hungry posting in this thread! LOL I had to make myself a breakfast of 2 eggs Sunny Side up, Toast and sugar free Jam!!

GAWD, it's so nice to actually have something to dip into eggs. Oh, and the Jam on the toast is awesome too.

[SkeeterN]

Originally Posted by Tooter

I haven't done it with the sugar free syrup, the added liquid might change the texture. Experiment with it and see. I do make Egg McMuffins out of these all the time and this is also AWESOME to use as toast and dip in your egg yokes! Just make the bread, let it cool, put it in the toaster and you have toast!

Also, I have made Stuffing (or I guess you would call it "Dressing") out of this.
Cubed the bread up, added onions and celery (slightly cooked in butter) Added some seasonings and bake it in a casserole dish. Just don't put it in a Turkey or chicken or stuff it in anything. You want this to dry out and kinda crips up a little. If you "Stuff" it, it will turn to Mush inside the meat, but it is Awesome cooked on the side.

This bread is my Favorite. So easy.

Oh, I also use this to make hamburger buns (remember I said experiment with different shaped containers?) It makes a perfect bun that has a great texture.

Have you ever baked this in the oven? Does it have a different texture?

[Tooter]

Originally Posted by SkeeterN

Have you ever baked this in the oven? Does it have a different texture?

I haven't....I would "think" the texture could change. It would dry out more? Like a corn bread, is what I would think would happen. If you would want to try it, double or triple the recipe and then bake in a smaller pan.