Uses for oopsie rolls (recipe thread)

[ChaseMama]

Originally Posted by dizzyizzy

Dear Cleochatra,

Did you get to post the recipe for this beauties yet??? My birthday is coming soon and I'd love to make some of these!!!!

Hello.... what are those!?!?! Look yummy!

[Dragonfly]

subscribing!

[cleochatra]

No recipes for the cheesecakes yet. Last year when I made those, I used spenda and ewwie! Not nummy. I am using steviua now, so let me play with the recipe and try again. The recipe is super pretty, but I have to say, the way I made the recipe with the splenda was the grode.

[vli1127]

Originally Posted by cleochatra

No recipes for the cheesecakes yet. Last year when I made those, I used spenda and ewwie! Not nummy. I am using steviua now, so let me play with the recipe and try again. The recipe is super pretty, but I have to say, the way I made the recipe with the splenda was the grode.

Glad to see you back posting. Can you bake or cook with Stevia? I thought I had read someplace that you can't, comments?

[cleochatra]

I bake with stevia. The hardest thing is bulking. A tbsp of stevia might suffice for 1/2-1 cup of sugar. That's a lot of bulk you end up losing. As such, it's important to consider other fillers that allow for the bulking without sacrificing flavor, texture or carb count.

It's great to see you, vli!!

[crazywoman-n-wy]

Originally Posted by cleochatra

I bake with stevia. The hardest thing is bulking. A tbsp of stevia might suffice for 1/2-1 cup of sugar. That's a lot of bulk you end up losing. As such, it's important to consider other fillers that allow for the bulking without sacrificing flavor, texture or carb count.

It's great to see you, vli!!

As far as bulking goes, the same holds true with Splenda. It provides no bulking! The "bulk" completely melts away, it is only to help measure it cup for cup.

[cleochatra]

So, true! I think people loved the Splenda baking powder in the big bag for that reason. I'd be concerned that the element used for bulking would be sugar alcohols, so I'm trying to think outside of the box a little bit.

[Erica L. Butler]

Okay-- so I have a quandary-- I need a substitution for a Baguette--so I can make New Orleans Po'Boys. Any ideas?

[ChaseMama]

Erica - just make the oopsies in the shape of a baguette...

[cleochatra]

They so won't be crisp and flaky though. Oopsies don't get crusty, and when they do, they may crumble.

[Erica L. Butler]

Originally Posted by cleochatra

They so won't be crisp and flaky though. Oopsies don't get crusty, and when they do, they may crumble.

Hey, Cleo! Hmmmmn. It may work, though-- what I'm obsessed (obsessed, I tell you!) with making is a New Orleans Catfish Po'Boy. I can low carb everything but the bun... but this might work.

Hmmmmn. I might try making a hybrid between your oopsies and my pork rind buns... I'll let you know if it works.

I feel like I need some sort of shadowy art deco lab with lots of arcane looking glass bottles and tubes glowing with luminescent liquids, and a good thunderstorm!

[surrealchereal]

OK, well when preparing the oopsie, you can't use one of those stick blenders- they won't peak the whites. My whisk didn't do a great job, my arm fell off before they were firm. I did the egg yoke mixture 2nd (it was reccomended if you were using the same mixer). I don't have mixing bowls so the plastic glad bowl didn't help and it took me forever to get the cream cheese beat into the egg yokes.

By then the peaks I had fallen. It was too hot in here after all the heat I generated beating everything up. I refused to throw it away so I have a thin layer on the cookie sheet baking. It will be the thickness of paper when it comes out of the oven... but perhaps I have created a new low carb communion wafer? I'll keep my fingers crossed, who knows this could make me rich!

Whoops! it also cooks in 6 minutes- I cooked it for 15. It is just the right size for a door mat... hmmmm

[why soitenly]

Originally Posted by Erica L. Butler

Hey, Cleo! Hmmmmn. It may work, though-- what I'm obsessed (obsessed, I tell you!) with making is a New Orleans Catfish Po'Boy. I can low carb everything but the bun... but this might work.

Hmmmmn. I might try making a hybrid between your oopsies and my pork rind buns... I'll let you know if it works.

I feel like I need some sort of shadowy art deco lab with lots of arcane looking glass bottles and tubes glowing with luminescent liquids, and a good thunderstorm!

Don't want to threadjack but can I get the recipe for the pork rind buns Erica mentioned? Thanks

[surrealchereal]

Here ya go
http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/lo...l#post11635579

[vli1127]

Originally Posted by surrealchereal

Here ya go
http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/lo...l#post11635579

Thanks for sharing this recipe, I am anxious to try this.

[surrealchereal]

I don't have pam, will they stick if I use olive oil on the pan?

[surrealchereal]

Yes they stuck and the oven in my apartment is not right. I had to take them out at 25 minutes. They were brown. But dang what a great way to eat a burger!! yea!!

[tskb]

My first attept of oopsies are cooking as we speak. I am so nervous because I can barely boil water!! lol But they look okay. I wasnt sure on the egg yolks it seemed really runny before I mixed into the egg whites. Also can you 'over' fold the egg mixtures?

[surrealchereal]

Well, how did they work? yum yum?
Yes the yokes will be runny. If you overfold your egg whites will collapse because the air is forced out of them.

[tskb]

They are not flat and look good. I took pics I will upload. I havent tasted them yet.

[tskb]

Well I was going to try and post picture but struggling. I did cut one in half to have a ham and cheese sandwich to test them out and I was surprised that it wasnt so bad. I mean I shouldnt have been only because every one raves about them. I was surprised how light they felt and tasted. Kinda spongy not sure that is the right word but they didnt fall apart.

[crazywoman-n-wy]

Sherry, they'll taste better tomorrow.

[tskb]

So do you just let them sit out or put them in bags?

[crazywoman-n-wy]

Originally Posted by tskb

So do you just let them sit out or put them in bags?

Sherri, after they have cooled, you should put them in a plastic bag, but don't seal it completely. You should store them in the fridge (especially if your home is prone to molding, as mine is). (I'm actually surprised that breads & etc. mold so quickly in my home, since the humidity here is very low - dry. But things do. I think tho it may be because of the rock wall that we have in the living room with moss.)

If things don't mold quickly in your home, you may get by with leaving them out longer.

[tskb]

Wondering what the texture should be like on these? Just want to make sure mine came out right. I put them in the fridge left corner of the bag open and they were sticky this morning so set them out to see if that helps.

[crazywoman-n-wy]

I'm afraid that's pretty normal Sherri.
Taking them out a few minutes before using them is the best thing to do.
I also usually put a paper towel in with them, which helps to absorb some of the moisture (but not all).
The will probably be a little bit firmer, and not quite as hmmmm what's the word I'm looking for.... sorry it escaped me after refridgeration. Any additives other than the original recipe will affect the texture, but you usually still get that sticky after storage. But try leaving the bag a little more open, and it may help some.

[tskb]

Thanks for helping. Although they have held up for the sandwichs I have had I just cant imagine it working on a heavy hamburger. They seem fragile...lol Seeing some of the other pics there are chunks of cream cheese that is visible and I do not have that so wondering if over doing the yolks broken them down to much. I will try less mixing on the yolks next time.

[Madam De Leon]

Originally Posted by tskb

Wondering what the texture should be like on these? Just want to make sure mine came out right. I put them in the fridge left corner of the bag open and they were sticky this morning so set them out to see if that helps.

Originally Posted by crazywoman-n-wy

I'm afraid that's pretty normal Sherri.
Taking them out a few minutes before using them is the best thing to do.
I also usually put a paper towel in with them, which helps to absorb some of the moisture (but not all).
The will probably be a little bit firmer, and not quite as hmmmm what's the word I'm looking for.... sorry it escaped me after refridgeration. Any additives other than the original recipe will affect the texture, but you usually still get that sticky after storage. But try leaving the bag a little more open, and it may help some.

A lot of the stickiness factor has to do with dewpoint and humidity, since all the cream cheese in them attracts moisture from the air.

In dry climates (wintertime in Colorado, for example), they will readily dry out and lose stickiness at room temperature, then can be stored away without becoming sticky again.

In humid climates (the east coast, the south, etc), they will only continue to absorb more moisture from the air if you leave them out. Putting them in the fridge keeps them from absorbing more humidity than what's gets into the bag before storage, but limits how much they can absorb.

I've found that in my humid enviroment (the dewpoint was 73 when I got up this morning, with relative humidity at 95%; it's now dropped to a much less soupy dewpoint of 66 with only 66% humidity, and it's still quite humid), I need to bake them at a slightly higher temperature (325ish) OR for a slightly longer time (+5 minutes) to dry them out a little more. They end up browner than usual, and I still need to bag them and refrigerate as soon as they're cool, or else they'll still start absorbing moisture from the air. When I get them out of the fridge to use, if they're not already too brown, I may still need to put them in the toaster oven to dry out a bit to remove some of the stickiness.

Still, they're tasty and just the thing for burgers and sandwiches of all kinds, so it's worth the little bit of extra hassle.

[Madam De Leon]

Originally Posted by tskb

Thanks for helping. Although they have held up for the sandwichs I have had I just cant imagine it working on a heavy hamburger. They seem fragile...lol Seeing some of the other pics there are chunks of cream cheese that is visible and I do not have that so wondering if over doing the yolks broken them down to much. I will try less mixing on the yolks next time.

I mix the cream cheese and yolks thoroughly, with hardly any chunks of cream cheese still showing at all, and have absolutely no problem with them holding up to a BIG burger, or chunky chicken salad, etc.


If yours feel fragile, you may need to bake them a bit longer next time, or at a slightly higher temperature. Ovens vary in accuracy, so it's possible that your first batch may not be cooked firmly enough all the way through.

[crazywoman-n-wy]

Originally Posted by Madam De Leon

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In dry climates (wintertime in Colorado, for example), they will readily dry out and lose stickiness at room temperature, then can be stored away without becoming sticky again.
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You would think that! But.... I live in WY and it is extremely dry here. I made them in the winter (when it is the dryest), after I let them cool & dry outside the fridge for quite some time, when I put them in the fridge, they DO still get sticky. Course things do oddly for me that they don't seem to do for others.
That being said, I also do know that the more humid the environment, the harder it will be to dry them out.

I always add some protein powder and/or flax meal to mine, to help the to be less fradgile. I just like them better that way also. Actually haven't made them this summer.

As for baking them longer as one poster said, you have to be careful, or you'll dry them out too much, (and they can still get sticky later) and they can become too brittle.

Also, I beat the cream cheese into my yolks (with the added protein/flax) quite thoroughly. It is when you start to add them to the whites that you really need to be careful about over mixing. (Cleo does leave little chunks of cream cheese in hers.) Again, I found that I need the added protein and/or flax meal to make them more sturdy. Still they still don't usually stay up to a big juicy burger for me. But then, neither does regular hamburger buns quite often!