Carbquik Baking Flour

[showgirl]

Originally posted by lgpars
I made this pie today. The flavor was pretty good, but for some reason my impossible pies come out pretty wet like with not much substance to them. I did love the apple one but it still had a wet bottom to it. Can anyone guess why they come out wet? Did the regular ones with Bisquick come out that way as I never made one with Bisquick. I sure would like to remedy this.

i used the lower carb impossible pie posted by ecko42 and it was not wet at all on the bottom.

[Linda in Texas]

Originally posted by lgpars
I made this pie today. The flavor was pretty good, but for some reason my impossible pies come out pretty wet like with not much substance to them.

I would also like some input. Mine came out wet on the bottom too. I put it back in the oven and baked a bit longer at a lower temperature, but it never seemed to dry. The top ended up too done and it just wasn't good. Luckily this has been my only disaster with CQ, but I'm afraid to try any other impossible recipes.

Linda

[lynnp]

mrsadm,

I used my kitchen aid stand mixer with the dough hook and let it go and go and go, but it never came together like a "dough" so that isn't it. Maybe if I add more carbquik, but that will increase the carbs so I'd rather not.

My Impossibly Easy Cheesecake came out great and my husband keeps asking me to make more. It even got better sitting in the fridge.

[eko42]

When I bake my Impossible Apple Pie I will cover the top with foil if it is starting to turn too brown. In my oven it always takes a full hour to bake completely.

Erin---

[lgpars]

Originally posted by sososo
I always detect a bitter aftertaste when I make Carbquick biscuits. Can anyone tell me why, or better still, how to avoid this result. Is there any way or ingredient which would neutralize the bitter aftertaste. My DH claims this is only detected by a sourpus!!! I love the reciepes, you are all such great cooks! rs:

Yes, I notice that taste too. I think it is just the Carbquik. When making anything low-carb I don't think you can get that weird taste out of it. There have been very few things I could not taste it in. I notice it mostly in making just the breads. If making a cobbler or something, I can't taste it. I think the fruit disguises it.

[lgpars]

Thanks, showgirl, I'll try that one next time. It does have a good flavor though.

[lgpars]

Where did you find the lower carb impossible coconut cream pie recipe? Can you post it or tell me which page and what thread it's in? Thanks.

[showgirl]

Originally posted by lgpars
Where did you find the lower carb impossible coconut cream pie recipe? Can you post it or tell me which page and what thread it's in? Thanks.

lgprs-i didn't do the coconut cream pie but the apple. substituted 1 pound of frozen peaches for the apples and added nutmeg. so i had a peach cobber! but i did find a coconut pie for you. not sure if this is what you were looking for:

Impossibly Easy Coconut Pie (susies1955)

1/2 cup Carbquik
2 cups Carb Countdown milk
1 cup unsweetened coconut
3/4 cup splenda (I used 6 packages & 3/4 t liquid splenda)
1/4 cup butter or margarine (I softened it in the microwave)
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
4 eggs
1. Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease 9-inch pie plate.
2. Stir all ingredients until blended. Pour into pie plate.
3. Bake 50 to 55 minutes ( I baked 50 but would bake it less next time and test it) or until golden brown and knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cover and refrigerate any remaining pie.

[sososo]

Thankyou ever-so-much Igpars, I was afraid I was crazy. It is comforting to know another person notices bitter after-tast. Perhaps we have super-senitive taste sensors

[CLM]

Originally posted by Lee140
"I suspect that I made a mistake on the other dish I made. I tried the Impossible Lasange. I ended up with a crust that was at least an inch high across the top. Any ideas what I did wrong, or what the finished product's SUPPOSED to be like?"


My lasagna came out with the crust on top also. It was good but I've been wondering what went wrong. The crust is supposed to be on the bottom right?

[lgpars]

showgirl, that coconut pie is a different recipe than the one I made. Perhaps it might be better. I made the Carbquik Impossible Coconut Pie.

[Pami]

Originally posted by CLM
Originally posted by Lee140
"I suspect that I made a mistake on the other dish I made. I tried the Impossible Lasange. I ended up with a crust that was at least an inch high across the top. Any ideas what I did wrong, or what the finished product's SUPPOSED to be like?"


My lasagna came out with the crust on top also. It was good but I've been wondering what went wrong. The crust is supposed to be on the bottom right?

The crust is supposed to be on the top-
(not sure what would make it an inch high though-
maybe your pan was too small? Mine was 9 X 9")

[Lee140]

Pami-
Thanks for the picture. That's not what mine looked like at all! Mine came out with a crust on the top that was at least an inch high! Very bready and porous. I'll try this recipe again, because yours looks delicious! By the way, I tried your brownie recipe, and it was excellent! I'm going to try the cobbler next. We have a family recipe that's very similar that I'm thinking would work with CQ. I like to make this with a combination of frozen blackberries and peaches. I'm thinking it would work "lowcarb" since it's very similar to your recipe. What do you think?

Skillet Cobbler
3/4 cup Carbquik (originally self rising flour)
3/4 cup LC Milk
1 cup Splenda
1 stick butter
29oz can fruit or 2 cups frozen fruit*

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter in cast iron skillet in oven. Mix Splenda and flour together in bowl and slowly pour milk in. Pour this batter over the butter. Carefully spoon fruit on top (including juices). Bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown. Batter rises to top.

* If you're using frozen fruit, mix 2 cups frozen fruit with 1/2-1 cup sweetnener and 1/2 cup-1 cup water in pan on stovetop. Bring to a boil and simmer about 15 minutes until just slightly thickened.

[SCOTTSDALEJULIE]

Lee140 let us know how this turns out. It looks great.

[Aediekins]

Maybe put a sprinkle of xanthan gum in with the frozen fruit/water/splenda mix. Sugar would thicken it slightly, but splenda doens't thicken as well. Xanthan gum would help to give it a thicker cosistency.

[Pami]

Originally posted by Lee140
I'm going to try the cobbler next. We have a family recipe that's very similar that I'm thinking would work with CQ. I like to make this with a combination of frozen blackberries and peaches. I'm thinking it would work "lowcarb" since it's very similar to your recipe. What do you think?

Originally posted by Aediekins
Maybe put a sprinkle of xanthan gum in with the frozen fruit/water/splenda mix. Sugar would thicken it slightly, but splenda doens't thicken as well. Xanthan gum would help to give it a thicker cosistency.

Personally, I would NOT use xanthan in this- I don't use any
xanthan or guar or anything in mine, and it comes out perfect!
(I just can't get past the sticky, stretchy, gluey texture of xanthan.)
If you're concerned about it being soupy or watery, you might
just leave out some of the water called for in the original recipe.
(That's what I did when I modified MY cobbler recipe.)
I think your recipe would work, with Carbquik, LC milk and Splenda,
and *maybe* just a touch less water.
I might have to try this myself!
HTH

[SCOTTSDALEJULIE]

Or, if you hbave any clear jel, you could use this, as it is one of the reasons this is made.

[Aediekins]

geez- just a suggestion.

(If you're getting a gluey texture, you're using way too much anyway.)

[Aediekins]

I just made these and they are very good!!

1 2/3 cup CQ
1 Tbls Splenda
1/2 cup low-carb milk (or 1/4 cup cream and 1/4 cup water)
1/2 cup softened butter
1/4 cup brown sugar substitute
(I used 1/4 cup Splenda and 1/2 Tbls Molasses mashed with the back of a spoon until well mixed)
2 teaspoons cinnamon (or 3 if you like them really flavorful)
1/2 cup nuts (Optional)

In a bowl combine CQ, 1 Tbls Splenda and milk until moist. Let it sit for a minute. Stir again until well combined. Sprinkle some Carbquik on a kneading surface and turn dough onto surface.

Knead for approx. 3-4 minutes. Add more carbquik if necessary to keep dough from sticking.

Roll into a rectangle shape. (It helped me to roll only in one direction instead of back and forth.)

Spread butter over entire rectangle, then sprinkle with cinnamon and brown sugar substitute.

Roll up lengthwise and slice into 6-8 rolls.

Bake at 400 degreees for 20 minutes. Spread icing over top and serve warm!

Icing-

1/4 block of cream cheese
1/3 cup UNSALTED Butter
3/4 cup Splenda
1 teaspoon vanilla

Whip on high speed for 2 minutes

[fla gal 57]

Pami, i want that recipe for your lasanga pie..........
do you have it posted anywhere?

[SCOTTSDALEJULIE]

Aedie, Even though I called you a party pooper on the thread about Russel Stover chocolate Santas, I take it all back because of this recipe. I am going to try it now. I have really been missing Cinnamon Rolls, however, I'm not sure why, as I never ate them before this WOE. Thank you. Julie

[Aediekins]

The cinnamon rolls are 6 net carbs each if sliced into 8 rolls.

But that's because I use the splenda/Mollases combo. If you use a brown sugar substitute with no carbs, it will be 4.5 per roll.

Also I doubled the cinnamon to 4 teaspoons. It gives a stronger cinnamon flavor, but that's how cinnabons are.

[SCOTTSDALEJULIE]

And, i love it to be cinnonmy. I have diabetsweet brown sugar, so I'll try that, and let you know.

[Pami]

Originally posted by fla gal 57
Pami, i want that recipe for your lasanga pie..........
do you have it posted anywhere?

Impossible Lasagne Pie

1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 pound ground beef, browned and drained
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
6 ounces tomato paste

1 cup Carb Countdown 2%
2 eggs
2/3 cup Carbquick
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Preheat oven to 400F. Grease an 8-inch square pan; set aside.
Layer cottage cheese and Parmesan cheese in prepared pan.
Mix cooked beef, 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese, the oregano, basil and tomato paste;
spoon evenly over top.
Beat milk, eggs, baking mix, salt and pepper until smooth;
15 seconds in blender on high- or 1 minute with hand beater.
Pour into pan.
Bake until golden brown and knife inserted in center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.
Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Per Serving (based on 6 servings): 430 Calories; 31g Fat (62.0% calories from fat);
28g Protein; 14g Carbohydrate; 7g Dietary Fiber; 152mg Cholesterol; 1010mg Sodium


Edited to add: I don't like melty cheese on top of casseroles, so my cheese
went on after baking for about 20 minutes. It then baked for another 10
minutes or so- that's why it looks like it's browned in the picture.

[kahli6]

This is my first posting here, hope I'm doing it correctly! I love this stuff-- and all your ideas and recipes are great.

I made my first pie for Thanksgiving and threw away the first attempt at crust, but for the second one I mixed half Carbquik and half macadamia flour (could use almond or pecan flour for a different taste, I think-- but macadamia is so mild that it really didn't add any taste to it, just a nice texture). The first one was soggy, too, so the second one I mixed the ingredients up like in the recipes I found on here and then baked it for a few minutes empty, then I let it cool and filled it before baking (I made pumpkin, YUMM) and it came out so well that even my husband liked it.

Has anyone tried making crusts with Crisco instead of butter (like my grandmother used to do!) ?

I bought two of the BIG boxes when I ordered, because I never want to be out of it again.

vicki

[Lee140]

Pami, I'm thinking that you're right, I could just reduce the water. I'll try it that way, and if it doesn't work, I'll try a little Xantham. I was excited when I saw your recipe though, because they're so similar and yours worked! This is the dish that I have to take to all family get togethers, so I'd love to be able to take a LC version this Christmas! I'll be making it this week when my new order of CQ comes in and report in on how it turns out!

[lscoop]

I just got my CarbQuik in and was dying to try Chef Greg's croissants (I think the recipe is posted close to 20 pages back in this thread).....I REALLY miss the taste of them.....I printed out the recipe and didn't understand it at all. I mean, I know how to take a huge recipe and change the proportions and get creative, but some of the directions were like Greek to me. What does "relax" mean? Is that when I put the dough in sort of a warm place to rise, covered? Is Chef Greg back or are there any translators who can explain the directions, especially about the part where something gets folded over to 81 layers, and how exactly that should look like...that definitely wasn't clear. I don't think we could get 81 layers with a small recipe anyway, and do we need that many?? I just couldn't visualize what he means for us to do after we seal in the butter mixture. Normally at that point I would simply cut the dough into triangles and roll them up into croissants, but maybe it needs more layers?? Anybody have a clue??
:-ooooo

Unrelated--has anybody seen or tried those new Mona Loa Sugar Free Chocolate Covered Macadamia Nuts yet?? Lovely! Great ingredients (real cocoa butter, no cholesterol or trans fats, etc.) and they come in both dark and milk chocolate....Netrition, are you reading this? I found them in Walgreen's (well, the dark ones anyway), and they're terrific! They said 1 serving (6 chocolate covered nuts) has 3 net carbs, but I counted/weighed and at least in my bag there were about 7-8 nuts per serving to get that weight, so that's definitely less than 1/2 carb each. Yummy~!

[Tom]

Originally posted by lscoop

Unrelated--has anybody seen or tried those new Mona Loa Sugar Free Chocolate Covered Macadamia Nuts yet?? Lovely! Great ingredients (real cocoa butter, no cholesterol or trans fats, etc.) and they come in both dark and milk chocolate....Netrition, are you reading this? I found them in Walgreen's (well, the dark ones anyway), and they're terrific! They said 1 serving (6 chocolate covered nuts) has 3 net carbs, but I counted/weighed and at least in my bag there were about 7-8 nuts per serving to get that weight, so that's definitely less than 1/2 carb each. Yummy~!

Looks like 16 grams of maltitol per serving of the Mauna Loa Sugar Free Chocolate Covered Macadamia Nuts (6-8 nuts?). I'd rather see them use polydextrose and/or erythritol to greatly reduce the laxative effect.

[LowCalSal]

lscoop- I am by no means an expert but I think the secret to the croissant tasting so good is all the flaky layers and BUTTER. I don't know how it gets to 81 but if you fold in 1/2 you get 2, roll out, 1/2 again you get 4 etc. Relax means you let the dough rest- but a real bread baker will have to fill in the rest of how you do it.
I *tried* making croissants once from scratch- the canned ones were way better! (the dogs did not even really like them!)

[ataran]

I made the chocolate chip cookies from the recipe on the Carbquik site last night. The only adjustments I made were not adding salt and using sugar free chocolate chips. They were great! They rose well and were good size cookies, tasted yummy, and I ate too many.

The only thing I will change next time is to use unsalted butter as well since there was still a little salty taste. Anyone know if I would need to add a pinch of salt anyway to get the chemical reactions needed?