Recipe Book Tweaking and Reviews!

[faffa_70]

LSA hides really well in ANZAC biscuits  shhh don't say it too loud, mine haven't worked it out yet

[alioop]

llol .....Sounds like we are on the same mission Faffa 70 

[Thermomixer]

LSA hides really well in ANZAC biscuits  shhh don't say it too loud, mine haven't worked it out yet

is that COS ??

[cookie1]

Recipe Name: Herb Bread
Book Name: Healthy Eating withCyndi O'Meara
Details
I made this exactly as Cyndi did, using whole grain rye. It turned out just right.  It doesn't have a tough crust. It was lovely and soft and seemed a perfect texture to me.
Score:   5/5

[brazen20au]

re gnocchi - i bake my potatoes

[brazen20au]

we like the anzacs in the EDC but IMO they are nothing like regular anzacs, more like an ordinary butter type cookie

[Ceejay]

Made the Cauliflower soup in the EDC again today and added 2 onions quartered with the cauli.. gave a nicer depth of flavour.  Might even try a clove of garlic or two...

And for the Pumpkin soup, 2 tablespoons of tomato paste with the stock.. and you guessed it.. 3 cloves of garlic with the onion at the start. LOL
 

[~Narelle~]

I made the Potato Rosti from the EDC today.  Was OK but really more like potato pikelets.  Next time I will blitz half the potato and add it at the end as there was absolutely no texture in them at all.  I added some grated cheese but they were relatively tasteless.  The pan needs to be very hot to get a nice crunch and it does make a lot.

[judydawn]

Narelle I use 3 potatoes, cut into 4 and blitzed for 2 seconds on speed 5.  Mix in an egg, S & P on reverse speed 2 for a few seconds until combined.  These have much more texture than those in the EDC - I don't add flour either.  We had lots of conversations on this particular recipe in the early days as no-one seemed to like them.  This way they have much more texture and are close to the grated version we called mock fish.  Makes 6 cakes.

[~Narelle~]

Narelle I use 3 potatoes, cut into 4 and blitzed for 2 seconds on speed 5.  Mix in an egg, S & P on reverse speed 2 for a few seconds until combined.  These have much more texture than those in the EDC - I don't add flour either.  We had lots of conversations on this particular recipe in the early days as no-one seemed to like them.  This way they have much more texture and are close to the grated version we called mock fish.  Makes 6 cakes

Thanks Judy, I will try it that way.  Sounds much better.

[Thermomixer]

Brazen may have more to say - her DH followed the recipe in the old EDC book with bad results.

[brazen20au]

and that's about all i'd have to say LOL

[cookie1]

Five Seed Bread
replacing the Cape Seed Bread in the book.

This makes quite a large 'piece' of bread. I put it in a 20cm square tin but as it was rising I put it in a larger tin. Next time I will make it in a true bread tin. I didn't have any poppy seeds so used extra of the other seeds.
The mixture was quite sloppy, but the cooked bread texture is nice.

I don't like most grain/seed breads as I find the grains far too hard for my crappy teeth. The seeds in this are lovely and soft.  It has a good crust on the finished bread.

I didn't cook it quite as long as suggested but I usually find this happens with my oven.

All in all we enjoyed this bread and I will definitely make it again. 

5/5

[I Love Bimby!]

I made the 5 seed loaf as well today.

For 2 tsp of yeast, I actually used 2 sachets. I was also short on one of the seeds - sesame, and also made up the qty with other seeds.  The dough was left to rise for just over an hour with a bread mat over the top to stop it drying out - but this was too long. It had spilled out over the sides  and made a mess on my bench. It still cooked up lovely, and I think it was shy of the time suggested to cook also (but I didn't actually time it  ). Still it came out beautifully and a really nice texture too. Much better than how my Cape Seed Bread had been turning out lately.

[brazen20au]

I made the Banana and Blueberry Bread from the GFWF book.

it's very nice!!!! i like it a lot! pretty close to my ideal banana bread!

i did make some changes though - i put in a little less honey, a little less banana (i'd already put in 5 lol), and a little more flour to replace the milk powder. plus i had the "leftovers" from my rice milk to put in it.

it makes a BIG loaf.