High Protein/Lo Carbers...Recipes and info

[lipstixgal]

Originally Posted by Jesse

I am tossing this Banana Walnut Muffin recipe up then I will throw in a couple of Thanksgiving type of recipes.

1 cup almond flour
1/2 cup golden flax meal
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup Splenda(or whatever sweetener you use)
1 teaspoon banana extract *
1/2 teaspoon caramel extract
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons heavy cream
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons butter, softened
2 eggs
1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
Preheat oven to 350°F.

In a medium bowl, stir together the almond flour, flax meal, baking powder, salt and Splenda.

Combine everything with the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon until well blended. Fill 6 paper-lined muffin cups with the batter, dividing it evenly among them. You can spray the liners with cooking spray, but they didn't seem to stick too much.

Bake at 350°F 15 to 20 minutes, until the tops are golden brown. Cool 5 minutes on a rack before removing from the pan.

Serve warm or at room temperature. Store in the refrigerator. Serve with butter or cream cheese.



APPROXIMATE NUTRITION INFORMATION PER MUFFIN (MAKES 6 MUFFINS):
280 Calories; 23g Fat; 9g Protein; 12g Carbohydrate; 5g Dietary Fiber; 7g Net Carbs

* I sometimes use mashed real banana instead of the extract and take the extra carbs into account, eating less carbs throughout the day that I eat these.

Where do you get almond flour at the health food store?? That would be tough to find I think, flax meal probably at the health food store too

[Jesse]

I buy flax meal from the regular grocery store. Almond meal is simply finely ground almonds. You can make this yourself or purchase from a health food store. Traders Joes carries it for certain.

Originally Posted by lipstixgal

Where do you get almond flour at the health food store?? That would be tough to find I think, flax meal probably at the health food store too

[lipstixgal]

Originally Posted by Jesse

I buy flax meal from the regular grocery store. Almond meal is simply finely ground almonds. You can make this yourself or purchase from a health food store. Traders Joes carries it for certain.

What does the flax meal do?? just wondering but would really like to make the salmon muffins love salmon and its low carb which is good for me.

[Jesse]

It's not called for in that particular recipe. I add it because it is high in most of the B vitamins, omega 3's and fiber. Plus I like the nutty taste of it.

Originally Posted by lipstixgal

What does the flax meal do?? just wondering but would really like to make the salmon muffins love salmon and its low carb which is good for me.

[lipstixgal]

Originally Posted by Jesse

It's not called for in that particular recipe. I add it because it is high in most of the B vitamins, omega 3's and fiber. Plus I like the nutty taste of it.

Oh I was wondering about that but I copied and pasted into a word document to save it and make it soon. I want the salmon muffins recipe again??

[Jesse]

It is posted on page one of this thread.

Originally Posted by lipstixgal

Oh I was wondering about that but I copied and pasted into a word document to save it and make it soon. I want the salmon muffins recipe again??