Yuck ... Just made the oatbran muffin and it tasted salty? How much baking powder am I meant to use? My mixture was 2tablespoon oatbran, 1 1/2 fromage frais, an egg, 1 tablespoon sweetener and 1/2 tsp baking powder... It seems to be hit or miss... Very frustrating because when I get it right I love it... Should I add vanilla to make it sweeter or just keep adding sweetener??
Oatbran muffin
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Teddy67
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I like vanilla and mixed spice in mine. As you have identified too much baking powder and your batch will taste foul. 1/2 teaspoon doesn't sound too much but maybe just under would b best. Unfortunately I am no baker - so not the best person to advise.
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CHRISR
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this is the recipe I use
4 large eggs
4 Tbl natural 0% yoghurt
4 Tbl sweetner
few drops of Dr D flavouring e.g. Nougat
beat together with a wisk
add 4tbl oatbran & 2tbl wheatbran (Tolerant - transition) & gently stir
makes around 6 large muffins in a silicone mould.
Bake 180 degs (I have a fan oven) for approx 20mins (I always put the timer on)
3 muffins per day I usually have 2 for breakfast with one left over for a snack.
You can add baking powder and some recipes say skimmed milk powder but for me they dont make that much difference to size or taste so I dont bother. Love them and for me I wouldnt waste oatbran on anything else.
4 large eggs
4 Tbl natural 0% yoghurt
4 Tbl sweetner
few drops of Dr D flavouring e.g. Nougat
beat together with a wisk
add 4tbl oatbran & 2tbl wheatbran (Tolerant - transition) & gently stir
makes around 6 large muffins in a silicone mould.
Bake 180 degs (I have a fan oven) for approx 20mins (I always put the timer on)
3 muffins per day I usually have 2 for breakfast with one left over for a snack.
You can add baking powder and some recipes say skimmed milk powder but for me they dont make that much difference to size or taste so I dont bother. Love them and for me I wouldnt waste oatbran on anything else.
Supertonic
Full Member
I think the theory is that the eggs act as raising agent, so if you miss out the baking powder, you may need more egg.
My recipe is similar to Chris, but I use less eggs and I do add 1/2 teaspoon baking powder. It makes 6 muffins, sweet or savory and I find 2 muffins a day is just fine for me. Freezes well so I batch cook when I feel like it.
4 tablespoons oatbran
2 tablespoons wheatbran (can subsitute oatbran if not taking wheatbran)
2 eggs, separated
1/2 a tub of Quark (or Fromage frais)
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
generous pinch of salt
For sweet muffins, I also add 2 tablespoons of sweetener ( I use Xylitol but whatever you use is fine and some people prefer none)
I first beat up the egg whites till theyre stiff. Then I put all the dry ingedients in a big bowl, and add the egg yolks and the quark. I also add herbs or spices or whatever flavours I'm using, and mix well. The quark I prefer comes in 250g tubs, and I find half a tub does a 6 muffin mixture, but you could use fromage frais instead. It may make it a slightly wetter mix, so probably best to use less.
Then I gently fold in the egg whites to the big bowl mixture, and add in any chopped chunks of fish/meat or goji berries so it gets well dispersed. Then pop into 6 cup silicone mould, into hot oven (around 180-200 C) and bake for about 20 mins. You can tell theyre done from colour and also they are firmer in the middle - I have to turn mine around at 15 mins because oven is a bit temperamental.
Savoury flavours Ive done are-
chicken & chilli
ham & herbs
crab & smoked salmon
fennel seed & smoked salmon
prawns & herbs
cumin seeds & chicken
Sweet include -
orange/lemon zest & spices
low fat cocoa powder (2 tablespoons I find is OK)
Vanilla essence
Coffee
Goji berries (2 tablespoons ish)
lavender
fresh ginger
Spices - I use cinnamon a lot, also allspice, mixed spice etc, I find 2 teaspoons is usually enough for me
I've not tried many of the Dukan flavourings in the muffin mixes (I like them in yoghurt) but I did try the pistachio and that was OK, and I've also used a non Dukan orange essence flavouring.
Its good fun experimenting! And as my OH said, he'd eat these even if he wasn't dieting!
My recipe is similar to Chris, but I use less eggs and I do add 1/2 teaspoon baking powder. It makes 6 muffins, sweet or savory and I find 2 muffins a day is just fine for me. Freezes well so I batch cook when I feel like it.
4 tablespoons oatbran
2 tablespoons wheatbran (can subsitute oatbran if not taking wheatbran)
2 eggs, separated
1/2 a tub of Quark (or Fromage frais)
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
generous pinch of salt
For sweet muffins, I also add 2 tablespoons of sweetener ( I use Xylitol but whatever you use is fine and some people prefer none)
I first beat up the egg whites till theyre stiff. Then I put all the dry ingedients in a big bowl, and add the egg yolks and the quark. I also add herbs or spices or whatever flavours I'm using, and mix well. The quark I prefer comes in 250g tubs, and I find half a tub does a 6 muffin mixture, but you could use fromage frais instead. It may make it a slightly wetter mix, so probably best to use less.
Then I gently fold in the egg whites to the big bowl mixture, and add in any chopped chunks of fish/meat or goji berries so it gets well dispersed. Then pop into 6 cup silicone mould, into hot oven (around 180-200 C) and bake for about 20 mins. You can tell theyre done from colour and also they are firmer in the middle - I have to turn mine around at 15 mins because oven is a bit temperamental.
Savoury flavours Ive done are-
chicken & chilli
ham & herbs
crab & smoked salmon
fennel seed & smoked salmon
prawns & herbs
cumin seeds & chicken
Sweet include -
orange/lemon zest & spices
low fat cocoa powder (2 tablespoons I find is OK)
Vanilla essence
Coffee
Goji berries (2 tablespoons ish)
lavender
fresh ginger
Spices - I use cinnamon a lot, also allspice, mixed spice etc, I find 2 teaspoons is usually enough for me
I've not tried many of the Dukan flavourings in the muffin mixes (I like them in yoghurt) but I did try the pistachio and that was OK, and I've also used a non Dukan orange essence flavouring.
Its good fun experimenting! And as my OH said, he'd eat these even if he wasn't dieting!
