Low carb & gluten free baker |All around nerd | Card carrying hippie
I’ve been experimenting with low carb pizza crust recipes for a while now. Sometimes, I get kind of close…like, it’s good tasting and the texture is okay, but nothing all that fabulous. I’m not really excited about cauliflower crusts, because honestly – I like a simple recipe with minimal steps. The remainder of low carb pizza crust recipes seem to involve almond flour.
So, I enjoy reading Food & Wine magazine, because I like food, and in their November issue, there is a tiny feature on biscuits. Included is a recipe for scones. I’ve been staring at this recipe for a while now, thinking, “I’d love a scone – a scone sounds delicious.” It does sound delicious, right? So, with that in spirit, I decided to go ahead and make some low carb scones. The cranberry part came into play during the second test batch (these guys took some tinkering), as I was thinking about smother these in cranberry sauce and butter. It seemed like I could save myself a step later, but just making cranberry low carb scones. Mission accomplished. Continue reading Cranberry Low Carb Scones
Okay, so I’m finally joining the world and trying some low carb baking with Swerve. Why have I held off for so long? I’ve tried other alternative sweeteners (I still love my stevia), so I’m certainly no stranger to sugar substitutes. Honestly, I think it was the price that kept me from diving in here. Yup, I’m not going to sugar coat it (eh?), $12/lb (what the grocery store charged) is not cheap. I actually stood there, holding the package for a minute or so, thinking “do I really need this?” But, enough of my weird story, on to the results. Continue reading Tips for Baking With Swerve
What the hay is “PB & C?” I hear you asking. Great question! Peanut Butter & Chocolate. I figure I turn to this combination so much that I might as well abbreviate it to make my life that much easier. Now that we’ve got that settled, on to the issue of low carb thumbprint cookies.
You remember thumbprint cookies from your childhood, I’m sure. And of course, there’s the ever memorable version that’s peanut butter flavored with a Hershey’s kiss in the middle – heaven, am I right? Well, having peanut butter on hand, but no kisses to speak of (woe!), I decided to invert that classic and make a low carb thumbprint cookie with a chocolate base, and peanut butter filling. Continue reading Low Carb Thumbprint Cookies: PB&C
Pocket pies! These things are so cute! Aside from that, these low carb cranberry pumpkin pocket pies are absolutely freaking amazing tasting. Seriously, delicious doesn’t begin to cover it. These are definitely making it to my Thanksgiving table. No question. I’ll probably also make them at least twice more in between now and then. The problem is I’m already telling myself that they’re fruits and veggies and low carb, so what’s the problem??
Nothing. There is no problem whatsoever. I had to hide the remaining ones from myself this morning so that I wouldn’t eat them all before CM returns from work.
I used this adorable little pocket pie mold that I was given as a gift a while ago from an old roommate, but you can easily get away without one. Either way, I’m so excited to add these to my Thanksgiving menu!
With Thanksgiving (in America!) getting ever closer, it’s time to start thinking about Thanksgiving menus! As a New England girl, I kind of feel it’s my duty to include cranberries in as many Thanksgiving-themed items as possible. To accomplish this, I’ve made a delicious low carb cranberry sauce, that’s made without extra sugar and is keto-friendly. How does one do this? Magic! And wine! Continue reading Crazy Easy Low Carb Cranberry Sauce
