Guest guest Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 --- Siemens <mandamom2many@...> wrote: > I've been playing around with a recipe for a decent NT type cake Looks like somebody's still got a serious sweet tooth But once in a while won't kill you > *3 very ripe bananas, mashed* about 50 grams of sugar > *1 c. honey* about 276 grams of sugar > 1/3 c. sucanat* about 47 grams of sugar total sugar: 373 grams for one cake or about 37 grams per 1/10th cake serving So, one serving has about the same amount of sugar as 3 oranges. http://stay-healthy-enjoy-life.blogspot.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 Well I'd found this recipe for an unsoaked cake that used yogurt and thought I'd play around with it a bit. It turned out real tasty, would be great as a birthday treat :oD I will play around with it more as I *found* it too sweet, funny thing was when I tried the unsoaked version it didn;t taste overly sweet. Wondering why soaking made it taste sweeter? On Dec 15, 2007 9:08 PM, <oz4caster@...> wrote: > --- Siemens <mandamom2many@...> wrote: > > I've been playing around with a recipe for a decent NT type cake > > Looks like somebody's still got a serious sweet tooth > But once in a while won't kill you > -- *~ Siemens~* Mama to 3 wonderful blessings, Married to 1 wonderful man! No fear, only faith; no guilt, only grace; no pride, only praise; no claim, only Christ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 The same thing happened to me with the zucchini bread -- it was a lot sweeter when the flour was soaked. I wonder why that is? On Dec 15, 2007 7:59 PM, Siemens <mandamom2many@...> wrote: > > sweet, funny thing was when I tried the unsoaked version it didn;t taste > overly sweet. Wondering why soaking made it taste sweeter? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 Hmmmm, maybe as the unsoaked version is less satisfying nutritionally, it takes more sweetness to make it FEEL satisfying? I'm going to try it with 1/2 the honey next time. On Dec 15, 2007 11:29 PM, <inasnit@...> wrote: > The same thing happened to me with the zucchini bread -- it was a lot > sweeter when the flour was soaked. I wonder why that is? > > > > -- *~ Siemens~* Mama to 3 wonderful blessings, Married to 1 wonderful man! No fear, only faith; no guilt, only grace; no pride, only praise; no claim, only Christ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 To and Inasnit: If you're soaking with yogurt containing live cultures, the bacteria start breaking down the complex carbohydrates in the flour into simple sugars which increases the sweetness. Same thing that would happen in your gut. Patty Wondering why soaking made it taste sweeter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 I have pondered that the extra sugars in a dairy soaking medium come forward after baking soda neutralizes the acid, and then also whatever chemistry occurs during baking. Also, honey and rapadura/sucanat are a lot sweeter than sugar. I don't use them 1:1, sometimes I use 3/4 cup or 2/3, depending on the recipe. Desh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Sweet! (ok, pun intended) So simply by soaking the grains when making a cake or duch you automatically reduce the need for sweeteners! Great! On Dec 16, 2007 9:28 AM, Patty <mellowsong@...> wrote: > To and Inasnit: If you're soaking with yogurt containing live > cultures, the bacteria start breaking down the complex carbohydrates in > the flour into simple sugars which increases the sweetness. Same thing > that would happen in your gut. > Patty > > -- > *~ Siemens~* > > Mama to 3 wonderful blessings, Married to 1 wonderful man! > > No fear, only faith; no guilt, only grace; no pride, only praise; no > claim, only Christ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 That makes a lot of sense. On Dec 16, 2007 11:55 AM, Siemens <mandamom2many@...> wrote: > Sweet! (ok, pun intended) So simply by soaking the grains when making a > cake > or duch you automatically reduce the need for sweeteners! Great! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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