Guest guest Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Hello: I'm still new at this but my breads have turned out quite nice. I've read on one of the BTVC websites that if you put a brown paper bag on top of your bread pan to form sort of a hood (I wet it so it won't catch fire), it'll keep the bread from getting dark around the edges and will cook more evenly. For cooking ideas when you're first off the diet, it's a good idea to stick to peeled, unseeded and cooked fruit and vegetables plus your meat / fish / eggs. They say to eat lots of that chicken soup too. The sooner you can make the yoghurt, the better. Hope this helps, Day 16 of SCD > > So today is the first day I'm off of the intro. I've tried making the " luscious bread " in BTVC, but > the inside turned out a little moist. Is this normal? I didn't want to cook it any longer because > the top would have been overcooked! > > Also, I tried making mayonnaise from the book and it turned out super runny. I followed the > recipe correctly, except I didn't " drizzle " the oil in. I forgot to. I just added all of the > ingredients and blended them. Help? > > It's discouraging when everything you make turns out wrong? Oh, and the cheesecake I made > for the intro diet turned out horrible! I had to throw it away. > > *trying to figure out what I can possibly eat before I go to work* > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 It might not be a good idea to jump into nut flour recipes (assuming luscious bread has nut flour in it as I've never seen the recipe) coming off intro. Nut are very very advanced. Most of your nut flour recipes will turn out a little moist. Before I started the intro diet, I would spread the "dough" out into a 13x9 pan so it would be pretty thin and turn my oven down 50 degrees so it could cook longer and get a little dryer. Once I turned the bread out, if the middle pieces were still a little too wet, I'd throw them on a cookie sheet and put them into the oven on the warm setting and let them dry out. I'd check on them every 15 minutes so they didn't get too dry. Making nut flour recipes is tricky business. I've been on the diet over 3 months and still don't tolerate nut flours or nut butters They have a cooked mayo recipe on the pecanbread website under Stage 1 foods. I haven't tried it, but it looks easier. I never had any luck with the mayo recipes but will be trying this one soon. I'll let you know how it turns out. http://www.pecanbread.com/new/recipes1.html The cheesecake doesn't taste much like what I think a cheesecake should taste like. Maybe you could add orange or lemon zest to it to give it some flavor. Misty Kimble , LACD SCD - Jan 5 08pixxistyx wrote: So today is the first day I'm off of the intro. I've tried making the "luscious bread" in BTVC, but the inside turned out a little moist. Is this normal? I didn't want to cook it any longer because the top would have been overcooked! Also, I tried making mayonnaise from the book and it turned out super runny. I followed the recipe correctly, except I didn't "drizzle" the oil in. I forgot to. I just added all of the ingredients and blended them. Help?It's discouraging when everything you make turns out wrong? Oh, and the cheesecake I made for the intro diet turned out horrible! I had to throw it away. *trying to figure out what I can possibly eat before I go to work* Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Hi pixxistyx. I haven't made the bread yet, so I can't offer any advice. I haven't made mayonnaise for several years, but I suspect that the instruction to " drizzle " the oil in is there for a good reason. As for the cheesecake, what didn't you like about it? More importantly, how did you make it? Did you substitute for or omit any of the ingredients? Did you use yogurt or dripped yogurt? (Both of these should work.) I use the ingredients in the BTVC recipe, except that I use 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract and 1 teaspoon almond extract (both SCD-legal) to replace the 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract. But I find the flavour with the recipe as written pleasant too. Did you use a food processor? Did you mix all the ingredients in the food processor for at least 4 minutes, in order to produce a uniform, smooth-textured mixture? The first time I made the cheesecake, I followed the directions of somebody named on this list, who had written that she puts the DCCC into the food processor first and processes it for 4 minutes, before adding the remaining ingredients. She must have a powerful food processor, because my 26-year-old CGE (now Black & Decker) food processor almost seized up trying to mix just the dry cheese. For all my subsequent efforts, I have added the ingredients to the food processor in the order in which they are listed in the recipe, starting with the eggs, and I have not started processing until I have added every ingredient. I stop the machine every minute to scrape the liquid off the sides with a spatula (not every 15 seconds as recommended in the book). After 4 minutes of processing, I usually have a very smooth liquid, which I pour into a small glass baking dish. I love this cheesecake. My husband finds it a bit strange but he's always happy to share the cakes I make. I finally figured out the reason why we have different views of the cake. My mother used to make her cheesecakes with pressed (not dry pressed) cottage cheese, mixed with sour cream. The resulting taste and texture were similar to what I get with the BTVC recipe, using DCCC and yogurt. My husband, however, is used to cheesecakes made with cream cheese, and not necessarily baked. I have never been a fan of that type of cheesecake. I think it's wonderful that I can enjoy this cheesecake, while improving my health and losing weight. It's high-protein, fairly low-fat, and lactose-free. I have been eating SCD yogurt (made from organic whole milk) every day. Most days, I thaw some plain frozen berries, stir in a bit of honey (about 1 teaspoon or less), then stir in 1-2 cups of yogurt, depending on how hungry I am and how much yogurt I still have available. If I am in a hurry, I omit the berries and stir 2 teaspoons honey into the large portion of yogurt. Some days, I mix yogurt with DCCC, to make a reasonable facsimile of mainstream cottage cheese. Ellen in Toronto " pixxistyx " > So today is the first day I'm off of the intro. I've tried making the > " luscious bread " in BTVC, but > the inside turned out a little moist. Is this normal? I didn't want to > cook it any longer because > the top would have been overcooked! > > Also, I tried making mayonnaise from the book and it turned out super > runny. I followed the > recipe correctly, except I didn't " drizzle " the oil in. I forgot to. I > just added all of the > ingredients and blended them. Help? > > It's discouraging when everything you make turns out wrong? Oh, and the > cheesecake I made > for the intro diet turned out horrible! I had to throw it away. > > *trying to figure out what I can possibly eat before I go to work* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 > > So today is the first day I'm off of the intro. I've tried making the " luscious bread " in BTVC, but > the inside turned out a little moist. Is this normal? I didn't want to cook it any longer because > the top would have been overcooked! Next time, try putting tin foil loosely over the top. > > Also, I tried making mayonnaise from the book and it turned out super runny. I followed the > recipe correctly, except I didn't " drizzle " the oil in. I forgot to. I just added all of the > ingredients and blended them. Help? *Make sure you add a teaspoon or two of cold water to the egg and blend until light and fluffy before you add any oil.* say a minute or two. Then add the oil, as slowly as you possibly can. You will have to add a quantity of oil before the mayonnaise begins to congeal. Then, only once it's congealed, add things like lemon, mustard powder, salt, fresh garlic, etc. So far this method has been fail-safe! > It's discouraging when everything you make turns out wrong? You'll get the hang of it. >Oh, and the cheesecake I made > for the intro diet turned out horrible! I had to throw it away. > What happened with the cheesecake. Mara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Thanks for the tips! Not sure what happened with the cheesecake...I guess I was just assuming that it would taste like actual cheesecake. It certainly didn't. The texture just didn't agree with me, I guess... Thanks again! -Marisa > > > > So today is the first day I'm off of the intro. I've tried making the " luscious bread " in > BTVC, but > > the inside turned out a little moist. Is this normal? I didn't want to cook it any longer > because > > the top would have been overcooked! > > > Next time, try putting tin foil loosely over the top. > > > > > Also, I tried making mayonnaise from the book and it turned out super runny. I > followed the > > recipe correctly, except I didn't " drizzle " the oil in. I forgot to. I just added all of the > > ingredients and blended them. Help? > > > *Make sure you add a teaspoon or two of cold > water to the egg and blend until light and > fluffy before you add any oil.* say a minute or > two. > > Then add the oil, as slowly as you possibly can. > > You will have to add a quantity of oil before the > mayonnaise begins to congeal. > > Then, only once it's congealed, add things like > lemon, mustard powder, salt, fresh garlic, etc. > > So far this method has been fail-safe! > > > > It's discouraging when everything you make turns out wrong? > > You'll get the hang of it. > > >Oh, and the cheesecake I made > > for the intro diet turned out horrible! I had to throw it away. > > > > What happened with the cheesecake. > > Mara > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Thank you for the tips! I actually have already made a batch of yogurt. I didn't like it very much, though. Too tart. I had to add lots of honey to it. Hopefully I'll learn to like it. -Marisa > > > > So today is the first day I'm off of the intro. I've tried making > the " luscious bread " in BTVC, but > > the inside turned out a little moist. Is this normal? I didn't want > to cook it any longer because > > the top would have been overcooked! > > > > Also, I tried making mayonnaise from the book and it turned out > super runny. I followed the > > recipe correctly, except I didn't " drizzle " the oil in. I forgot > to. I just added all of the > > ingredients and blended them. Help? > > > > It's discouraging when everything you make turns out wrong? Oh, and > the cheesecake I made > > for the intro diet turned out horrible! I had to throw it away. > > > > *trying to figure out what I can possibly eat before I go to work* > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 I'm not too worried about advanced foods at this point, since I'm in a very long remission and basically have zero symptoms thanks to Remicade. Thanks for the bread advice. I think I'll try that! -Marisa > So today is the first day I'm off of the intro. I've tried making the " luscious bread " in BTVC, but > the inside turned out a little moist. Is this normal? I didn't want to cook it any longer because > the top would have been overcooked! > > Also, I tried making mayonnaise from the book and it turned out super runny. I followed the > recipe correctly, except I didn't " drizzle " the oil in. I forgot to. I just added all of the > ingredients and blended them. Help? > > It's discouraging when everything you make turns out wrong? Oh, and the cheesecake I made > for the intro diet turned out horrible! I had to throw it away. > > *trying to figure out what I can possibly eat before I go to work* > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 I mainly didn't like the texture of the cheesecake. I used all of the ingredients that the recipe called for in BTVC without omitting anything. I guess I really DO need a food processor. I've been trying to use the " Magic Bullet " that I have, but it's too small for such a job. I grew up on my dad's cheesecake, which was made with cream cheese and not baked, topped with cherries. So I can identify with your husband - this recipe is pretty strange to me. Lol. Thank you so much for all of the info! -Marisa > > Hi pixxistyx. > > I haven't made the bread yet, so I can't offer any advice. > > I haven't made mayonnaise for several years, but I suspect that the > instruction to " drizzle " the oil in is there for a good reason. > > As for the cheesecake, what didn't you like about it? More importantly, how > did you make it? Did you substitute for or omit any of the ingredients? Did > you use yogurt or dripped yogurt? (Both of these should work.) > > I use the ingredients in the BTVC recipe, except that I use 1 teaspoon pure > vanilla extract and 1 teaspoon almond extract (both SCD-legal) to replace > the 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract. But I find the flavour with the recipe > as written pleasant too. > > Did you use a food processor? Did you mix all the ingredients in the food > processor for at least 4 minutes, in order to produce a uniform, > smooth-textured mixture? > > The first time I made the cheesecake, I followed the directions of somebody > named on this list, who had written that she puts the DCCC into > the food processor first and processes it for 4 minutes, before adding the > remaining ingredients. She must have a powerful food processor, because my > 26-year-old CGE (now Black & Decker) food processor almost seized up trying > to mix just the dry cheese. For all my subsequent efforts, I have added the > ingredients to the food processor in the order in which they are listed in > the recipe, starting with the eggs, and I have not started processing until > I have added every ingredient. I stop the machine every minute to scrape the > liquid off the sides with a spatula (not every 15 seconds as recommended in > the book). After 4 minutes of processing, I usually have a very smooth > liquid, which I pour into a small glass baking dish. > > I love this cheesecake. My husband finds it a bit strange but he's always > happy to share the cakes I make. I finally figured out the reason why we > have different views of the cake. My mother used to make her cheesecakes > with pressed (not dry pressed) cottage cheese, mixed with sour cream. The > resulting taste and texture were similar to what I get with the BTVC recipe, > using DCCC and yogurt. My husband, however, is used to cheesecakes made with > cream cheese, and not necessarily baked. I have never been a fan of that > type of cheesecake. > > I think it's wonderful that I can enjoy this cheesecake, while improving my > health and losing weight. It's high-protein, fairly low-fat, and > lactose-free. > > I have been eating SCD yogurt (made from organic whole milk) every day. Most > days, I thaw some plain frozen berries, stir in a bit of honey (about 1 > teaspoon or less), then stir in 1-2 cups of yogurt, depending on how hungry > I am and how much yogurt I still have available. If I am in a hurry, I omit > the berries and stir 2 teaspoons honey into the large portion of yogurt. > > Some days, I mix yogurt with DCCC, to make a reasonable facsimile of > mainstream cottage cheese. > > > Ellen in Toronto > > > > " pixxistyx " > > > > So today is the first day I'm off of the intro. I've tried making the > > " luscious bread " in BTVC, but > > the inside turned out a little moist. Is this normal? I didn't want to > > cook it any longer because > > the top would have been overcooked! > > > > Also, I tried making mayonnaise from the book and it turned out super > > runny. I followed the > > recipe correctly, except I didn't " drizzle " the oil in. I forgot to. I > > just added all of the > > ingredients and blended them. Help? > > > > It's discouraging when everything you make turns out wrong? Oh, and the > > cheesecake I made > > for the intro diet turned out horrible! I had to throw it away. > > > > *trying to figure out what I can possibly eat before I go to work* > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 I love your description of the cheesecake, Ellen. I sure would like to have the dry curds and be able to eat yogurt and honey. Some day! I'm glad you're enjoying your cheesecake. yum It sounds as if you're doing well. Louise I think it's wonderful that I can enjoy this cheesecake, while improving my health and losing weight. It's high-protein, fairly low-fat, and lactose-free. I have been eating SCD yogurt (made from organic whole milk) every day. Most days, I thaw some plain frozen berries, stir in a bit of honey (about 1 teaspoon or less), then stir in 1-2 cups of yogurt, depending on how hungry I am and how much yogurt I still have available. If I am in a hurry, I omit the berries and stir 2 teaspoons honey into the large portion of yogurt. Some days, I mix yogurt with DCCC, to make a reasonable facsimile of mainstream cottage cheese. Ellen in Toronto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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