Wed, May-11-05, 09:32
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Plan: DDF
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Location: San Diego, CA
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Originally Posted by ddaniels
So, I have a question. Has anyone tried baking this in an actual oven, rather than the microwave? I know that starts to become a whole lot more like cooking, and less like microwave magic, but I'm curious. Also, I've never used flax meal before- this was my first time. It seems like a too-good-to-be-true ingredient. All it's carbs come from fiber- so it's like, free? Can you eat too much of this stuff? Will it make you get tummy upset or some other bad thing? If it's a free carb, why aren't we putting it in everything?!!
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I've actually been making coffee cakes using carbquik and almond meal lately and those get baked in the oven. This last one I made was fabulous!
Flax meal is very, very caloric. It's like 60 calories per tablespoon. I suspect it has a high oil content. I try to limit it to about 1-2 tablespoons. It also has a little bit of a bitter taste to it, kind of halfway nutty, halfway bitter. So if you use to much you might find it intrudes into the flavors too much.
But I do like the crumbly texture it gives to bowl muffins. It makes it more like a muffin and less like bread pudding. 
Glad you enjoyed the Bowl Muffin technique! |