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Special Diets / Peanut bread (gluten free, high protein, low carb)
« on: August 20, 2012, 12:05:59 pm »
This is really cool, check out the ingredients! :

160g smooth peanut butter
3 eggs
1 tbsp white vinegar
1/2 tsp  bicarb soda
1/4 tsp salt

Preheat oven 180 degrees Celsius
Add peanut butter and eggs to TMX - 10 sec, speed 5
Scrape down - 5 sec, speed 5
Add remaining ingredients - 5 sec, reverse, speed 4
Pour into small loaf pan
Bake 30-40 min
Let cool before slicing

My notes:
- I don't have allergies or a special diet but I was searching for low carb/high protein bread recipes on google last night as I want to get back into fitness and stumbled upon this http://247lowcarbdiner.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/mr-peanut-sandwich-bread.html, converted to TMX as I couldn't wait to try it
- mine made a tiny cute loaf, too small to make a sandwich like on the blog (each slice was biscuit sized) but well worth making if you need gluten free options or want high protein snack food
- it's really soft and surprisingly bread-like, I am going to make this again as a choc option with cocoa in mini muffin forms and play with some variations for healthy snacks
- prob high in calories but you won't eat the whole loaf in one sitting




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Main Dishes / Really nice chicken patties!
« on: April 09, 2012, 01:08:15 pm »
INGREDIENTS:
500g lean chicken breast fillets, chopped in large cubes
250g box chopped frozen spinach, defrosted with moisture squeezed out
1 onion, chopped roughly
50g (1/2 cup) grated tasty cheese (optional)
35g (1/2 cup) oats
100g (1/3 cup) BBQ sauce
2 eggs
2 tsp soy sauce or veg stock concentrate
Pepper

METHOD:
Preheat oven 180 deg C
Onion - 5 sec, speed 5
Add chicken - turbo a couple of times so chicken is minced but still with some texture
Add remaining ingredients - 6 sec, speed 4
Shape mixture onto oven tray lined with grease proof paper (bite sized flattened balls or larger rissoles)
Bake 30 min

Very versatile: as a meal: with mashed potatoes and veggies or keep these cold in the fridge (or lunch box) for a quick grab healthy snack, also nice as a 'hamburger' in between toast with lettuce, tomato etc. Oh and handy for entertaining (as smaller size which I sometimes top each with a cherry tomato). The BBQ sauce gives this a great taste.

Adapted from a recipe I copied from men's health magazine approx 5 years ago. The recipe calls for minced chicken but I use fillets as above.

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Diet / Chocolate & Blueberry Brownies - with photo
« on: February 27, 2012, 07:38:21 am »
Name of Recipe:  Chocolate & Blueberry Brownies
Number of People:  Makes a nice plateful (ideal for a morning tea!)
Ingredients: 
- 160g (1 1/4 cup) self raising flour
- 30g (1/3 cup) cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup splenda granular (I used another brand)
- 175g no-fat vanilla yoghurt (I used plain yoghurt with vanilla essence)
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup frozen blueberries

Preparation:
- Preheat oven 180 degrees celsius
- Add frozen berries to TMX: 4 sec, speed 5 *see note
- Add rest of ingredients: 10 sec, speed 5
- Add to slice pan (I used a silicone square cake tin which didn't need lining)
- Bake 25 min

Tips/Hints:
- Adapted from 'That's Life Low Fat & Fabulous' booklet which was attached to a recent copy of the magazine
- * Their recipe used frozen raspberries that were not chopped, they could be stirred through at the end instead (I only chopped my blueberries because my DH doesn't like them)
- The result was a dense (but really nice!) brownie with flecks of blueberry through it, not too sweet or rich like real brownies (although I love them too!!)

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Recipe Requests / What to do with dried rose buds ?
« on: February 26, 2012, 12:54:07 am »
I have a box of rose tea, which are whole small dried rose buds, they don't taste strong enough as a tea so they are sitting at the back of the pantry.  I have the urge to turn them into a powder but don't know where I would use it ... would love to hear any ideas...  :)

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Cakes / Date and Ginger Loaf (with photos)
« on: January 16, 2012, 03:39:18 am »
DATE AND GINGER LOAF
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Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons dry instant coffee
- 1 cup/250g  boiling water
- 375 dried, pitted dates
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 cup/150g self raising flour

Method
1) add coffee, boiling water and dates to TMX bowl - chop: 5 sec, speed 5
2) allow to soak in TMX bowl approx 2 hours (with lid on)
3) preheat oven 160 deg celcius, line your loaf pan (or if silicone pan, dust with a little flour)
4) add ginger and flour to the date mix
5) mix: 10 sec, speed 5 scrape down and then 5 sec, speed 5
6) bake 55 minutes (or when skewer comes out clean), allow to cool a bit before turning out onto a rack

Notes
I got this easy recipe from a 'Reader Recipe' which appeared in Healthy Food Guide magazine (I think December 2011 issue). The recipe says to soak the dates overnight or at least 2 hours, but I found the 2 hours ample. I just left my TMX bowl with the date mix on the machine and went out for awhile, got back and finished the recipe. You could process the dates less if you want it more chunky, but I like my dates fairly smooth so found this fine. I didn't taste much coffee in it but the result was flavoursome, moist and very sweet, I might try a bit more coffee next time. The ginger was a nice hit but I love ginger so reduce if you're not a big fan of ginger.  I am also keen to give this a go with dried apricots with other complimentary flavour/spice (not ginger and coffee but something else maybe).

PS my photo looks like the centre isn't cooked quite through, but I just had to cut it while it was straight out the oven (impatient and excited) so still a bit soft. It has firmed up a bit now that it has cooled a bit. The recipe says cooking time should be 45-60 min and I did for 55min.

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Cakes / Mango upside down cake
« on: November 17, 2011, 03:24:25 am »
We have an abundance of mangoes on our property in Darwin so I made this yummy cake. The cake itself is based on the EDC 'Too Easy Chocolate Cake' (without the choc).

I put some melted butter sprinkled with brown sugar in the cake tin, and topped with my freshly sliced mangoes in one layer. I then made the cake recipe minus the cocoa and topped this over the mango mixture and cooked for the recommended time in the EDC book. But would ofcourse work with your favourite cake mix.

(I mistakenly thought my spring form cake tin was water tight and unfortunately had a 'leak' of dripping mango juice in the oven... yet to clean that off and will use a tray next time or a non-spring form tin)...  :-\

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Hiya, I've noticed some recipes say to drop food (eg garlic, apple etc) onto running blades... I place it in the bowl and then process it. What does dropping on blades do? Is it to prevent it getting caught under the blades? Just wondering how important this step is... Thanks

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Introduce Yourself / Newbie from Darwin, NT
« on: October 15, 2011, 10:42:19 pm »
Hi, I've had my thermomix for just over a week and love it already. It's turned cooking into a hobby rather than a chore. I've been peeking at this forum and printed out some recipes I can't wait to try but mainly sticking to the cookbook with the basic recipes first. I have yet to try steaming but am most impressed with the array of things I can make already! I've bought nuts, dried fruit, heaps of fruit and veggies. We have never eaten so well, just good honest food without all the fillers and additives. I'm about to try my hand at some home made muesli now so better get to it. 

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