Cheap "cup" measures in Asda

[banjo brunette]

Since I've started low carbing I've found that a lot of the best-sounding recipes are American - with everything quoted in cups, half-cups, etc. I went out last week to buy some measures and I was very disappointed as the only ones I could find in town were a £30+ set of Nigella Lawson ones, which I didn't buy :shock: When I went to Asda that evening I found a great plastic set for 80 pence - I bought 'em... They've been great
Cheers, BB

 

[Moogie1947]

That's a good bargain - now you can get cooking again.
I also have some US cup measures and for years they were hardly used - until I got diagnosed last year - now I use them almost daily to make Percy's 1 minute microwave bread (well it takes longer in my microwave) suggested in another thread. Especially useful is the 1/3 measure as plenty of normal plastic jug measures have 1 cup and 1/2 cup lines but not 1/3.

 

[hanadr]

I got a set of "cup" and a set of "spoons" from Dunelm Mills; didn't cost much. Dunelm is a good source of all sorts of things, especially good is the kitchen section.
Hana

 

[banjo brunette]

Yum, I've been away from the computer this evening baking lovely low carb muffins using my new measuring cups. Funny, I never had any success baking 'normal' muffins but these came up a treat! I cooked a dozen and they will have to go into work with me tomorrow as they're far too moreish to be safe at home - I've already scoffed two :wink: Will they freeze, does anyone know? They're one third soya flour, one third ground almonds, one third dessicated coconut, a LOT of oil and eggs....
Cheers, BB

 

[betic]

hi banjo..really fancy these muffins as i am gagging for a bit bread/cake!! how do i put it all together?..any recipe?
thanks :roll:

 

[Synonym]

Yes, please, a recipe would be great, they sound delish.

 

[IanD]

hi banjo..really fancy these muffins as i am gagging for a bit bread/cake!! how do i put it all together?..any recipe?
thanks :roll:

Fill a 1/4 or 1/3 cup with ground almonds, soya flour, oat bran, dessicated coconut etc in any ratio
add 1/2 teasp baking powder
transfer to a small m/wave proof pudding bowl & mix thoroughly
one egg
1one tabsp oil
mix thoroughly to a smooth paste & scrape down the sides
m/wave on full for 1 - 1 1/4 mins
tap out & allow to cool
it has a light spongy texture, easy to slice
good for soaking up gravy or with soup

All sorts of variations are possible:-
use benecol or flora pro-v instead of oil
sweeten for cake
add cocoa powder, sultanas, cranberries, blueberries, spices ....
enjoy

 

[banjo brunette]

Ooh, sorry thought this thread had faded away.... Here's the recipe I used -it made about 12 muffins.

Ingredients:
Vegetable oil spray for muffin tin
1 cup soya powder or sifted soy flour
1 cup finely ground almonds
1 1/4 cups granular sugar substitute
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 medium carrot, coarsely grated (1 cup loosely packed)
Replace 1 medium carrot, coarsely grated (1 cup loosely packed) with ½ cup desiccated coconut.
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease one 12-cup muffin tin; set aside. In a large bowl whisk together bake mix, ground almonds, sugar substitute, cinnamon, salt and baking powder.In a medium bowl, whisk vegetable oil, eggs, carrot, and vanilla extract. Pour carrot mixture into soy mixture. Mix until just combined. Divide batter in muffin tins.Bake 20-25 minutes until golden brown, and a cake tester inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.

I went with the coconut version - make sure the coconut is unsweetened - and used less sweetener than the recipe asks for. i don't know exactly what the carb count is per muffin but it came from the Atkins site originally (it came to me secondhand).

enjoy!

Cheers, BB