Sunday, April 06, 2008
DO YOU MISS BREAD? THEN READ THIS!
I have always loved watching cooking shows. Yes, partly because I'm a food addict, but also because I think cooking can be a real art...one that I've never had a knack for.Anyhow, I was flipping around the TV last night and found this channel called FitTv, which is part of the Discovery Channel. There was a program on called Blaine's Low Carb Kitchen. The host/chef is a guy on a diet, cutting carbs out of his eating and finding really unique ways to be satisfied. He made low-carb Monte-Cristo sandwiches that looked amazing, but more amazing was the bread he used : hardly any carbs to it at all!
Since having gastric bypass surgery, I know soft bread (toasted is ok) is out of my diet for a while. This sweetbread he made is the perfect alternative, and I went a little nuts over it. I obviously can't have the sandwich, but the bread is something I'm going to try toasted as some point. Here's the recipe for the sandwich starting with the bread..moving it's way into low-carb high-fat heaven. Enjoy!
Simple Syrup: equal parts water and Splenda
Low Carb Sweet Bread:
6 egg whites
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
2 tbsp. wheat flour - sifted
2 tbsp. soy flour - sifted
Raspberry Jam:
1/4 cup simple syrup (equal parts Splenda and Water)
6 oz. fresh raspberries
1/4 tsp. pectin
Sandwich Filling:
6 egg yolks and 1 egg
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 tbsp. butter
1/2 lb. sliced deli ham - very thin
1/2 lb. sliced deli turkey - very thin
2 oz. sliced Swiss cheese - very thin
2 oz. sliced American cheese
Sweet bread preparation: 3.3 net carbs per slice, makes 4 slices
In mixer beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Add cream of tartar, salt and vanilla extract and continue to mix until hard peaks form. Fold in both flours gently to keep volume. Spray bottom of metal loaf pan and place egg white mixture in pan. Bake for 25 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Remove pan from oven and let cool by inverting pan on cooling rack. Slice loaf of bread horizontally first then in half to make 4 - 6 slices. (NOTE: he also mentions that this freezes well and you can make this in advance and freeze it for later!)
Raspberry Jam Preparation: makes 6 servings -2.5 net carbs per serving
In heated sauce pan add simple syrup and raspberries. Mash raspberries with bean masher and add pectin then stir. Pour raspberry mixture into small bowl and let chill in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator and serve with Monte Cristo.
Sandwich preparation:
Preheat non-stick pan over medium heat. In a bowl, beat eggs and cream with fork. Dip two slices of bread at a time and fry in pan with canola spray. Flip bread and top with one slice of cheese on each side of bread. Take 3 oz. of sliced turkey and 3 oz. of sliced ham and heat in pan while cheese melts on bread. Top one slice of bread with turkey and ham then one slice of cheese. Remove from pan slice in half and serve with raspberry jam.
Yields 2 large sandwiches - 14 net carbs per sandwich
Labels: low-carb recipes, WLS recipes
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Thank god! I had a low-carb tortilla the other day and I thought I was gonna wretch. Even the DOG wouldn't eat it! I am going to set up the DVR to record his show...and I found the recipes--sweet! Syn & I were lamenting how little carbs we can have pre-op, let alone when we get post-op. Thanks for the info!
Tula