[2Jedismom]

Yep, my almond bread recipe was too sweet...I cut the Splenda by half. Makes me wonder about the people that design these recipes...maybe they don't taste sweet the same way I do!

What's the carb count for the bread? Do you know? You have the recipe handy?

Steve has lost almost 30lbs doing Atkins. People started to notice at 25lbs. I handed him a 25lb bag of flour a while back at Sams and said "Well, that's how much you used to carry around all the time."

[RosieCotton]

Here's the information I have on it:

spongebob's flax meal bread

dry
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2c flax meal ( Bob's Red Mill has the lowest carb)
1c nuts/etc.
1/2c Splenda (box, not packets)
1tsp baking powder
1tsp baking soda

wet
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5 eggs (beaten)
8T sf syrup w/Splenda
5T vegetable oil


preheat oven to 350F/gas mark 4

mix together all dry ingredients in a bowl, then in a separate bowl, mix all wet ingredients. fold dry ingredients into wet and mix well (don't beat like crazy, but be sure it's mixed well or the eggs do funny things!).

immediately transfer batter to Pam/etc-sprayed loaf pan (I've had better results not waiting the 5min. I've seen suggested - baking soda is active immediately when wet, right?).

bake at 350F for 35min. or until it passes the knife/toothpick/etc. test.

remove from pan immediately and cool before slicing.


I didn't put a whole cup of nuts, though. Just put a handful of slivered almonds. I think it would be good without ANY nuts if you aren't to that point. I also used just a coupla packets of Splenda and put milk in place of the liquid Splenda - you could probably use either water or a cream mixture. And I added a bunch of cinnamon, which I liked a lot!

I have no idea why it was labeled Spongebob's. I assume someone with that screen name originated it?

[Corin Stormhands]

...maybe they don't taste sweet the same way I do!

More likely it's because you don't overdo the sweets. So when something is vey sweet it hits your senses more. Same thing with salt. Keep it out of your system and you notice it more.

I used to swill sweet (with sugar) ice tea like crazy. Now it makes me gag.