Sunday, September 2, 2012

How to Make a Healthy Low carb Bread at Home

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By Anukriti Parsai


The sedentary lifestyle of today's world has increased the clamor for locarb and fat free diets to maintain good health and avoid issues such as elevated blood pressure, diabetes and obesity. Locarb diets are also known to help conquer fatigue caused because of increased insulin levels in the blood. If you make low carb diets a part of your life you'll feel raised amounts of energy, smaller cravings for candy and improved dental cleanliness. Since bread machine recipes is the most staple part of any diet it is , therefore , important to substitute regular bread with low carb bread. The better news is you can prepare it at home in 1 or 2 simple steps. Here's a low carb bread machine recipe for you to try out.

What you'll need:

- Dry yeast (bread machine) - 1 packet

- Sugar - 1/2 teaspoon

- Luke-warm water - 1 1/8 cups (at 100F)

- Olive oil - 3 tablespoons

- Baking powder - 1 1/2 teaspoons

- Salt - 1 teaspoon

- Splenda - 1 large spoon

- Gluten free wheat flour - 1 cup

- Oat flour - 1/4 cup

- Soy flour - 3/4 cup

- Flax seed meal - 1/4 cup

- Unprocessed wheat barn - 1/4 cup

Instructions:

- The recipe is for simple bread cycle but if your bread baking machine instructions call for a different setting for gluten free flour you need to use that cycle.

- Clean the bread maker pan and dry it completely before using.

- Open the packet of yeast and put the contents in the bread pan.

- Add the water and sugar and stir to mix.

- Let it rest for some time to let the yeast ferment.

- Meanwhile, mix the dry ingredients in a bowl.

- Tip the olive oil in the machine pan and add the dry ingredients on top of it.

- Set the machine to run on the basic cycle and let it cook for 3-4 hours.

- Cool in the pan for a period of time before removing from the pan and cooling on a wire rack.

- Cut in slices to serve.

Tips:

- You can add rye flour in place of soy and oat flour if you like the taste.

- You may add sunflower seeds or sesame seeds in the place of flax seeds.

- The little quantity of sugar does not add to any additional calories as it is only utilized for the activation of the yeast.

- This bread can be stored in the refrigerator for at least 2 weeks.

- You need to use it in any bread dishes as standard bread such as a sandwich wrapper, toast, or straightforward bread and butter.

- This bread also makes a great base for homemade pizza.




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