Trygve's Low-carb Chocolate muffins
Just as a general warning, cooking for special diets
(and low-carb more than most), lots of subtle variations in
mixing and baking techniques will affect texture and
mouthfeel significantly, so you may want to do some experimenting
and see what makes them turn out the best for you.
Preheat oven to 325. Place a pan of water on the bottom oven shelf; without the pan of water, instead of a light and slightly crispy top, the top of the muffin will form a hard, airtight shell that will pull away from the rest of the muffin and the texture will suffer. Put dry curd cottage cheese, water, and eggs into blender and blend until curds have disappeared. Add whey protein. While blender is running, slowly sprinkle in psyllium and guar gum (don't add them before the protein powder); add baking powder, sweetener, chocolate, and extracts until everything suits your particular taste buds (with the proviso that the baked muffins will taste less sweet and less strong than the batter). Fill muffin pans halfway with batter; there'll be enough for a dozen medium-sized muffins. (I personally get best results with a nonstick muffin pan and a quick spray of Pam.) Sprinkle chopped nuts on top of muffin batter. Bake for 18 minutes at 325, then turn off oven and leave oven door partway open for a few minutes. Don't worry if you spill some of the batter on the muffin pan next to the cups; small drips of the batter will turn into very light and crispy cookies (doesn't work for cookie-size drops; just for little bitty ones). I personally think they're great topped with cream cheese, but I'll let you use your imagination; store leftover muffins in an airtight container to prevent drying and reheat in covered container if possible. |
|
|