can anyone help me replicate this TJ product?
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From: determined on 31 Dec 2006 11:39 I just tried Trader Joe's Apple Cranberry Fiber cake. It comes in a 6 pack of these not too tasty looking muffin cups, but each one packs 13g of fiber and only 80 calories, and I actually like them much more than the Fiber One I've been struggling to eat. They are vegan, and only contain bran, water whole wheat flour, apples, cranberries, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. It doesn't seem like it would be that hard to replicate, but I'm not sure where to start. Any suggestions?
From: dkw12002 on 31 Dec 2006 11:56 determined wrote: > I just tried Trader Joe's Apple Cranberry Fiber cake. It comes in a 6 pack > of these not too tasty looking muffin cups, but each one packs 13g of fiber > and only 80 calories, and I actually like them much more than the Fiber One > I've been struggling to eat. They are vegan, and only contain bran, water > whole wheat flour, apples, cranberries, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. It > doesn't seem like it would be that hard to replicate, but I'm not sure where > to start. Any suggestions? This fiber idea has me a little confused, too. I thought fiber had no calories because it was not digestible, but I see metamucil which is a fiber does have calories. Perhaps some is complete fiber and others are only mostly fiber. I don't think you can buy just fiber in the grocery store. If you could buy a no-calorie fiber, it seems by adding Splenda, Promise non-fat margarine, and a little nonfat milk with some blueberries and cinnamon thrown in, you might be able to make something very low calorie that was palatable. That seems to be what TJ did, but where they buy the fiber is a mystery to me. dkw
From: Jke on 31 Dec 2006 13:20 "determined" <determined(a)comcast.nest> schreef in bericht news:9f2dnSZ0BI_oegrYnZ2dnUVZ_uqvnZ2d(a)comcast.com... >I just tried Trader Joe's Apple Cranberry Fiber cake. It comes in a 6 pack >of these not too tasty looking muffin cups, but each one packs 13g of fiber >and only 80 calories, and I actually like them much more than the Fiber One >I've been struggling to eat. They are vegan, and only contain bran, water >whole wheat flour, apples, cranberries, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. It >doesn't seem like it would be that hard to replicate, but I'm not sure >where to start. Any suggestions? I susopect tyou can't get aroudn this without some experimentation. Personlly. I'd look up some non-fat cookie recipes online (I like Epicurious.com). Copy the method, using the ingredietns you listed. Or try a recipe for bars, they're much more likely to be low fat. There must be sugarless recipes out here, too. On packaging, usually the first ingredient listed is the one the most is used of (and the last ingredient is used in the smallest amount). If you're into mathhs, you could figure out the calories per weight (in my metric world, I'd figur them out per 100 grams). Then figure out how much opf the wieght comes from carbs (by using the carb calories as a measuremn: 1 gram equals 4 kcal. it's the same for protein (a component of the flour). This will give a guideline for how much water is left after baking. I'd guess before baking, the dough may have been around 10 % heavier from the yet-to-evaporate water. The fruits, salt, cinnamon can be added to taste. Use existing recipes to come up with the right amount of baking soda (or powder). Basically, I'd take the dry ingredients and mix them, then add the wet ingredietns and mix itn all together. Mix it longer than you would muffin dough, so that it soen't wwind up crumbly when baked. Then bake at a not too high temp (maybe 350F, 175 C, preheated oven). I'd keep an eye on the stuff so as not to burn it. I'd rather bake one big pan and then cut the stuff into bars. Less work than going "muffins", to me. This might also be helpful: http://busycooks.about.com/od/howtobake/a/barcookies.htm
From: Del Cecchi on 31 Dec 2006 15:09 "determined" <determined(a)comcast.nest> wrote in message news:9f2dnSZ0BI_oegrYnZ2dnUVZ_uqvnZ2d(a)comcast.com... >I just tried Trader Joe's Apple Cranberry Fiber cake. It comes in a 6 >pack of these not too tasty looking muffin cups, but each one packs 13g >of fiber and only 80 calories, and I actually like them much more than >the Fiber One I've been struggling to eat. They are vegan, and only >contain bran, water whole wheat flour, apples, cranberries, baking soda, >salt and cinnamon. It doesn't seem like it would be that hard to >replicate, but I'm not sure where to start. Any suggestions? > I found a site.... http://members.aol.com/jimg004/mufindx.html has some interesting recipes. how about 1c wheat bran 1c whole wheat flour 1/2 tsp salt 1/2c applesauce 1/2c splenda (must be some sweetner in there or they would taste like hard tack) 1 1/2 tsp baking soda 1+ tsp cinnamon and maybe a little nutmeg if you have some around. 1 tsp vanilla 1 or 2 eggs (you could leave these out, I guess but I wouldn't ) 1 cup chopped apples 1 cup chopped cranberries probably some water. preheat oven to 350 mix bran, flour, splenda, soda, cinnamon. salt mix eggs, applesauce, vanilla, add apples, cranberries. Mix wet into dry. if too stiff add a little water. Put into muffin cups and bake at 350 for 20+ minutes until done. I just made this up so you might have to adjust some things. It is low fat low sugar high fiber for sure. If you want to add a little molasses it might be good. adjust spices etc to taste. your could also try cutting down on flour and increasing bran a little at a time. When experimenting it would be cheaper to leave out the fruit in case they are inedible. Or you could bake one and see if it needs more splenda or baking soda. del
From: joanne on 31 Dec 2006 15:30
On Dec 31, 8:56 am, dkw12...(a)yahoo.com wrote: > determined wrote: > This fiber idea has me a little confused, too. I thought fiber had no > calories because it was not digestible, but I see metamucil which is a > fiber does have calories. Perhaps some is complete fiber and others are > only mostly fiber. Fiber is part of carbohydrates. It comes in soluble and insoluble forms. http://www.myfooddiary.com/resources/ask_the_expert/soluble_insoluble_fiber.asp Of course, even tho insoluble fiber 'passes thru' our digestive system basically in its original form, it still counts as calories, because your body uses energy (calories are units of energy) to metabolize/move it thru your digestive tract. The idea of subtracting fiber calories from the carb counts was promoted by some diets - as if it made the item more 'locarb' - when in reality it doesnt, altho a high fiber number is good to choose, it does not make it less calories. joanne ** off to trader joes to buy some of those muffins ... |