Keto bread twists

[monday1957]

This is a recipe from DietDoctor.com that I tried for the first time today - I definitely recommend!

1/2 cup almond flour; 1/4 cup coconut flour; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp baking powder. Mix all the dry ingredients together, then mix in one egg.

In a small pan, melt 2oz butter and 6 and a 1/2 oz of mozzarella cheese. Then pour and stir into the dry ingredients. It will form a dough. Roll it out between two large pieces of parchment paper. Spread pesto thinly on top. Cut into 1" strips and make twists with the dough. Brush with egg. Bake in moderate oven for 15 minutes.

Delicious!

[IndigoBlue61]

Oh yummy!!! They look amazing and would be GF as well 👍

[Lytham 3 stone]

Wow ! They look and sound amazing, I'll pop this in the Larder ! x

[Portlandprincess in reply to Lytham]

Hi Latham. Do you have a page of recipes on HU? I’m sure I’ve seen you post

[Lytham 3 stone in reply to Portlandprincess]

If you look under "Topics" you'll see all the previous larder posts and recipes x

[Subtle_badger]

And 8g of protein each. 🤓

Fair whack of kcal so don't overdo.

Thanks for sharing 😋

[Portlandprincess in reply to Subtle_badger]

I’m a bit cautious at the moment about making breads and biscuits at the moment. Have you any tips?

[Hidden in reply to Portlandprincess]

I make keto seed crackers from diet doctor. They aren’t that nice so I don’t eat too many. These twists look too nice for me 🤣

[Subtle_badger in reply to Portlandprincess]

I am not an expert on keto baking. The reason I know the protein and calorie content of these, is yesterday I expressed concern than Monday was going to get enough protein, and ended up calculating her total protein for the day.

Keto breads tend to be denser than carb breads, and of course have a higher fat content. They are always going to calorific compared to wheat bread. The only tip I have is portion control!

I have only done keto "baking" once:

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

[amykp Visitor in reply to Subtle_badger]

With keto you don’t really need portion control:0)

[Subtle_badger in reply to amykp]

It's possible to overeat, even on keto, if the food is tasty enough..

DAMHIKT

[amykp Visitor in reply to Subtle_badger]

Haha I guess that's true. Full disclosure: I intermittent fast also, skipping breakfast everyday and lunch often. So when I eat, I truly eat until I am stuffed full to bursting.

[Portlandprincess in reply to Subtle_badger]

My worry is that I’ll get into poor habits again if I make things that help me pick. Thank you for the link x

[monday1957 3kg Restart Jan 2025 in reply to Portlandprincess]

Morning, Portlandprincess and with the cheese twists, I store them in a Tupperware container and only eat them as part of a meal. I don't calorie count but if I have a cheese twist, I substitute for some other protein source I would've had. They are very more-ish though, especially when they first come out of the oven!

[monday1957 3kg Restart Jan 2025 in reply to Portlandprincess]

The keto crackers that I bake occasionally are so simple:

Mix two cups of almond flour with an egg and a pinch of sea salt. Roll out (between two sheets of parchment paper as it's quite a squidgy dough), then cut into small circles with pastry cutters and bake on greaseproof paper for 12 mins in moderate oven. Store in a kilner jar.

Again, it would be easy to go mad with them but I find them handy if I'm having a salad or something and fancy something with a bit of a crunch.

[TheTabbyCat Administrator 16kg]

Ooo monday!! Your twists are making my mouth water!! I can just imagine what your kitchen smelt like! Delicious 😆

[Minniewinny 5 stone Maintainer]

It’s good to see the end product that actually looks like the picture!!

Thanks for sharing.. I just need the mozzarella on next shopping list!!

[monday1957 3kg Restart Jan 2025]

Hi Thehappyman and as they're cheesy I'd say they were savoury pastries. I could've eaten the lot (but resisted!)