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Carbquik Baking Mix

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I've been a fan of Carbquik baking mix for sometime. After a few experiments, it has become a staple in my kitchen. With that said, I wouldn't recommend paying this price for it--it's exhorbitant. I found it much cheaper at netrition. Until reviewers hold amazon vendors accountable for overpricing, they'll continue to do so.

This product came in most handy due to my big appetite for a slim person and I am a diabetic of about 1 1/2 years now Type 2. It became very useful for me to be able to make my pumpkin bread, cocoa bread, as well as experiment in making other baking goodies with this products. The vast majority and I mean vast majority of baking ingredients such as meal, flour, breads, i.e. are so so loaded with carbs and diabetics are limited to the amount of carbs one can eat during a meal and throughout the day. This product "gives back" ways of baking and making things now that we cannot eat anymore, should NOT eat anymore and if one does a very limited and very small portion! And last, the product baked up just find with me and taste great in my recipes and baked goods! P.S., I just wished the cost was a tad bit lower. THANKS!!!

We tried this tonight for pizza crust. It really wasn't too bad, but there are some issues to be aware of if you are going to use it. The directions say add 1/3 cup of very hot water and mix to form a soft dough. No way does this happen. you have to get your hands in there and kind of work it all together and then it is pretty dry and crumbly. Kneading brings it together somewhat. As far as getting it in the pan, just be patient. Flatten it out as best you can and then start working from the center and press outwards. It takes a lot of work, but you can cover a 12 inch pan with it. It will be very thin though. I didn't find the flavor all that objectionable if you have a lot of toppings on it. I think the trick to all this low carb stuff is desperation anyway. Once you are on the diet long enough even cardboard tastes good. :0)

I bought this mix to help curb some of my cravings for "regular" breads. I tried the simplist recipe on the box - drop biscuits, just add water and bake. My biscuits didn't rise as much as those in the picture on the box, but they tasted so delicious! Even my kids devoured them. A great staple for the carb-conscious person. I recommend highly.

I've used this many times over the past couple of years. Biscuits, breading for fried chicken, low carb brownies, etc. If you are following a low carb lifestyle, this is a great substitute for white flour-laden products. It does have a different taste, and a little aftertaste, but if you are doing the low carb thing, you're probably already familiar with that. I use this for anything I would usually use Bisquick for. I hadn't had a biscuit in over a year when I tried this...I was so glad I found it. Carbalose- the flour they use, is also available from some sites by itself- You can use this in even more recipes.

I have been doing Atkins for months now and having Carbquik has really helped me stay on it without cheating (much). It takes a little experimentation to make recipes come out right, but once you do it is really good stuff. Adding cream and butter liberally helps make really good biscuits. My girlfriend also makes some great meat and Carbquik casseroles.

Some people complain about it not being perfect but ITS LOW CARB BREAD. It tastes amazing when you don't have bread. Anything with a biscuit like texture will come out good and will be a joy to eat.

I can only hope that they come out with more products like this. I love my food and this definitely helps me eat the dishes I crave while staying on a diabetic friendly diet.

If your trying to do a low carb product. This works out great. There are receipies on tova's website on how to make poundcake, pancakes, and a variety of other items. They turn out pretty great.

Try it. It's a great product.

~Donna

If you need a biscuit fix this is good, but costs too much (Should be 1/3 the price). A better way is to get the book 'Carb Wars: Sugar is the New Fat' (ISBN 0979201802) and use the cooked gluten flour secret to make your own for much less money. (The Popovers are great!)

Carbquik makes perfectly good biscuits, lousy pizza crust (alas, too soggy or too crumbly or both), and VERY good pancakes (toss a handful of blueberries into the batter for an extra treat). I'm in the latter phases of the Atkins approach to eating, so I don't have to avoid things like bread and biscuits as religiously as I did before (there's really nothing on Atkins that you can NEVER have), but thanks to this product I can enjoy dough/batter-based goodies much more often than I could if I was just eating the regular, carb-heavy versions of these foods as an occasional treat.

Carbquik is admittedly a little pricey, but you get a big box of mix that should last you a while. I ordered this from Amazon, but it actually shipped from the supplier "Carbsmart", which offers a variety of low-carb items for those following a controlled-carbohydrate approach to eating. By the way, this way of eating has gotten me back to my college weight in record time, and with no trouble maintaining that weight now that I'm there.

A final tip about this product: be adventurous and doctor up the recipes on the box as you see fit. For example, some melted butter and/or a little grated parmesan cheese in the biscuit batter will make for a tastier, more interesting biscuit, and I already told you about the adding-blueberries-to-the-pancake-batter thing. Chopped strawberries in the pancake batter works great, too! And I'm still determined to find a way to make decent pizza crust out of this stuff.

I've only really used this for pancakes so far (less one attempt at making chicken fingers - it was ok). The pancakes are really pretty good. I've used this recipe: 1/2c. mix, 1 egg, 1/4 tspn. baking powder (keeps it light), 1 1/2 tspn Splenda and enough liquid to reach normal batter consistency (start with 1/4 c. and add more if needed - cream and a little water is ok, but unsweetened soy milk is excellent for this). Cook in liberal amount of butter and you shouldn't be disappointed. Makes one really big pancake or several smaller ones!