Easy sour cream recipe

I have some recipes that call for sour cream, but sour cream isn't cheap in my place so I sometimes feel hesitant buying it. Another issue is that I am seldom able to consume the entire cup - a total waste of money! So I thought I should try to use sour cream alternatives that would yield the same result in baking, but use cheaper ingredients. I'd also like to try sour cream substitute on recipes that call for yogurt because the yogurt that I get in my local grocery stores contain gelatin and I *think* the gelatin is making my baked goods rubbery.

Here's an easy sour cream recipe from The Frugal Chef  that I'd like to try:

Simple milk tea recipe. Sugar free

Missing teh tarik, I made a cup of simple milk tea today. Not as good but it's alright.

Ingredients:
1 lipton yellow label tea bag
3/4 cup hot water ( try 1/2 cup for more tea flavor)
1/4 tsp stevia powder or more

Procedures:
Let tea bag steep in hot water for 3-5 minutes
Add milk and stevia then stir.

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Low Carb Cloud Bread

Trying my best to avoid breads, I am taking note of this cloud bread recipe for future use. The recipe is titled "carb free cloud bread" but it has some carbs, actually, so I'm going to call it low carb cloud bread instead. I read that while it's fresh from the oven, it's like meringue in texture, but once cooled inside a sealed container, it turns "nice and chewy".

Flourless brownie recipes

OK so on Monday I'll work as an employee for the first time. For 2 years I worked from home with a foreign company, but my employment will need me to take a train, a jeepney, and about 20 minutes walk to get to the office. So, it's gonna be more tiresome. And I will miss having meals and snacks always ready in the fridge at home.

I think bringing some homemade baked goods will me will keep me from being lonely at the office. What I plan to bring is brownies, and I'm taking note of some recipes I'd like to try.

I've been trying to avoid grains in my food so no matter how much I love my old fudgy brownies recipe (try it!), I'm gonna try these:

Low-Carb Flourless Chocolate and Oatmeal Cluster Cookies

Oatmeal is what I have almost everyday for breakfast. It provides my body energy and fiber, it's easy to prepare (instant ones), and it's so good when sweetened!

In attempt to divert from the usual oatmeal breakfast (in a bowl, with water and sweetener), I'll try making oatmeal cookies instead for breakfast. These cookies can even be made the day or night before, which saves more time in the morning. :) And of course they are good to eat at any time of the day too!

Low-carb almond flour snickerdoodle cookies recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter (1 stick) softened at room temperature or melted slightly in the microwave at lowest setting

1 1/2 cups almond flour or almond meal (almond flour gives a more finely-textured cookie)

3/4 cup granular Splenda or Stevia-in-the-Raw Granulated Sweetener (or sugar if you don't care about having low-sugar cookies)

1/4 cup brown sugar (or use 1/4 cup more granular Splenda or Stevia, or any proportions of sugar/Splenda/brown sugar you prefer to make 1 cup total sweetener)

1 egg

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1/4 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. cream of tartar



Ingredients for rolling cookies:

2 T granular Splenda or Stevia-in-the-Raw Granulated Sweetener

2 tsp. brown sugar

3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

Details: http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2005/10/attempting-low-carb-dessert-recipea.html

Meringue Cookies Recipe

3 large egg whites (3 ounces or 90 grams)

1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

3/4 cup (150 grams) superfine or caster sugar (or process granulated sugar 30-60 seconds in a food processor)

1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract



Source: http://www.joyofbaking.com/MeringueCookies.html#ixzz2XWffmQmc


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3 egg whites
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup Splenda granular (I used a little less than 2/3)
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 handful of crushed almonds (optional) or 1 pecans (optional)

Details: http://www.food.com/recipe/south-beach-diet-friendly-chocolate-meringue-cookies-353514?oc=linkback


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3 egg whites
1-1/2 teaspoons clear vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
Dash salt
3/4 cup sugar

Details: http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/vanilla-meringue-cookies

Peanut butter cookies recipe - no sugar added

1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar substitute
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix all ingredients, drop by teaspoons onto cookie sheet, and bake at 175 degrees Celsius for 12 minutes or until set.

Source: http://www.food.com/recipe/low-carb-peanut-butter-cookies-67015?oc=linkback

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Flourless, Sugar-Free Peanut Butter Cookies
(Makes about 2 dozen small cookies, recipe adapted from Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies from Cookie Madness.)

Ingredients:
1 large egg
1 cup granular Splenda or Stevia-in-the-Raw Granulated Sweetener
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. Mexican vanilla (or vanilla extract)
1 cup creamy natural peanut butter (check sugar content, the one I used had only 1 gram sugar per serving)
1 tsp. water
1/3 cup chopped peanuts (optional)

Details: http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2007/10/recipe-for-flourless-sugar-free-peanut.html#sthash.bA3TWF3W.dpuf

Apple Muffins

This makes about 6 muffins. It's supposed to make 9 but I had six because I used square muffin pans which are a bit large.

Cherry Fudge Cheesecake Recipe

Here's a cheesecake recipe I found on the leaflet of a pan I just bought. I haven't tried it yet, but based on a quick Google search, I think this is a Betty Crocker recipe :)

The "Betty Crocker® Original Supreme Premium brownie mix" already includes chocolate syrup, I believe.

Roman Style Chicken (Recipe)

This blog may be called "Pinay Baker" but I want to post recipe of non-baked foods too! :)

You will like this chicken recipe if you like Italian flavors and the tangy taste.

The capers I use are the ones in bottles, soaked vinegar, so that brings the tangy taste to my dish.

Banana Muffins with Chocolate Chips (Recipe)

I rarely make anything people like, to be honest, but my friends liked the banana muffins I made yesterday. The muffins were made as gift to a friend who was celebrating her birthday, but I brought a few extras for the others to taste. They said the banana flavor is very rich. I thought so too. The texture is soft, and has a rich buttery banana flavor.

Get the recipe now :D

Chocolate Mousse (Recipe)

Caramel Cream Frosting (Recipe) by Catzie

This is a modified version of the caramel filling I make for my banoffee pie. It is less sweet because I add cream and a pinch of salt, and to stabilize it I add gelatin powder.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar
400 ml condensed milk
250 ml chilled all purpose cream
1 tsp vanilla
a pinch of salt
10 grams gelatin powder

Melt butter and then add sugar. Stir until foamy.
Add condensed milk. Simmer 5 minutes then transfer to mixing bowl.
When it is cooled, mix in chilled cream, vanilla, and salt.
Dissolve gelatin powder in as little HOT water as possible and mix into caramel mixture.
Chill the caramel frosting "a bit" and then whip to achieve a lighter texture. I said "chill a bit" because if it is chilled for too long, the gelatin will solidify and you'll get uneven texture when you whip.

Lemon Chiffon Cake (Recipe)