tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093256709696565732.post5099806688766092344..comments2013-09-24T20:10:43.392+12:00Comments on The Cook's Sponge: Glucose as a sugar alternative, and vanilla biscuits.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093256709696565732.post-65549108021980357792013-01-19T20:45:55.509+13:002013-01-19T20:45:55.509+13:00Oooh, thanks for sharing the recipe! Sounds tasty!...Oooh, thanks for sharing the recipe! Sounds tasty!Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093256709696565732.post-60420444010858612392013-01-14T16:45:11.315+13:002013-01-14T16:45:11.315+13:00This is great Summer. So glad you're on board....This is great Summer. So glad you're on board. I definitely think it's a good idea to do a straight swap from sugar to glucose, then play around with the amounts next time if you want a bit more sweetness. I have tended to find I don't need any more, especially if there are plenty of other interesting flavours in the mix. And thanks for the recipe! I believe I have that book somewhere, I must dig it out!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13801159276016420239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093256709696565732.post-80184265679104129972013-01-11T19:34:44.908+13:002013-01-11T19:34:44.908+13:00Well, I don't know if anyone but Angela will s...Well, I don't know if anyone but Angela will see this update, but I finally got around to doing some baking with glucose today. I chose a recipe that has a fair bit of natural sweetness, so I used the same weight of glucose as I would have of caster sugar. The recipe was Annabel Karmel's carrot and pineapple muffins (recipe below), and I followed it exactly, except for the substituting the sugar for glucose. <br />It definitely wasn't as sweet as when I have made the previously, but they were still delicious. I took them to a friend's for morning tea as mini muffins and the kids (and us!) gobbled them up. My kids were asking for them all afternoon. It was great knowing that a special treat was relatively healthy. Thanks so much for the inspiration and doing all the hard work for me to reap the benefits Angela! I'll definitely make these again and will do more experimenting with glucose.<br /><br />Carrot and Pineapple Muffins <br />(from Annabel Karmel's new complete baby and toddler meal planner)<br />100g plain flour<br />100g wholemeal flour<br />1 tsp baking powder<br />3/4 tsp baking soda<br />1 tsp ground cinnamon<br />1 tsp ground ginger<br />1/2 tsp salt<br />175ml vegetable oil (I used rice bran)<br />75g caster sugar (I used 75g glucose powder)<br />2 eggs<br />125g grated carrots<br />225g canned crushed pineapple, drained<br />100g raisins<br /><br />Preheat oven to 180 C. Sift together first 7 dry ingredients and mix well.<br />Beat oil, sugar and eggs together well. Add carrots, pineapple and raisins. <br />Gradually add flour mixture, beating just enough to combine all ingredients.<br />Pour into lined muffin trays and bake for about 25 minutes or until golden (I used mini muffins and baked them for about 11 minutes). Cool on a wire rack.Summernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093256709696565732.post-8538047166472458112012-12-04T15:47:24.851+13:002012-12-04T15:47:24.851+13:00Any time! I also made a batch where I replaced the...Any time! I also made a batch where I replaced the vanilla with 1T of ground ginger and 1T of water. Yummy!Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093256709696565732.post-7214749028267504012012-11-29T21:08:20.792+13:002012-11-29T21:08:20.792+13:00Thanks Kristin, that's encouraging.Thanks Kristin, that's encouraging.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13801159276016420239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093256709696565732.post-28552772291323715922012-11-28T10:44:38.990+13:002012-11-28T10:44:38.990+13:00LOL yeah, it's like lollies and marshmallows t...LOL yeah, it's like lollies and marshmallows that have big wording announcing 99% fat free... or in other words, 98% sugar!Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093256709696565732.post-64803072715450657032012-11-27T19:21:58.548+13:002012-11-27T19:21:58.548+13:00Thanks for the recipe! We've been fructose fre...Thanks for the recipe! We've been fructose free for a couple of months now, and I found these quick and easy and really tasty. They got a big thumbs up from hubby too. And in regards to the other comments, we have a dextrose based hot chocolate with a bikkie or three every evening, and we still managed t lose a couple of kg each. Not fast, and nothing if we pig out, but even when I feel like I've been a total glutton I still don't gain anything!Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093256709696565732.post-32632772298409000872012-11-19T22:37:21.865+13:002012-11-19T22:37:21.865+13:00Sounds great!Sounds great!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13801159276016420239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093256709696565732.post-84087318042511736242012-11-19T22:33:17.813+13:002012-11-19T22:33:17.813+13:00Ha ha, yes the low-fat-but-bucket-loads-of-sugar t...Ha ha, yes the low-fat-but-bucket-loads-of-sugar thing has annoyed me for many years. I hope you enjoyed both your jaffa cakes! Do let me know how the vanilla biscuits go.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13801159276016420239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093256709696565732.post-72522779826710927852012-11-19T22:26:03.586+13:002012-11-19T22:26:03.586+13:00Great timing! - I was inspired by your posts and b...Great timing! - I was inspired by your posts and bought a box of glucose last week with the intention of using it in coffee in place of sugar (my Dad's used it for years), and was wondering how it would work in baking as well. Hooray!Spaghettinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093256709696565732.post-83764285232312621402012-11-19T12:53:02.925+13:002012-11-19T12:53:02.925+13:00Sugar free household here for the past year. Forge...Sugar free household here for the past year. Forget about gi use dextrose instead of sugar and you will find it makes you very full and you will eat far less of it.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093256709696565732.post-24791373678204219522012-11-19T11:00:03.728+13:002012-11-19T11:00:03.728+13:00It's great to hear there might be an alternati...It's great to hear there might be an alternative Angela - really interesting. You've had me reading packets since I read your last post! Interesting to know that dextrose is another name for glucose. I've seen that on some packets and wondered where it fitted in to the sugar debate.<br /><br />I also got unfeasibly frustrated at a jaffa cake someone gave me the other day when the packet proudly announced "only 1g of fat per biscuit" - "BUT how much sugar?" I thought (as I reached for another!)<br /><br />Love the idea of the vanilla biscuits - will give them a go. Thanks.Carolinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093256709696565732.post-73260768834471309012012-11-18T22:08:02.653+13:002012-11-18T22:08:02.653+13:00Hi Shashi, great to have another experienced non-f...Hi Shashi, great to have another experienced non-frustose-er on board. I really will have to read David Gillespie's books. I know that he lost alot of weight and that glucose is a regular part of his family's diet. Perhaps he didn't have any when actually losing weight. Though I understand that glucose is a crucial part of our diet, and given what happens to calories from glucose (see my comment to Ann above) I would have expected swapping glucose for sugar would go a significant way towards losing weight. More for me to learn...Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13801159276016420239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093256709696565732.post-43393605619230278352012-11-18T22:03:20.385+13:002012-11-18T22:03:20.385+13:00Thanks Maggie that's really interesting. It...Thanks Maggie that's really interesting. It's great to have you here! I am keen to read Sweet Poison. Have you come across any negative effects of using glucose as regularly as we tend to use sugar? Do you see any problems with it being such a high GI?Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13801159276016420239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093256709696565732.post-54934432964164512182012-11-18T20:12:24.033+13:002012-11-18T20:12:24.033+13:00I also have been fructose free for about 2 months ...I also have been fructose free for about 2 months since reading David Gillespie's 2 books - Sweet Poison Quit Plan and Big Fat Lies.<br />Since going fructose free I find the need have sweet food in my diet grows less and less and natural foods that used not to taste sweet, now I notice for their sweetness.<br />In David's books I think he says that using Glucose replacement is fine if you need the sweetness and is great for your sugar-detox but eating too much glucose will not help you lose weight if that's your goal.<br />Love to see the fructose free advice getting out there more and more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698668858645640029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093256709696565732.post-48424841519496719242012-11-18T19:32:55.991+13:002012-11-18T19:32:55.991+13:00Hi Ann, no glucose is not particularly low in calo...Hi Ann, no glucose is not particularly low in calories. A google search showed me that fructose and glucose are about the same in calories. However, about 80% of glucose calories are used (in fact needed) by the body's organs, and ultimately only about 1/2 a calorie ends us being stored as fat. However, about 30 calories from fructose are stored as fat. So even though they start out similar (if you are only looking at the calorie count,)when it comes to fat they are completely different. Is the aim of a zero calorie diet to lose weight? I presumed all food had some calories actually, I'm not an expert on this at all. Do tell me more. Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13801159276016420239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093256709696565732.post-89466049706311459102012-11-18T17:52:27.927+13:002012-11-18T17:52:27.927+13:00I have read all of David Gillespie's books and...I have read all of David Gillespie's books and for approx five months now have been sugar free. I leant the books to a friend and have not seen them since. When we have been getting together with a group for a shared meal I have been making a carrot cake substituting the glucose for sugar in both the cake and the cream cheese icing, and it was fantastic. The first time I used grated apple in the cake batter as I was worried it would not be sweet enough, but found it too sweet so have since left it out and used extra walnuts instead of the fruit :) <br /><br />MaggieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093256709696565732.post-78878969302090845542012-11-18T17:24:20.685+13:002012-11-18T17:24:20.685+13:00I'm on this diet and can't have carbs or s...I'm on this diet and can't have carbs or sugar. So I'm interested in sugar alternatives with zero calories or almost. Where does glucose stand in that respect? Thanks :-)<br />AnnAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09147209850653928089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093256709696565732.post-19004999265868523792012-11-18T16:07:02.834+13:002012-11-18T16:07:02.834+13:00That's great that there is something almost as...That's great that there is something almost as good as sugar!! I have been thinking about every bit of sugar I have eaten lately. Still eating it though! I will pick up some glucose next time and give it a try. I'm fine with things being less sweet. Thanks for experimenting!Bear and Lillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442540370291265475noreply@blogger.com