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Thread: wondering about baking with stevia

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01-27-2008, 05:27 PM

LoDeSp

Junior Member

I am a: Type 2

Join Date: Sep 2007

Posts: 76

Quote:

Originally Posted by wiseguy

Personally, I believe Splenda to be very safe. That being said, there are Stevia recipes to be found at Steviva Brands, Inc. Stevia Recipe Site . For low carb baking, look into flax seed meal and Carbquik as alternatives to flour.

The flax seed meal I just got says its a replacement for the oil/shortening in recipes, not for the flour. But my wife has good luck replacing half of the flour with almond meal. It makes the cookies lighter and fluffier (though they're higher in calories).