Tuesday, August 07, 2012

"Cheese-Itz"


Now that I'm trying to get my levels down, I am desperate for snacks I can munch on without guilt. Cheez-Its are my favorite temptation...so we found a recipe for low-phe "cheese" crackers. I haven't made them in many years and couldn't find all the same products as in our original recipe...but it still worked well. 


Recipe:
1 1/2c. Low-Pro Baking Flour (I used Country Sunrise or LoProfin)
1/2c. cheese sauce mix (I used country sunrise)
1 1/2t. baking powder
salt to taste
1/3c. butter flavored Crisco
1/4 c. water


Mix dry ingredients. Cut crisco in mixer or food processor until it is crumbly. Add water and mix until moistened. Divide dough in half keeping unused portion covered. 
"Dough" looks like this
Roll out to 1/8' thick or less (thin is better) between 2 pieces of wax paper ( I used saran wrap in the picture...it doesn't work as well- I ended up rolling it out directly on the pan). 
Roll out very thin
Cut with a pizza or pastry cutter.
 You should try to make better lines than I did :)
 Pierce each with a fork or toothpick. Bake on 500 for 4-5 minutes. Let cool and enjoy. Repeat with second half of the dough. They will store well in ziplock bags...but mine never last long so I can't tell you how long they stay fresh.

Finished Crackers

50g of crackers = 17.5mg/PHE

TIPS
If they are too chewy, roll thinner next time
If they burn they are too thin. 
Be conservative on the salt until you find the best amount that works for you.  You can always shake salt in the bag after they are done to add more...it won't stick as well but it taste the same.

CaminoPro COMPLETE Fruit

First of all, let me say that since my last review of the Peanut Butter flavored bars, I've decided I love them. Cambrooke is brilliant. If you didn't see my edit on that review, the "fresh" bars (not mailed in 100+ temps) were creamy and amazing. I'll have to wait until temp drops to order more.

Fruit Bar in the Car- great for on the go

That being said, I was not a fan of the fruit frenzy bars. I saved this one for a road trip to the city. I figured it would be great for a formula on the go. And it was very convenient. The flavor was good...it tasted like some sort of cereal bar with white chocolate coating.

However, I slightly overreacted to the texture. No one told me it had crunchy somethings inside. I'm not entirely sure what it was (fruit? nuts?) I am sure many people will like this bar...for the record I just don't do textures well. If you like fruit flavor you will probably like this bar. But personally, I'll stick with the peanut butter :)
chunky texture things- eww :(