Revolution Rolls

These are a staple of Low Carb diets - sort of a cross between a popover and a meringue. Are they good? Well, to be honest - nope! If I weren't dieting I wouldn't eat them -but when doing Atkins and in need of something to hold tuna, a steak sandwich or all that butter you're allowed to eat - they are invaluable!!

3 eggs (room temperature)

3 tablespoons sour cream (or mayo or cream cheese)

1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Preheat oven to 300F.

Separate eggs, sprinkle cream of tartar over whites. Add sour cream to yolks.

Beat egg whites until stiff - at least 5 minutes.

Add a bit of whites to yolks to lighten them, then fold yolks into whites.

Mound up 6 piles on a parchment lined baking sheet and place in oven, bake for 30 minutes

Let them cool completely - then place in plastic bags - they will soften up and not be so meringuey - more like deflated popovers - and store in fridge.

These wind up at 50 calories, 0.5 carbs, - as opposed to a regular roll at 167 calories, 30g carbs, 1.3g fiber.

Low Carb Flax Muffins

Ok, It's time for some low carb food! It's not terrible to be on a low carb diet -but as much as I like steak and salads - I like something sweet and bready sometimes too ...

These muffins are kind of like banana bread or bran muffins - they don't taste like some weird health food - in other words I would even eat them if I wasn't on a diet (although I would add some raisins).

They are each 127 calories, with 1 net carb per muffin ( 4g carbs/3g fiber).

6 Tablespoons melted butter

3 eggs

0.25 cups sour cream (or heavy cream)

Beat these together & add:

0.5 cups Sugar Twin Brown ( or other sugar equivalent that measures as sugar)

1 Tsp vanilla

Mix the following together separately & then mix the following & add to above:

2 Tsp Cinnamon

1Tsp Nutmeg

1 rounded Tsp Baking Powder

1 cup Ground Flax seeds

0.25 cups Soy Flour

When they are mixed, place in 12 foil cupcake liners, and bake for 15 minutes at 375F.