CarbQuick

[MotherOfGizmo]

Nullo, I just went to that site and did a search for Carb Quick and it said no results...any clue as to how I should do the search?

[Fluffynomore]

It's in the drop-down menu on the right (I hope this is what you are looking for)~

http://www23.netrition.com/tova_carbquik_page.html

[MotherOfGizmo]

It's in the drop-down menu on the right (I hope this is what you are looking for)~

http://www23.netrition.com/tova_carbquik_page.html

Ah ha! thank you, I was spelling it with a "c" carbquick! :nono

[NulloModo]

To make biscuits you would do the same thing you would with bisquick: cut in some butter, mix in a little milk, lightly toss the dough together, roll it out, and cut.

Carb count is 2 grams net per 1/4 cup of dry mix, or something like that, which rounds out to around 2 grams net carbs for a biscuit.

[JoanOH]

Thanks very much for all this info on what sounds like a worthwhile product! I'm still debating whether I'll give it a try -- those biscuits sound TOO good to this ex-breadaholic!

Joan J

[LindaJay]

I have looked all over for CQ, and I finally ordered it online from Netrition -- http://www.netrition.com/. They have the three pound boxes and flat shipping, so my suggestion would be to wait until you are low on supplies and just order from there since the prices are pretty good and the shipping is the same whether you order just the CQ or a few more things!

They have a pretty decent variety of stuff -- Steele's stuff, all the Atkins stuff, Syrups, crackers -- and of course just about every other bar, candy, etc. -- including SF chocolate chips! They also have dreamfields pasta which I use for the whole family and it's the same price as the supermarket here.

So, instead of spending the $6 bucks or so for the CQ and another $5-$6 bucks for shipping -- I spent $52 bucks for my first order! So, be careful!

[LindaJay]

I made some CQ BlueBerry Cake that was pretty darn good! I have ordered more of this stuff and keep experimenting --- but I still haven't made those sausage biscuits and gravy! I'll post the recipe -- I added some chopped pecans on top, cinnamon and a little cream cheese icing drizzle, and it was quite tasty!

[Jen111]

There is another Bisquick substitute that you can make yourself in your own kitchen - cheaper and the recipes are free, including a Red Lobster-style biscuit recipe! Tastes very good too and I've used the Biskmix (tm) in many Bisquick recipes very successfully, following the simple rules for substitution. I love my cobbler recipe (nicer than the real thing) in the latest cookbook, Splendid Low-Carbing for Life, Volume 2. The homemade Biskmix (tm) is as low-carb as Carbquik. It's not salty and I like the flavor very will. I like it, especially since I cannot afford the shipping on the Carbquik product to Canada - it will cost me $21 total for 1 lb!!

Here is the Bisquick substitute in the free Splendid Low-Carbing Magazine: http://low-carb.us/magazine.html Hope a few of you will go and take a look. The next magazine comes out before Valentine's day and will have a couple of good articles in it too. Anyone can be a part of it - just contact me with your ideas. I am most open to suggestions, but just remember it is a free ezine, however, full credit will be given where credit is due! I know there is a lot of talent on this board.

Also, just want to say it's incredible that this board allows me to post this kind of information and I'm really grateful. It also makes me realize that the management on this board is interested in supplying its members with useful low-carb information from various sources, whereas LCF's will withhold it! I know all about the "Draconian/controlling" managment at lowcarbfriends unfortunately. It used to be my board of choice from 1999 to mid-2004 - NOT anymore. I believe THIS board is destined to do better than them in the long run and I for one certainly feel it is deserved.

[sadie147]

Jenn, if you want to order any LC products in canada there is an online store http://www.lowcarbfooddepot.com. The carbquick is $9 cdn right now and they seem to have all the usual products. Shipping is $8 though so i'd say you wouldn't wanna just order one box i guess...probably better if you are ordering other things.

I'm dying to try this stuff!

[sadie147]

and great magazine by the way! was looking at it earlier today..

[JoanOH]

Well, I received my first box of CarbQuik yesterday and made a pizza last night. To the crust recipe on the box I added some minced garlic and oregano, then brushed on some olive oil and baked it without sauce or toppings for 7 mins in a 450 oven. Then I added some alfredo sauce, cubes of chicken, brocolli flowerettes, a bit of chopped green onion, black olives, more oregano, some red pepper flakes and topped it with a very light layer of mozzarella. Baked it until the cheese was bubbly - about 8-10 minutes.

The pizza was really good, but I found the crust dry (though it didn't crumble, you could pick up a piece with your hands). I'd never made a pizza crust with bisquik, but I imagine that's exactly how it tastes DH liked it a lot more than I did. I estimated the carbs to be about 5 per slice, with 8 servings for the entire pizza.

So the good news - it did definitely have a bisquik texture and taste to it. A bit bland, but I can rectify that with adding some salt in next time. I'm wondering if it might have a better texture if I use half cream - half water to make the crust, or maybe add in some olive oil.

I also rec'd my Da Vinci Banana syrup yesterday, but I'm in no rush to try making banana bread -- actually, I'm dying to try it and that tells me maybe I better not...lol. Sounds like a "slippery slope" to me! Maybe next week.

I think before I re-order I will try Jen's bisquik replacement mix and see if it has similar taste/texture. I just can't stand anything with soy flour in it and not crazy about almond flour either. Carbquik doesn't have any of that "fake" taste that I dislike so much, so it will be interesting to compare the two.

Joan J

[Jen111]

Thank you, Sadie!

Interesting reading your post, Joan. I'll just let you in on something re the Biskmix, as I don't want you to feel disappointed and want you to know more or less what to expect - it is not a doughy type of mix that you would use in yeast recipes - so it is probably quite different to Carbquik or Bisquick in that respect, however, it works in Bisquick recipes as a substitute and adds a new and unique dimension to those recipes that will probably not be quite like those other products - and yet, it produces moist products, not salty and really tasty. To be honest, I can't remember what Bisquick tastes like (I thought it had a baking soda aftertaste?) and I've never tried Carbquik. If you don't like ground almonds, maybe try ground hazelnuts. You could be starting on a bad footing trying my Biskmix (tm) if you don't like ground almonds. By the way I used vanilla whey protein sweetened with sucralose. I get 1 kg of it at Costco for $20, however, that is in Canada, and I'm not sure if it is available in American Costco stores or not.

We like the Biskmix (tm) very much and it worked great in an apple crumble pie I made for the new cookbook. Even my non low-carbing sons love it! It works out to 8.6 g carbs. I think I'll post this recipe and perhaps my cobbler recipe in the recipe room for folks to try, because they are very "strong" recipes.

The Biskmix (tm) is just for folks who are into cooking and baking quite a lot and don't mind the extra effort involved - and I'm betting it is cheaper - especially for us Canadians.

Thanks for your interest. It is appreciated. :hug

Edited to say: I can't eat soy flour or soy products either, because of my thyroid disease.

[NulloModo]

Joan -

The pizza recipe on the carbquick box is very biscuity, yes. I am playing around with using CQ as a straight flour sub to make a real pizza dough, and have had some success so far. I keep meaning to play around with it more, but it looks like it will get pushed off till this weekend again before I try another pizza with it. My last attempt had a great crust, a very good flavor, didn't get soggy, but was a tad dry and not quite chewy enough, I have some ideas to fix these things and will post back after I play around.

[JoanOH]

Joan -

The pizza recipe on the carbquick box is very biscuity, yes. I am playing around with using CQ as a straight flour sub to make a real pizza dough, and have had some success so far. I keep meaning to play around with it more, but it looks like it will get pushed off till this weekend again before I try another pizza with it. My last attempt had a great crust, a very good flavor, didn't get soggy, but was a tad dry and not quite chewy enough, I have some ideas to fix these things and will post back after I play around.

So you're looking at a yeast dough but with carbquik in place of the regular flour? Or will you be adding other flours to it as well?

I have no idea -- at what point is Yeast allowed back in our diets? (or was it ever out -- and it's just the flour we couldn't have...)

I'll look forward to what you come up with. If I can find an answer to the yeast question, I might try this as well. I used to make an EXCELLENT yeast pizza dough!

Joan J

[Jen111]

This is not a competition, but I thought I'd mention I do also have a cup-for-cup substitution for white flour bake mix which makes great breads, pizza doughs and tortillas, cinnamon buns (all recipes using yeast), etc. as detailed in my cookbooks - they taste like the real thing too. In fact, my pizza dough crust (thin, crispy crust) is preferred by our sons to the doughy, white thick pizza crust you get at Costco. I also have a deep dish pizza dough. The carbs usually run at around 4 grams for a slice of pizza crust and 5 grams for an oat tortilla.

To be honest, Joan, when a person is still wanting to lose a bit of weight, it's best to continue on the path that one has been successful on. Once one starts adding breads, I tend to think it is more maintenance or pre-maintenance food for most of us. My husband who does not have metabolic resistance to weight loss quite like I do, can eat bread, etc. and still lose weight and he always eats bread (low-carb), but I completely stall. Just a word of caution... everyone is different though.