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Stevia Sweet Recipes, Sugar-Free -- Naturally! 2nd edition Author: Jeffrey Goettemoeller Illustrator: Susan Cavaciuti Publisher: Vital Health Publishing 168 recipes & 196 pages Lay-flat spiral binding ISBN 1-890612-13-8 Retail price: $13.95 |
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Stevia in the Kitchen by Jeffrey Goettemoeller There are hundreds of species of the genus Stevia native to North and South America. Only one species, rebaudiana, tastes sweet enough to be called "sweet leaf" in Brazil and Paraguay where it grows wild. Amazingly, Stevia sweetens with almost zero calories, does not encourage cavities, is non-glycemic, and may even strengthen the pancreas. All this makes it a great natural alternative to artificial sweeteners and sugar. Recipes The recipes in Stevia Sweet Recipes were carefully designed and tested to help your stevia dishes taste great the first time. One of the nice things about stevia is that, unlike aspartame, it is heat-stable. This means it works in almost any type of dish when the recipe is properly designed. Certain issues do present a challenge when cooking with stevia. First, very little is required due to its tremendous sweetness. Bulk that would normally be provided by sugar must instead be supplied by other dry ingredients. Also, some way must be found to distribute the small amount of stevia evenly throughout the other ingredients. Sometimes this is done by mixing with liquid ingredients first. Another challenge is the slight taste of stevia itself. This is not a problem if ingredients are adjusted and selected so that they interact harmoniously with the stevia. Green Stevia Powder is more of a challenge in this regard than is Stevia Extract Powder Stevia Products Stevia Extract Powder Pure Stevia Extract Powder is your best choice for most recipes. Almost all of the recipes in Stevia Sweet Recipes list it as an option. This white powder is an extract of the sweet glycosides in the stevia plant. Because of their unique structure, these glycosides do not contribute calories to the diet. The main glycoside is called stevioside. Stevia Extract Powder contains 80-95% stevioside. The percentage should be listed on the label. We recommend a pure stevia product, with no maltodextrin or other fillers. These fillers may not be tolerated by those who must avoid easily metabolized carbohydrates, and the "pure" Stevia Extract Powder is almost always a better buy in terms of sweetening power for your money. Our recipes use the pure extract. . conversion rate: Stevia Extract powder is 200 to 300 times sweeter than regular white sugar. One teaspoon has roughly the same sweetening power as 1 cup granulated cane sugar, though the conversion rate varies depending on the ingredients it is combined with. This is one of the variables we had to nail down for each recipe in Stevia Sweet Recipes. Green Stevia Powder Green Stevia Powder is dried Stevia leaf which has been finely ground. Many of our recipes list it as an option. The green powder seems to work best with beverages, as well as pineapple, kiwi, and some pies. It contains the full range of nutrients found in stevia, but does present some additional challenges for use in recipes, with it's green color and licorice-like taste. We use it only in those recipes where it works well. One nice thing about Green Stevia Powder is that you can make it yourself by grinding dried leaves in a blender or coffee grinder with metal blades. You can even use home-grown stevia this way! Conversion rate: A good rule of thumb is to use 3-4 teaspoons of Green Stevia Powder in place of 1 cup of regular cane sugar. Here again, the conversion rate varies according to the recipe. Liquid Stevia Extract While liquid extract is not used in Stevia Sweet Recipes, it is convenient for sweetening beverages. Most liquid extracts have an alcohol base, though a water extract may be made by boiling or soaking fresh or dried leaves leaves and straining with a coffee filter, or by stirring Stevia Extract Powder into water. Steve Marsden of Herbal Advantage recommends combining 1 teaspoon of Stevia Extract Powder with 3 tablespoons of water. Water extracts have a limited shelf life and should be stored in the refrigerator. A dropper bottle works well as a dispenser. Feel free to contact me by e-mail if you have any questions: |
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Stevia in the Kitchen by Jeffrey Goettemoeller There are hundreds of species of the genus Stevia native to North and South America. Only one species, rebaudiana, tastes sweet enough to be called "sweet leaf" in Brazil and Paraguay where it grows wild. Amazingly, Stevia sweetens with almost zero calories, does not encourage cavities, is non-glycemic, and may even strengthen the pancreas. All this makes it a great natural alternative to artificial sweeteners and sugar. Recipes The recipes in Stevia Sweet Recipes were carefully designed and tested to help your stevia dishes taste great the first time. One of the nice things about stevia is that, unlike aspartame, it is heat-stable. This means it works in almost any type of dish when the recipe is properly designed. Certain issues do present a challenge when cooking with stevia. First, very little is required due to its tremendous sweetness. Bulk that would normally be provided by sugar must instead be supplied by other dry ingredients. Also, some way must be found to distribute the small amount of stevia evenly throughout the other ingredients. Sometimes this is done by mixing with liquid ingredients first. Another challenge is the slight taste of stevia itself. This is not a problem if ingredients are adjusted and selected so that they interact harmoniously with the stevia. Green Stevia Powder is more of a challenge in this regard than is Stevia Extract Powder Stevia Products Stevia Extract Powder Pure Stevia Extract Powder is your best choice for most recipes. Almost all of the recipes in Stevia Sweet Recipes list it as an option. This white powder is an extract of the sweet glycosides in the stevia plant. Because of their unique structure, these glycosides do not contribute calories to the diet. The main glycoside is called stevioside. Stevia Extract Powder contains 80-95% stevioside. The percentage should be listed on the label. We recommend a pure stevia product, with no maltodextrin or other fillers. These fillers may not be tolerated by those who must avoid easily metabolized carbohydrates, and the "pure" Stevia Extract Powder is almost always a better buy in terms of sweetening power for your money. Our recipes use the pure extract. . conversion rate: Stevia Extract powder is 200 to 300 times sweeter than regular white sugar. One teaspoon has roughly the same sweetening power as 1 cup granulated cane sugar, though the conversion rate varies depending on the ingredients it is combined with. This is one of the variables we had to nail down for each recipe in Stevia Sweet Recipes. Green Stevia Powder Green Stevia Powder is dried Stevia leaf which has been finely ground. Many of our recipes list it as an option. The green powder seems to work best with beverages, as well as pineapple, kiwi, and some pies. It contains the full range of nutrients found in stevia, but does present some additional challenges for use in recipes, with it's green color and licorice-like taste. We use it only in those recipes where it works well. One nice thing about Green Stevia Powder is that you can make it yourself by grinding dried leaves in a blender or coffee grinder with metal blades. You can even use home-grown stevia this way! Conversion rate: A good rule of thumb is to use 3-4 teaspoons of Green Stevia Powder in place of 1 cup of regular cane sugar. Here again, the conversion rate varies according to the recipe. Liquid Stevia Extract While liquid extract is not used in Stevia Sweet Recipes, it is convenient for sweetening beverages. Most liquid extracts have an alcohol base, though a water extract may be made by boiling or soaking fresh or dried leaves leaves and straining with a coffee filter, or by stirring Stevia Extract Powder into water. Steve Marsden of Herbal Advantage recommends combining 1 teaspoon of Stevia Extract Powder with 3 tablespoons of water. Water extracts have a limited shelf life and should be stored in the refrigerator. A dropper bottle works well as a dispenser. Feel free to contact me by e-mail if you have any questions: |
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Stevia Sweet Recipes, Sugar-Free -- Naturally! 2nd edition Author: Jeffrey Goettemoeller Illustrator: Susan Cavaciuti Publisher: Vital Health Publishing 168 recipes & 196 pages Lay-flat spiral binding ISBN 1-890612-13-8 Retail price: $13.95 |
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