Cooking Acacia
#139228 - 01/17/05 06:07 AM
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I have recently started to put my morning dose of Acacia in with my porridge (whilst cooking). Is this okay or am I making the Acacia less effective?
Judith
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In a recent newsletter Heather addressed just this question. YES, it is fine to cook with it and in fact it seems to make baked goods more moist and stay fresh longer.
I love being able to measure it into my cream of wheat in the morning and cook it right in. I can't stand having to mix stuff in liquid and drink it so this works out perfectly for me.
Now if I could figure out how to take it so easily later in the day other than w/applesauce......
Cindy
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Cindy
What is cream of wheat? Itsounds lovely. (here in the UK we struggle with quite a lot of differences as to names of food etc.) I had read that we could put the Acacia into baking but I also read on site earlier that if we boil the acacia it changes to a different substance and I am wondering if it makes the Acacia ineffective. I did think of adding it to my porridge when it is cooked but it tends to go a bit lumpy however careful you are so I decided to put it into the pan whilst cooking my porridge (with soya milk and water).
Thanks for your comments
Judith
Covenetry, UK
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Hi, Judith and welcome!
I think it's called farina in the UK but I'm not sure. Speaking of different names, is porridge what we call oatmeal?
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I bake it into muffins, etc.. so far I'm up to 6 tablespoons per 12 muffin batch can't seem to get past that point without it affecting the muffins.. I've also stired it into my pasta sauce at the table, and other things like that without a second thought... I try as much as I can to add it to my meal.. including into beans, and other things so I don't have to eat sperately to take it.
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Laura
I assume that oatmeal is our porridge! You mix oats, milk and water and cook it in a saucepan on the cooking hob or it can be all put into a bowl and cooked in the microwave (I prefer to make it in the saucepan).
Judith
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Wow, 6 Tbl. per 12 muffin recipe!!!! I just use one when I've been baking, but I'm sure going to start increasing it. Thanks.
I stir the acacia into any kind of a sauce we might have with our meals. I've been trying some of the recipes posted here and a lot of times (especially with the crockpot ones) you will have some broth or juices you can thicken with cornstarch and I just slip in some acacia too. No one else in the family knows it and I don't tell them. Figure it's good for them too. 
Cindy
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I use the soy milk to cool down my oatmeal, and since I only use a little milk, I add the acacia to that. It doesn't get lumpy that way.
Kat
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