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RUNAMOK MAMA'S BETTER THAN BAGELS

7/15/2017

 

you can just thank me now...

Of course, I am sure most Trim Healthy Mama group members have seen the recent craze:  Wholesome Yum's Low Carb Bagels with Almond Flour...  Anything that goes wild on THM's facebook groups can be considered "viral" for all intents and purposes! 

On its own merit, it is a terrific recipe and the ingredients fall into the "S" category for Trim Healthy Mama, so the craze is pretty much a no-brainer! 

Now, as is often the case since THM does not have a set upper limit for fatty foods, we can sometimes get a little too crazy, forgetting that at some point foods which are calorie-dense can stall our weight-loss progress. 

Since I love to eat, I decided it would be best if I could lighten this up a bit - so I substituted Trim Healthy Mama Baking Blend and Trim Healthy Mama Oat Fiber in place of some of the almond flour and made a few other adjustments as well.  *This is where I hope no one notices that I promptly slather butter on my lightened up version. 

These are SO good!  I was going to show some self restraint... but...
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INGREDIENTS  (yield 8 bagels)

1 C almond flour 
3/4 C Trim Healthy Mama Baking Blend (or RunAmok Mama's Quick Mix)
1/4 C Trim Healthy Mama Oat Fiber
1 1/3 TBS Aluminum-free Baking Powder
3 1/4 C shredded Mozzarella Cheese
3 oz Cream Cheese, cubed (or 1/3 less fat cream cheese)
2 large Eggs, beaten
*optional poppy and/or sesame seeds for topping
*optional egg white + water (or melted butter) to brush on top of bagels before adding seeds/baking

DIRECTIONS
  1. Preheat oven to 400 F.
  2. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper (NOT "wax paper".)
  3. In mixing bowl, mix all dry ingredients together.  (I used my Kitchen Aid mixing bowl.)
  4. In microwave safe bowl (or large glass measuring cup) add the mozzarella cheese and cream cheese.  Place in microwave for 30 seconds, stir and repeat several times until the cheese is fully melted and incorporated together.
  5. Roll the melted cheese mixture into the mixing bowl, add the beaten eggs, and turn the mixer on to low.  You will need to stir down the sides to make sure all the dry ingredients are mixed in.  Once mixed, knead with your hands until a pliable, elastic dough forms.   *If you do not have a mixer that will handle this heavier dough, you can stir ingredients together and then knead with your hands.
  6. To form bagels, you may use one of two methods.  First, separate dough into 8 equal parts.  Second, roll each into a slightly flattened ball and, with fingers, gently poke a hole in the middle, expanding the hole to approximately 2 inches. (The hole will reduce with cooking.)  Alternately, with hands, shape each into a long rope and then bring ends around and overlap to form a ring.  Press ends together, rolling gently until ring is the same thickness all the way around, creating the characteristic "bagel" shape.
  7. If desired, you may brush bagels with an egg white and water mixture, but I did not use here and they were great as it.
  8. If topping with poppy or sesame seeds, sprinkle them on a plate and press each bagel gently onto seeds, then place right-side-up on parchment-lined cookie sheet.
  9. Bake at 400 for 10 - 12 minutes, checking at 10 minutes to be sure they are not browning too quickly. 
  10. Remove from oven.  Try to wait until they are slightly cooled before slicing and slathering butter on them... Or not.  Whatever. 

    These are great "as is" or as a sandwich.  I will be updating with other variations soon, so check back! 


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Don't miss our RunAmok Mama's Better Than Bread Sticks recipe! 

Libby
7/25/2017 11:48:08 am

These look so delicious!! Is there a way to print the recipe? Thank you so much for sharing.

Mariruth
7/27/2017 11:30:30 am

When there isn't a print option available, I quite often copy a recipe and then paste into a word document and print from there. Hope that helps.

chris
7/27/2017 02:36:22 pm

highlight the part you want and left click your mouse. there will be a "print". this will print just what you highlight

Jaque
7/31/2017 08:50:21 am

So sorry, Libby - I do plan to set these up with a printable version at some point, but time is short here at RunAmok Farm -- so waiting for downtime over winter for site updates. I do see a print recommendation which works below, so hopefully that will help you for the time being.

lacey
7/25/2017 01:34:11 pm

Thank you for this! I have been following THM, but have yet to lose weight -- I think I must be over-doing calories. I am mostly sedentary and have the metabolism of a snail. I am going to focus on eating more 'light S' meals, with fuel pull snacks. (Instead of every S meal slathered in cheese, with heavy S desserts).

Jaque
7/31/2017 08:53:53 am

Hi Lacey!

Your description (metabolism of a snail) made me giggle. My thyroid has me up and down over the last 3 decades, so totally identifying with you this last year.

Light S and Deep S are great for promoting weight-loss... but please don't forget the E meals and snacks. We recommend 4-7 E's weekly... and a few E snacks as well.

Have you read RunAmok Mama's THM Made Easy? Following that schedule can give a jump start... If not, the Trim Healthy Mama Membership site is incredible and has several stubborn loser menus that get me going when I am stalled out.

Silvie
7/25/2017 02:14:38 pm

Thanks so much! I made some last Saturday and lightened them up as well....I used 1 cup of the almond flour and 3/4 cup of the THM baking blend....they turned out awesome and tasted very buttery. My hubby ate alot of them...They are great as sandwich bread and was thinking, instead of bagels...could just leave them straight and maked bread sticks to dip into EVOO with roasted garlic....drooling here...LOL!

Jaque
7/31/2017 08:55:18 am

Yay! They really are a tasty alternative to carby-breads! Did you see my RunAmok Mama's Better Than Bread Sticks? (Great minds! The roasted garlic though... drooooool.)

Jasmine
7/25/2017 04:41:59 pm

I've been wanting to try these, but had been going to try a lighter version. Thank you for doing this!

Jaque
7/31/2017 08:56:19 am

Yay! If you check out my RunAmok Mama's Better Than Bread Sticks, you will find that version even lighter than this one here. Both are good, and just depends upon your mood and the rest of dinner... but YUM!

Twila
7/27/2017 12:37:08 am

I think I'm going try this as a pizza crust!

Jaque
7/31/2017 08:57:18 am

Yes! It browns up nicely and is easy to pick up! My bread stick recipe, rolled out, is a good choice as well!

Dawn link
7/27/2017 06:08:55 am

I have a question about the Oat Fiber, can Flax meal be substituted until I can buy the oat fiber?

Jaque
7/31/2017 09:04:11 am

I haven't tried it, but betting it would work fine. :) You could add a bit more baking blend + flax as well - that would keep it a bit lighter than the flax sub on its own.

Eileen Ravally
7/27/2017 07:20:21 am

Is the mozzarella cheese full fat or reduced fat?

Angie
3/9/2018 07:00:40 pm

Can I get the nutrition info? I"m doing Keto & don't know if I can eat this. I would need to know net carbs, fat & protein.
Thank you!


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