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Agar Agar powder can be used to prepare low carb jam, jelly, flan and ice cream
suitable for the Dukan Diet.
Today I'm giving you my top
tips for using Agar powder
Tip number 1
A little goes a long way. Agar is made out of seaweed
and used as an alternative to unflavoured gelatin.
But Agar sets stronger than unflavoured gelatin,
and if you use too much Agar powder on a recipe you can end up with a nasty surprise:
rock-like gelatin! Don't add more agar powder than suggested
on the recipe, okay?
Tip number 2: Measure it Carefully. If you don't have a digital measuring spoon
and you want
to measure Agar powder using kitchen spoons,
do not use a teaspoon.
Use a coffespoon instead or,
if using measuring spoons, choose the "1/2 teaspoon"
This way you will get the perfect amount
of Agar
every time. Let me show you how i do it:
Take a coffespoon, fill it with Agar powder
and then level it off. This is 1 gram of Agar. Do this twice and you'll
have 2 grams of Agar powder. What happens if you try to measure 2 grams
of Agar using a kitchen teaspoon?
Two grams are not a level teaspoon, but a scant teaspoon.
This is a very imprecise measurement and may well turn out a disaster.
For most recipes, 1.5 to 2 grams of Agar
would be enough to lightly set 2 cups of water, milk
or juice.
That's two level kitchen coffespoons, or if using measuring spoons, or
or if using measuring spoons, a level "1/2 teaspoon". This amount will get you the same
"flan like" consistensy as using 6 gelatin leaves, or 1 envelope of unflavoured gelatin.
Sounds to little to set properly?
Just give it a try!
Tip number 3:
Agar must be boiled.
This is another difference between gelatin and Agar: the fibers in the gelatin
get destroyed if it boils.
but Agar needs to boil to activate,
Here's how to use it: sprinkle Agar powder over a cold liquid. Let is soak
for about 5
minutes,
bring it to a boil, and shimmer for 2 to 5 minutes stirring
until the agar completely dissolves.
Tip number 4: Mix with warmed ingredients.
Let's say you want to make my Dukan Salted Caramel Flan recipe.
With unflavoured gelatin, you pour hot milk over the gelatine to melt it
and then add room temperature cream cheese to make a creamy flan.
But if you do so with Agar, the flan won't set. With Agar
you need to warm up all the ingredients,
or even better
add them to th e saucepan once the agar is fully dissolved,and let them shimmer
for just one second. them pour into very clean,
molds and leave them undisturb until the flan is completely set.
Tip number five:
keep it simple.
Don't go for a wildly complex dessert specially if you are an Agar novice.
Agar works wonderfully with very simple recipes, like sugar free jam.
Do you know that you can use Agar to make a delicious low carb, low fat Dukan
ice cream, without yolks or heavy cream?
You can find the recipe on my Youtube Channel. Do you
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