Submitted by Susan on February 29, 2008 - 1:52pm.

Acrylamide and Rosemary


Here's a quote to pique your interest and the article url:

The addition of rosemary to dough prior to baking a portion of wheat buns at 225°C reduced the acrylamide content by up to 60 per cent. Even rosemary in small quantities in one per cent of the dough was enough to reduce the acrylamide content significantly.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/98962.php


Submitted by moles on December 16, 2007 - 5:33pm.

Olive oil banana bread

My sweet bread-loving best friend suffered a heart attack last year, and since then I've been searching for and experimenting with lower-fat, healthy versions of his favourite recipes.  This incredibly easy moist, delicious loaf, adapted from Bonnie Stern's Best of HeartSmart Cooking is not only lower in fat, but what fat it contains is mono or polyunsaturated, which boosts HDL (good) cholesterol.