Bread with oat fiber
Just joined today. Not new to baking....but I'm about to embark on a new journey, by using OAT FIBER in a bread recipe. I'm not trying to go low carb or anything, but I'm tring to increase fiber without adding extra calories. OAT FIBER has no calories and very high carb content that is not processed by the body. From what I have been reading....I can replace 25% of the flour in a recipe with OAT FIBER, but I must increase the water. I have found no recipes, but due to some research have found that a lot of commercial bakers use this product to make "light " or low calorie breads.
As soon as I recieive my oat fibre(I couldn't buy it locally) I'll start trying out basic recipes. If anyone has ever used this product, I would love to know.
Thanks
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OldWoodenSpoon
I've added oat bran to a lot of my breads, including sourdough, without any problems. I'm not sure what you mean when you say that it isn't processed by the body. It is a soluble fibre.
Oat Fiber is insoluable ............Oat Bran is soluable. :)