Living with Herbs
Here is the previous blog with all the information on Stevia: Stevia - More than a Sweetener And here are some more tips and recipes. Using fresh leaves To sweeten a drink you may use the fresh leaves, preferably using hot water - in tea or coffee. You may have to double the amount than if you are using dries leaves. The benefit: the fresh leaves are easier to take out after they did the job. You will not necessarily need a strainer. You may also use fresh leaves to make your own liquid Stevia: Brew a high concentrated tea, let steep for 10 minutes, strain and let cool. Keep refrigerated. Using dried leaves To dry herbs yourself, you may need a dehydrator, depending on the humidity in the air where you live. Place dried leaves in a bag and crumble. Use these in a strainer to sweeten tea and other beverages. To use homegrown Stevia as a substitute for sugar in recipes, you will have to powder the dried leaves in a food processor. As said before, you have to find out how sweet your homegrown Stevia is. As a substitute for sugar in cake, for example, I use just a third of the sugar stated in the recipe and 1 teaspoon powdered Stevia for each third of a cup. (1 cup sugar = 1/3 cup sugar plus 2 teaspoons Stevia) In a cake you will need more volume. So the substitution works best in cakes like apple sauce cake or carrot cake. Making a chocolate cake, I even add some grated carrots - just for the volume. Apple Sauce Cake Ingredients: 1 cup (whole wheat) flower 1/3 cup sugar 2 teaspoons powdered Stevia 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 tablespoon cinnamon mix all dry ingredients and add 2 eggs 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 1/2 apple sauce. bake at 350 degrees until pick comes out clean - about 30 to 45 min Have fun experimenting using Stevia! For questions contact me! Share your 'herbal' story with us!
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It's easy and healthy using more herbs: 'Living With Herbs' is a blog giving little tips, recipes, and information on herbs.
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