jennings rampage

Adventures with my oven.

I continued to go crazy this afternoon, and picked up a box of MiniCarb Parmesan Herb Pizza Crust Mix from GNC (along with low-carb tortillas, sandwich rolls, spaghetti, and breakfast bars). I couldn’t wait for some pizza, so Katy and I gave it a shot.

The dough was easy enough to make — just add oil and warm water. It mixed together fairly well, and formed a dough that was nearly impossible to work with. It was supposed to make a twelve inch pie, but there was no way to stretch it out that far; it snapped right back every time we pulled it out. The size we got was the best we could do. Katy noticed that the uncooked dough tasted good; I had to ask her to stop eating it.

We baked the crust by itself for about ten minutes, then topped it with low-carb spaghetti sauce, mozzerella, and pepperoni. Back into the oven for a few more minutes, and here was the result:

It turned out pretty well; the crust was a little chewy but competely edible, and it tasted pretty good. I’d do it again.

For dessert, I whipped up the Atkins Orange Cranberry Bread Mix. This was a snap — the mix pouch plus two eggs plus water and oil make the batter, pour it into a greased bread pan, and bake it for an hour. After cooling, the finished product slid right out of the pan and looked like this:

Absolutely delicious, too. Great with a little butter, tasted just like the real thing. I’ll definitely be trying the other flavors, this couldn’t be easier.

Oh, I can’t wait to take pictures of the other things I cook!