henriette Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Hi Does anyone have any recipes for low salt/sodium cakes/cookies/biscuits etc please? Loved one is taking cortisone and has been put on a no salt diet while he is taking the medication. Having searched through my cookery books, I can find very little in the cake/pastry section. Infact, only quick shortbread, which is high in butter So far have not been able to source salt free baking powder or soda. We went shopping today and could only find very few items with no/low salt on the shelves - sweet or savoury. I didn't realise how much salt we eat!!! Anyway, if anyone has any ideas, my loved one would be very grateful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I use Goodness Direct for a lot of my baking requirements and they should have low sodium baking powder...... http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk .......you can choose any type of foods you want to avoid. If you Google low sodium baking powder you will find lots of info. including lots of recipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I must admit I didn't realise baking powder contained salt I just don't add salt directly when cooking including baking. I do add a little for the breadmaker as it needs it but less than the recipes say (trial and error has enabled me to work out right amount for my bread recipes. Commercial bread is loaded with salt and butter so you'd be much better using a breadmaker even though it will feel wrong to add the salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henriette Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 Thank you both for your replies. The goodnessdirect site is really good, but their delivery charges to France are extremely high. I have looked on Google re low salt and there is a lot of info. With regard to using the breadmaker, yes, I will do that. Sorry to be dumb, but why do I have to put salt in? Can I not just make the bread without it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 their delivery charges to France are extremely high. Oops, sorry! - I forgot where you lived! Bread without salt is tasteless. We only use a teaspoonful in a loaf - that isn't much per slice.....would that be too much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henriette Posted November 1, 2009 Author Share Posted November 1, 2009 their delivery charges to France are extremely high. Oops, sorry! - I forgot where you lived! Bread without salt is tasteless. We only use a teaspoonful in a loaf - that isn't much per slice.....would that be too much? I don't think it probably would be, especially if I made it a "small" teaspoon. The whole thing is a bit vague really. The doctor said a no salt/sodium diet. If you look on labels on almost every item of food on the shelves in the supermarkets/food stores (even the organic ones) there is a salt/sodium content which makes it all very difficult. I never add salt to cooking anyway so that isn't a problem. I think I shall just do my best to avoid buying anything that has more than a low content and if loved one shows signs of puffing up then we shall have to think again. Hopefully it is going to be very short-term. One thing though that really did horrify me was the amount of rubbish that is now in our food. I usually read some labels but certainly not all, but since I have had to look for salt content I have been reading all the other ingredients. I made some biscuits yesterday using butter, plain flour, sugar, egg and mixed spice. Similar ones on the supermarket shelf had about twenty other ingredients, including salt and sodium. Makes you wonder, doesn't it. Will we ever be able to do anything about it now Thank you again for your advice and have a good Sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 It is worrying, the length of the list of ingredients in the most simple of food items I started reading labels in the eighties when I became vegetarian and it soon becomes a habit. I just make as much of our food as I can - then I know what is in it. There are salt substitutes available over here - don't know if you have seen any in the French supermarkets? I think your idea of following a low salt/sodium diet would be the best to start with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henriette Posted November 1, 2009 Author Share Posted November 1, 2009 No, I haven't come across any of the substitutes. However, loved one has had no salt at all for two days, eaten most of the biscuits I baked and still has a smile on his face Can't really ask for more!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
