ISO zucchini latkes without any starch fillers

I tried to make zucchini latkes but they wouldn�t old. I ended up making a bunch of mini kugels from the mix. I cannot use potato, flour, any grains, etc.

I did the zucchini in the food processor using the julienne blade and added eggs and spices, and oil. I bake my latkes on parchment paper in the oven. But these fell apart, zucchini let�s out its own water which I need help with. Your idea?

(I'm on the SCD diet)
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Can you use flaxseed? Also try sprinkling a tsp of salt on the shredded zucchini and let it drain in a colander first to get rid of excess water. You can also try increasing the amount of eggs you use and see if that helps keep it together.

And when all else fails, just make the kugel and enjoy!
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Posted: Tue, Jul 28 2009, 9:15 pm Post subject:

But I want latkes (to take along to my class so I don't have to eat with a spoon).... Boohoooooooooo wahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

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Did you squeeze the water out of the zucchinis? (That's what I do when I make a kugel or latkes, but I do use a bit of flour.) A very efficient way to squeeze the water out: place the zucchinis into a colander, pur a dinner plate on top and press down. Done.
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can you use oatmeal? I put some rolled oats in my zuccini soup.

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Ive made them without any starch in the past (suzane somers diet). I grated them on the hand grater with the course side. Sqeeze out the excess water from the zuchini. Add eggs, and salt. I fried them. Maybe that also helped it hold the shapr

I squeezed a ton... still let out water while frying. dunno.

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cheese, thats what I use, but not a low fat cheese as they are also full of water. Course grate the zucchini and put in one or both bulgarian, mozarella or plain yellow cheese (Israelis, any melting cheese others). I also add onion. The cheese melts and together with the egg binds but also give a bulk that zuccini does not have. And do not use huge over ripe zucchini as they have much more water.
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Platinum Member Joined: Mar 12 2009 Posts: 13178

Shaklee, none of the SCD sources have recipes? I've been off most of the lists for a while but there was a woman on one of them, Marilyn, who has a wealth of recipes. There's also SCDrecipes@yahoogroups.

Posted: Wed, Jul 29 2009, 3:45 pm Post subject:

yes, they use almond flour. I can't have nuts yet. Also not cheese Sad

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No nuts, yikes. Have you checked out pecanbread.com? Got to warn you, be careful about the recipes. People create all kinds of combos, that work for their kids but not necessarily the rest of the world.

Good luck with the diet. The family member who tried it for a while (and gave me my passing familiarity) couldn't hack it but I really think even the short term had a role in his refuah.

ok I'm cooking out squash, broccoli, and cauliflower in water. I hope the cauliflower will hold it and if not, I'll just make egg/veggie ratio until the eggs just holds it all (fritatta anyone?) thanks!

I can't put cheese into the mix if I'm cooking it in a fleishig pot first... right?

Posted: Wed, Jul 29 2009, 8:48 pm Post subject:

Blah... they were egg flops. I now have them kugels baking. Duh!

Posted: Mon, Sep 07 2009, 5:37 pm Post subject:

After 3 failed attempts, I gave in to my fantasy. only if I combine it with chicken will it hold. Hence, the new recipe posted: http://imamother.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1203228

Posted: Tue, Sep 08 2009, 5:39 am Post subject:

I often use chickpea flour for low carb binding. I have done it with zucchini latkes. No matter what you use make sure you give it time to sit before cooking. It helps the liquid be absorbed.

Posted: Tue, Sep 08 2009, 10:35 am Post subject:

Platinum Member Joined: Mar 12 2009 Posts: 13178

Beans ARE allowed on SCD (don't remember if chickpeas are ok) but only for advanced dieters. For a while Esther Weiss sold bean flour but Elaine didn't think it was a good idea. Definitely not with the same frequency as nut flour.

Platinum Member Joined: Mar 12 2009 Posts: 13178

I just checked the BTVC site. Chickpeas are illegal Sad

And bean flour should be made of beans that have been presoaked.

Posted: Tue, Sep 08 2009, 11:38 am Post subject:

I'm not advanced yet! I'm still down to 5 foods, for two months now. <sigh>