How to make a more conscious pastry
The ingredients we choose for our creations are as important as those we choose for our daily diet, because everything we eat has a direct impact on our health.
At the pastry Bordas pastry School, we are committed to a pastry conscious pastry that is consistent with the world we want to live in, 💚 and to achieve this, we are starting by reducing certain ingredients and increasing or incorporating others that provide nutritional and functional benefits.
"We start by reducing certain ingredients and increasing or adding others that provide nutritional and functional benefits."
What ingredients do we use? 🥄 Flours with complex carbohydrates such as brown rice flour or buckwheat flour, rich in fiber and nutrients. We also add monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats from olive oil, nuts, and seeds. These help us absorb essential vitamins such as K, E, D, and A; promote good weight regulation; protect the heart and the rest of the body from accelerated aging; and improve our hormonal functions.
We increase the amount of fiber in our recipes by incorporating, for example, soluble fiber from chicory root ( inulin), which is also a complex carbohydrate. We also use coconut sugar as a less harmful alternative to white sugar. This natural sweetener is rich in minerals such as potassium, magnesium, and iron, which are essential for proper cell function. If you want to learn about other alternatives to white sugar, don't miss the free masterclass "How to make pastry recipes."
Complex carbohydrates help control the rate of glucose absorption in the intestine, thus maintaining more stable blood levels, and support the body's cellular functions with their minerals and vitamins. They strengthen our immune system, making us much more resistant to any disease!
Fortunately, today we don't have to limit ourselves to the excessive use of fats and sugars and can opt for more nutritious ingredients such as those listed above.
Ultimately , what do we gain by consuming pastry consciously?
- More vitamins and minerals
- More prebiotic content
- Better overall and digestive health
- Greater caloric balance
- Body weight regulation
- Greater feeling of fullness
- Better digestibility
- Improved glycemic and lipid profile
- Greater physical and emotional well-being
In our Extended Online B·Concept Pastry Course you will discover how to incorporate this type of ingredients in the pastry without renouncing to a gourmet and appetizing result in the elaboration.
If you want to apply this philosophy to your home cooking, you can get our book "pastry , Lighter, and Tastierpastry " with over 40 different recipes! 📖 In it, you'll find numerous recipes for pastry , lactose-free, sugar-free, and vegan pastry .
