Protein Powders and Baking

So I guess I should fess up that I probably own 6 to 8 different protein powders at any given time. I’ve tried many flavors and blends while at it. I am always happy if I can find one that tastes great but also bakes great. The isolates have always been harder for me to bake with. Then of course, there is the ‘griddiness’ issue with some of them. I always call upon my friend Keri to be the taste tester since I know she typically hates protein powder.:lol: She now sees first hand that quality makes all of the difference.
I recently had a comment posted on one of my youtube videos, which led me to check out the username-buybulkwhey. I was led to the website and saw affordable whey protein, but didn’t see what flavors they offered, so I emailed the company. I explained that I love to bake with my protein powder and that I am always looking for great quality, yet affordable protein powder and wondered what flavors he had. This was his response:

Amy, glad you asked. It’s natural flavor which means it has a very very slight milk taste. Basically it takes on the flavor of anything you put it in. It’s quite awesome. I own a smoothie distribution company (//www.nutriblendz.net/) and started taking our pure whey product home because I hate all the chemicals that are in supplements (especially crystalline fructose – contains arsenic – yikes!!!). A buddy of mine asked me one day for a tub of name brand whey, and I said “Danny, why don’t you try this”. He emailed me that night and said one thing in the email… “That Stuff Is AWESOME!!!!”. That’s all the email said so we created //buybulkwhey.com/

I had to have some!! I have now had my tub for a couple of weeks and I have made shakes and baked with it. The company was right-it blends easily!! I will be honest, I was nervous about the fact that it did not having a ‘flavor’. However, since I own flavor drops as well as having the option to add fruit to my shakes, I have no complaints. I plan on baking a ‘carb-less’ pancake and videoing it so you can see how great this stuff is to bake with. In the meantime check out the website- www.buybulkwhey.com

Here’s another recipe for the time being~
I made this ‘cookie’ for my husband and he liked it. Nothing fancy, but easy to prep the night before. I usually measure all of the ingredients (minus the water) in a container so that when he gets up in the morning he just adds water and microwaves it.

Banana Raisin Cookie
25 grams buybulkwhey protein powder
25 grams old fashion oats
4 grams Sugar-free fat free banana pudding mix (you could use flavor drops or banana extract)
10 grams raisins
Splenda to taste (optional of course)

Add water until it is pasty. Make sure you do not add too much!
Bake at 70% power for 1 minute 20 seconds. If you like it crunchy, flip it and bake on full power for another 20-30 seconds.