Easy Protein Bread Recipe from the Scarsdale Diet Program

If you have committed to the Scarsdale diet programs, you have found that protein bread is an important part of the diet. Many of those who follow the weight loss method of the Scarsdale Diet program cannot find protein bread at their local grocery store or are paying high prices at gourmet supermarkets for bread. Here’s a simple (but exceptionally good) recipe for bread.

Protein Bread from the Scarsdale Diet Program

Ingredients:

A cup of lukewarm water

A tablespoon of dry yeast

½ teaspoon of salt

A teaspoon of sugar

½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar

½ cup soy flour

¼ cup gluten flour (gluten flour has far fewer carbohydrates than regular flour. You can substitute high gluten bread flour if you cannot find gluten flour).

1 ½ cups of whole wheat flour.

Place the water in a medium mixing bowl. Sprinkle dry yeast into a bowl and let sit until yeast dissolves (five minutes or so). Add salt, sugar, and vinegar to the bowl. Mix well.

Sift the soy and gluten flours together. Slowly add to the yeast mixture in the bowl.

Sift the whole wheat flour and add it to the mixture in a bowl. Turn mixture slowly until batter sticks (and not to the sides of the bowl). If you have a mixer or food processor that has dough hooks, these help tremendously with mixing.

Lightly flour a board or other surface. With floured hands, roll the dough into a ball and place it on the surface. Knead for five minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic.

Place in a small loaf pan that has been sprayed with nonstick spray. Adjust the dough to fit the shape of the pan (loaf shape). Do not try to touch the dough to the sides of the pan. Cover with a slightly damp towel and place in a warm place (free from drafts) to rise. Let rise for two to three hours until the dough has at least doubled in size and reaches the top of the loaf pan.

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.

Bake the bread in the preheated oven for an hour or until lightly browned.

The bread from the Scarsdale diet program will be much denser than regular bread. Cut into thin slices. Keep the unused portion in the refrigerator.

To keep the bread in your Scarsdale diet program longer (or if you want to make multiple breads ahead of time); you can wrap the loaves in plastic twice (after cutting them into thin slices); and store them in the freezer. Take what you want out of the freezer, as you need it while following the Scarsdale diet programs.

Toasting the bread before consuming it when on the Scarsdale diet programs makes the bread tastier and easier to eat (dense bread can be a bit dry and chewy).

If making your own bread is not for you; you can find some inexpensive options at the grocery store. You should look for low fat / carbohydrate options that are whole wheat bread (never white). You will lose more weight on bread from the Scarsdale diet program by choosing a bread that has more than 4 grams of protein and less than 12 grams of carbohydrates.

The protein bread from the Scarsdale diet program is an integral part of the diet. To achieve optimal weight loss while on the Scarsdale diet programs, you will need to make or purchase the protein bread. The recipe offered here is relatively easy and you won’t need a lot of previous baking experience.