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The Atkins’ Diet
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On the atkins diet you eat protein and fat, it is the carbs that are on the banned list. Because of this, it is known as a high protein, low carb, diet system.
With this diet, the foods you should avoid are processed and refined sugar, milk, white bread, starchy vegetables, white rice and white flour, including cereals and pasta made from white flour.
With the atkins diet the foods you are encouraged to eat continues to be nutrient-rich unprocessed foods like meat, fish & poultry. You also can eat shellfish, regular full fat cheese, butter and olive oil.













Macadamia Nut Tartlets Recipe
Macadamia Nut Tartlets Category Baking Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

Pastry: 6 oz Butter

2 c Flour

1/3 c Sugar

1/4 ts Salt

Filling: 3 oz Butter

1 1/3 c Macadamia nuts/unsalted

=finely chop 2/3 c Sugar

3 Eggs; lightly beaten

48 Macadamia halves; garnish

1/2 c Dark corn syrup

DESCRIPTION: Miniature macadamia tartlets deliver a delicious mouthful. Preheat oven to 400~ 15 minutes prior to baking. Cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Sift flour and salt together; stir into butter mixture and blend well. Pinch off pieces of dough to make 1/2" balls. Press each ball into a mini muffin tin mold to about 1/8" thickness. Chill for 15 minutes. FILLING: Cream butter and sugar until well-blended. Beat in eggs; add salt, corn syrup and vanilla. Blend well, stir in chopped macadamias. Spoon 1 TBL filling into each tartlet cup. Filling and pastry should be level at

the rims. Decorate each tartlet with a madacamia half. Place mini muffin tins on baking sheets and bake for 25 minutes, or until pastry is rich, golden brown. Cool pans on rack for five minutes. While tartlets are still warm, twist each gently to loosen from pan. Remove tartlets from pan and cool on racks. STORAGE: Airtight about one week. Freeze well-wrapped up to two months. From "Cookies," a Particular Palate Cookbook. -----

 
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