The company makes nutritional products, typically used by folks who want to lose weight in a healthy way. I figured that instead of using them as meal replacements, I could use some of the products as meal enhancements - adding the extra nutrition to foods we normally eat.
I mean, I'm still in the mode where I'm trying to get my husband to gain some healthy weight.
Of course, I decided to make bread. Because I always decide to make bread.
For this recipe, I used the Visalus Vi-Shape shake mix. When I opened the bag, it had a pleasantly sweet dairy-like scent. Sort of like powdered coffee creamer. Which makes sense, considering it's supposed to be used to make healthy shakes. I figured it would work just fine in bread. So I plunged right ahead.
The resulting bread was a little sweet, but not so much that it was a dessert bread. Just fine for sandwiches.
Bread Machine Loaf with Vi-Shape
1 teaspoon instant yeast
1 tablespoon sugar
2 1/2 cups (11 1/4 ounces) bread flour
1/2 cup Vi-Shape shake mix
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup water
Place all ingredients in your bread machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer. If you have options, set the machine to a light crust, medium-sized loaf.
Press the appropriate buttons (beep beep)
When the bread is done, remove it from the machine and let it cool completely on a rack before slicing.
The Visalus products were provided to me for the purpose of creating a recipe. I was not required to make additional posts.