Question:Just Like Loaded Baked Potatoes/Cauliflower (Low Ca

[alberta3939]

Just Like Loaded Baked Potatoes/Cauliflower (Low Carb)

I loved this recipe but found that there was quite a bit of liquid in the bottom of the dish. I used fat free sour cream and used a bit more cheese. What could be the cause of this problem? When it was dished onto the plate the liquid kind of ran around the plate, didn't look very good!

[Dee514]

My guess is that the cauliflower released extra liquid during baking.
Did you use frozen, microwave cooked, well drained cauliflower, or did you use fresh cauliflower?

Note: while "low fat" sour cream works well in most recipes calling for (full fat/regular) sour cream, the "fat free sour cream" does not work.

[alberta3939]

I used fresh cauliflower that I had steamed in the microwave.

[Zeldaz]

I agree, cauliflower is loaded with water.

[duonyte]

I am wondering if it's the fat-free sour cream. Low fat ingredients generally work fairly well in recipes, but fat-free ingredients often cause problems. I did not check the reviews to see if anyone reported using fat free sour cream successfully.

[Dee514]

After rereading your post, I think your issue was caused more by the substitute of "fat free sour cream" in the recipe, than substituting the fresh cauliflower.

[alberta3939]

I can certainly use regular fat free sour cream the next time I make it and hopefully it will solve the problem. I have used the fat free in other recipes and never noticed a problem before though.