I was curious when i heard
about coconut flour so I decide to find out and learn about it.
I didn't know
this about coconut flour so I will definitely add some in next time!
Not exact matches
The best part
about coconut flour is that it absorbs liquid
so it still feels dense too - not like other
flours that don't fill you.
I read the cmments
about the
coconut flour after I made it
so I used the exact measurements but white
flour instead of
coconut.
I think
coconut flour would be fine, however make sure you use
about half of the amount, possibly even a bit less than half, since it's
so dense and a little goes a long way!
As you said re:
coconut flour absorbency, I knew this was the case
so I was dubious
about nut
flours too.
These use
coconut flour as the only
flour so you don't have to worry
about your sensitivities to other
flour blends.
So often I get comments
about readers wanting recipes that are nut - free, or
coconut - free or even low - carb / diabetic friendly, TigerNut
Flour covers all bases!
It's
about 3 times as absorbent as other
flours,
so we'll use a lot less and let the cookie dough rest for 10 minutes to allow the
coconut flour enough time to do its thing.
So what I love most
about this rendition is that it is basically 1/4 cup of the following ingredients — palm shortening,
coconut sugar, dairy - free chocolate chips and dark chocolate, along with almond
flour and a sprinkle of
coconut flour.
I'm
so glad that Kammie wrote this because I've been super curious
about coconut flour.
split the oat / rice
flour ratio 50:50
so used
about 2 cups of each, used
coconut oil rather than olive oil and used 2 tbsp yeast rather than 2 tsp.
Elana, You're
so right
about the big difference between almond and
coconut flour and some of the other GF mainstays, especially the starches.
The corn bread is replaced with a
coconut flour blend,
so they still have that slightly sweet corn bread texture and taste but with only
about 4 net carbs per muffin.
-LSB-...] a note
about coconut flour (again): it is defatted ground
coconut so it lends a different texture.
Also, I've heard similar things
about coconut flour being super hard to work with
so it's not just you!!
One of the biggest complaints
about following a grain - free diet is that the alternative
flours, such as almond
flour or
coconut flour tend to be somewhat expensive,
so making pancakes or desserts while on a budget is hard to do.
I love using
coconut flour for everything,
so what
about a combination of the two?
:) If you're wondering
about the nutrition in
coconut flour, I was too
so I looked it up and it's very encouraging!
Add
about a half cup of
coconut flour, this reduced the extreme gooeyness, roll them in sesame seed and just a wee bit of sugar - I prefer my cookies not -
so - sweet and then, freeze them!
I bougt a bag of
coconut flour by mistake
so am now looking on your site to learn more
about using it.
I know most nut
flours are
about the same protein content,
so subbing flax / almond /
coconut won't make much of a difference.
My son had two neighborhoods brother friends for a sleep - over last night,
so I made French Toast Frittata with the
coconut flour bread for breakfast this morning (sliced or broken bread soaked in 5 beaten eggs, a good «glug» of raw whole milk, cinnamon, nutmeg [there is a higher egg to bread ratio than in conventional French Toast] all poured into a hot buttered sauté pan, cover and turn down heat to medium - low, cook until nearly set, place pan in 350 °F oven until eggs are completely set on top and starting to brown,
about 6 - 10 minutes usually, flip over onto large plate and cut into wedges for serving).
Coconut flour pancakes are all
about texture,
so just be patient and you'll get the perfect texture for the batter!
coconut flour, and some hemp
so as to really be a «protein» bar Outstanding!!!! You're right
about keeping a dense snack on hand for those of us who have trouble maintaining weight.
The comments also prompted me to add
about 2 extra tbsp of
coconut flour just in case and let it rest
so that it would absorb liquid.
I didn't have
coconut flour,
so I sub'd
about 3/4 cup of rye
flour.
I made them per the recipe exactly yesterday, and they were ok but very thin,
so today I decided to add
about a tbsp of
coconut flour — worked great.
So, there was a lot of people bickering
about nut allergies... but unless I missed it nobody actually offered a solution past
coconut flour not being an option.
I couldn't agree with you more
about the date +
coconut flour combination,
so sweet and soft and perfect!
I love almond,
coconut and oat
flours and they just happen to be GF
so I figure why not blog
about it?
I increased the water by
about 1/4 cup (since the
coconut flour sucks up
so much water).
Coconut flour is
about 3 times as absorbent as any other
flour,
so when you substitute your preferred
flour, you'll need to add 2 - 3 times as much as the amount listed in the Ingredients.
-- coffee - unsweetened cocoa - cinnamon for a mokaccino flavor (replacing part of the
flour, of course)- replacing
about 1/2 cup of the
flour with grated
coconut and adding 2 teaspoons or
so of lemon zest as well.
I made a few changes: I used all plain
flour (that's all I had), sheep's milk yogurt (I bought it to try and it's weird / gross
so I made these to use it up), a little bit of
coconut oil in replace of
about a quarter of the butter because I didn't want to open a new packet of butter (I'm just lazy:P), and I used 4 small apples instead of 2 big (gasp!).
coconut flour, and some hemp
so as to really be a «protein» bar Outstanding!!!! You're right
about keeping a dense snack on hand for those of us who have trouble maintaining weight.
The frosting wasn't mixing well,
so I added a few things in the spur of the moment —
about 1/4 cup of each
coconut flour, cream cheese, and coffee cream, and several tablespoons of water to get it the right consistency.
Coconut flour pancakes are all
about texture,
so just be patient and you'll get the perfect texture for the batter!
I can see how this can add up
so you may need 80 g more almond
flour (
about 2/3 cups)- that would be just
about 30 g (1/4 cup) of
coconut flour (
about 3 times more absorbent than almond
flour).
I made a conscious effort to think
about maintaining calories
so ate foods like avocados,
coconut oil and nut
flours.
One good thing
about working with
coconut flour (and almond
flour) is that they don't contain gluten
so over-mixing is usually not an issue.
A note
about using
coconut flour:
coconut flour does require the use of many eggs,
so don't be alarmed when you see the quantity indicated.
- Instead of
coconut oil: ghee (in cakes) or cocoa butter (for chocolate coating)- Instead of
coconut milk / cream: cream, cream cheese, mascarpone or almond / nut milk (very low in fat
so may not work in all recipes)- Instead of shredded
coconut: almond meal or other nut / seed meal, flaked almonds, etc. - Instead of
coconut flour:
about double the amount of almond or other nut / seed
flour
I filled up
about 7 of them with nuts, granola,
coconut flour, etc... they look
so pretty!
It's
about three times as absorbent as regular
flour,
so we use a lot less and also let the cookie dough rest before dropping it onto the baking sheet, which allows the
coconut flour time to absorb the liquid ingredients.
I read the cmments
about the
coconut flour after I made it
so I used the exact measurements but white
flour instead of
coconut.
It's a wonderful product — and the best thing
about coconut flour is that it is super absorbent
so you don't have to use as much!