I changed his recipe a bit,
adding less coconut flour, and adjusting a few other proportions.
Not exact matches
So I
added 2/3 c. shredded unsweetened
coconut and 1/3 c. hemp seeds (going for texture and a little extra fat) and used just a little
less flour.
If anyone is looking to do the same, I used buckwheat for the rye, and brown rice and
coconut flours for the all - purpose / ww (not respectively — but still significantly
less coconut than rice), and cut back a little bit on the
flour and
added about 2 T cornstarch.
With
coconut flour you would use a lot
less and
add more eggs.
Check out the recipe for
coconut flour pancakes on Real Food Freaks or the recipe from Caroline at Gutsy who
adds stiff egg whites for a
less dense pancake.
You're exactly right about
coconut flour — and because
coconut flour can vary from brand to brand — the most important part of making any recipe is to use a bit
less first, and
add accordingly until the correct texture is achieved!
Perhaps next time I make it I'll cut back the cocoa and
add a bit more
coconut flour to make it a bit
less rich — would that work?
The slight dryness could have been affected by
less juice in the lemon or the
added coconut flour, I don't plan to
add the
coconut flour next time.
I believe it affected the cake as there was
less juice inside the lemon after it deflated, and I had
added 1 TB
coconut flour due to some of the comments.
I would think using a
lesser amount of
flour (
coconut) and
add in an egg or two to stabilize will work?
Since organic
coconut flour contains natural sugar from the
coconut meat, baked goods need
less sugar
added.
You can try my «basic» keto pancakes instead - just
add cocoa powder (2 - 4 tbsp) and use
less almond
flour or
coconut flour if the dough too thick: Basic Keto Pancakes Or try this recipe (chocolate waffles but should work for pancakes too): Double Chocolate Keto Waffles I hope this helps
Hi Natalie, I haven't tried it with
coconut flour but if I were to substitute it, I would use
less coconut flour and more liquids (
add an egg) as
coconut flour is a lot more absorbent (I generally use about 1/3 cup
coconut flour per cup of almond
flour).
The more
coconut flour you
add, the
less moist it gets.
Perhaps there was too much
coconut flour for the amount of liquid used, this can happen with eggs weighing slightly different amounts which can throw the liquid off a little or if there was a little
less liquid
added / extra
flour added.
Perhaps with
less cocoa, or
added applesauce and banana, and 1/2 cassava
flour 1/2
coconut flour, they might turn out better.
This is my
less strict version of
coconut flour pancakes where I
added other grains and
flours to find a balance between health and taste.
You could try it and
add just a small amount (
less than a Tbsp) of
coconut flour, waiting about a minute after each addition, until you get a pancake batter consistency.
I forgot to
add that you use much
less coconut flour than called for with all purpose
flour or whole wheat
flour.
You can also just try
adding an extra 1 and 1/2 tbsp
coconut flour, they will be
less fluffy but still good
You may want to
add a little
less coconut flour.