In the photo below, you can see my testing of some of the various
brands of coconut flour in my Cranberry Orange Biscuits recipe.
Not exact matches
My personal preference is the Aroy - D
brand — just
coconut and water — I always have a box
of that
in my fridge My good friend, Danielle has a great blog post about making homemade
coconut milk from shredded
coconut (you can also make homemade
coconut flour from the pulp when you're done!)
From Elana recommended
brands of coconut flour listed
in this post: https://elanaspantry.com/ingredients/
coconut-
flour/
Here's a link to my
coconut flour information page with a list
of which
brands work
in my recipes and which
brands do not: --RRB-
The dough is crumbly when
coconut flour is used
in place
of almond
flour, or when the
brands of almond
flour I recommend are not used: --RRB-
Often times, the results vary depending on the
brand of almond
flour and
coconut flour used; the type
of oven (electric or gas), and humidity
in the air (seasons can affect how moist or dry the bread turns out).
There is also some variability
in coconut flours as some
brands don't soak up as much moisture as others (some people had problems with my cinnamon rolls because
of this).
This
brand has a fine grain to it, and the
coconut taste is subtle so the
flour can be used
in a variety
of ways.
Thanks to your comment, which prompted more testing
of newer
brands of coconut flour, we now know that Let's Do Organic
coconut flour does not work
in my recipes.
* 6 ounces almond
flour (I used Bob's Red Mill
brand, and for those who prefer to measure
in cups, this was just under two cups) * 3 ounces
coconut flour (I used Bob's Red Mill
brand, and this was equal to 1 cup) * 2 teaspoons baking powder * 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt * 1/3 cup raw, organic cane sugar plus another 1 - 2 teaspoons for sprinkling on top
of the scones before baking * 9 ounces organic
coconut milk (I used organic, unsweetened full - fat
coconut milk from Native Harvest, and I stirred it very well to mix
in the cream after I opened the can) * 1/4 cup organic raisins
I need to replenish the
coconut flour and wanted to get the
coconut flour that will not alter the recipes from yours, do you have a favorite
of the
brands you reference
in the amazon store?
I'm definitely going to have to troubleshoot this recipe, I've made it a few times as it's written
in the post and it always comes out perfectly for me I'm going to experiment with another
brand of coconut flour I think and check my oven calibration as one
of those things should explain the issues
3/4 cup canned
coconut milk (TJ's
brand which is bpa free) 1/2 cup orange juice 4 eggs (for vegan, 4 tbsp
of ground chia mixed with 3/4 cup
of water) 1/4 cup maple syrup 2 cups almond meal 1 cup oat
flour (ground oatmeal
in a coffee grinder) 3 tbsp
coconut flour 1/4 tsp sea salt 3/4 tsp baking soda 3/4 cup
of frozen blue berries
One aspect to keep
in mind is that different
brands of coconut flour vary.
1/2 c sifted
coconut flour (see notes above about
brands of coconut flour) 1 tsp baking soda pinch
of sea salt 5 eggs at room temperature 1/2 c maple syrup (or honey if on GAPS) 4 Tbsp organic, grass - fed butter 1/4 c fresh squeezed lemon juice zest
of two lemons 1/4 c homemade cultured cream (or high quality yogurt — see notes
in post) 2 Tbsp Raw Apple Cider Vinegar 1 Tbsp poppy seeds
Hi Alicia, I'm with you
in guessing that it just might be the
brand of coconut flour you're using
in the recipe as I've made these more times than I can count without any problem.
The results are interesting, some
of the
brands of coconut flour do not yield a biscuit, but more
of a flat cookie that spreads, therefore I do not recommend them
in my recipes.
I am learning that
coconut flours vary significantly
in their rate
of absorption from
brand to
brand.