Not exact matches
When baking with healthier
flours such as oat
flour,
almond flour, etc., these
flours contain less gluten making them much more
dense than typical muffins I'm sure you're used to, so I've had to play around with various recipes in order to achieve that perfect combination.
probably a little
denser and crumblier
than blanched
almond flour but still delicious.
That said, I've been buying
almond meal for the past couple of years and while it results in a
denser product
than using Honeyville
almond flour, all of the recipes still turned out delicious.
You'll be stirring in
almond, coconut, and cassava
flours, which are way more nutritious
than white
flour, and other nutrient -
dense ingredients like sweet potatoes.
Ingredients 1.5 cups
almond flour 1/4 cup ground flax (use coconut
flour or buckwheat
flour if you want them
denser / harder, rather
than soft and chewy) 1/2 cup xylitol or monkfruit 1/4 teaspoon sea salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup coconut oil, warmed 2 eggs 1 Tablespoon vanilla 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes 1/2 cup chocolate chips, 70 % cocoa or higher Combine dry ingredients in food processor.
About
almond flour: I tend to use recipes that call for coconut
flour rather
than almond flour — or a blend of the two — because a)
almond flour is expensive, b) it's just too
DENSE, and c) I feel some concern about some of the anti-nutrients that are in
almonds and also am not sure how it upsets my omega 3:6 balance when I over-consume
almonds.
And knowing that
almond flour has a higher fat content but is less
dense than wheat
flour, I basically switched this ratio around.
A little bit more
dense than your standard scone, as is typical with most paleo baked goods, but I like them this way because they make a filling snack; the use of coconut and
almond flours makes them higher in protein and fibre.
The
dense ones use more coconut cream and a bit more
almond flour than the recipe below.