I can't make any solid recommendations for
flour substitutions since I haven't tried any others in this recipe, but others have reported success swapping soy flour or all - purpose flour for chickpea flour in other recipes.
Not exact matches
Below are my
substitutions: Coconut oil — extra virgin olive oil Coconut sugar — Splenda Almond
flour — coconut
flour (although it is pure coconut made
flour, not commercial one with lecitine and such) And
since I saw it was crumbly, I used 1/3 cups of almond milk to hydrate.
I just made these heavenly brownies and did the following
substitutions: For every ounce of chocolate I used 3 tablespoons of cacao powder I added 4 tablespoons water and 2 extra teaspoons coconut oil
since I used cacao powder Instead of arrowroot starch or
flour, I used one egg (sorry vegans!)
If I'm craving cake I go and get a real white
flour butter sugar chocolate cake and have a slice - it just seems to help the most lol the
substitutions just don't truly cut it
since I started having old fashioned cake again it actually is my favourite chocolate fix oh actually a warm brownie with coffee or vanilla ice cream is also high up there!
Making
substitutions can be a challenge,
since each of the
flours / starches behave differently.
Hi Carolina, I actually use dessicated coconut (coco rallado) to replace coconut
flour (
since I haven't been able to find coconut
flour here) and the
substitution usually works!
But,
since most recipes call for white
flour or refined sugar, I've spent a lot of time learning which
substitutions work and which don't.
«whole wheat
flour» — I would assume that means whole wheat pastry
flour but want to check it out before I make what I was absolutely craving for this morning but it's too late
since I ended out with a piece of really good rye bread and lots of butter with a little sprinkle of sugar --(not even a
substitution but...).
Since baking should be done by weight, can you provide the almond
flour measurement by weight so that those of us who need to use other
flours can make an accurate
substitution?
Hi Jenny, eggs are the one thing I haven't been able to test a solid
substitution for as of yet
since the cake is pretty delicate even with them... I don't think flax egg will be binding enough, you'd probably be better adding 2 Tbsp psylum husk plus 1/2 c liquid (mix the psylum through the
flour, mix the liquid into the batter) or using one of those egg replacers that have a potato starch base and following the instructions on the packet.
for the muffins i was wondering about
substitutions since i don't have brown rice
flour.
I learned from a former pastry chef that the «golden ratio» for gluten free
substitution is 2/3 whole grain
flour to 1/3 starch, and it works like a dream * most * of the time, but
since cream puffs are so delicate, I wanted to ask what you had success with before I jumped in!
If I'm craving cake I go and get a real white
flour butter sugar chocolate cake and have a slice - it just seems to help the most lol the
substitutions just don't truly cut it
since I started having old fashioned cake again it actually is my favourite chocolate fix oh actually a warm brownie with coffee or vanilla ice cream is also high up there!