1 cup of wheat flour contains a whopping 73g net carbs compared to 10g net carbs in 1 cup of almond flour, and 6g net carbs in the equivalent 1/4 cup of coconut flour (40 %
less than almond flour).
Not exact matches
They're actually even sweeter
than I need... I think I'll use a little
less sweeter next time — or maybe just use an overripe banana with a little extra
almond flour.
but hopefully someone else will benefit... I have had good luck in almost all cases replacing
almond flour with: 1/2 tapioca
flour (a bit more
than half) 1/2 coconut
flour (a bit
less than half) 2 extra eggs per 1 cup of
flour
I made this today using hazelnut
flour instead of
almond and all honey, but
less than it called for, for the sweetness.
It soaks up a lot of moisture, so typically I'll use more
almond milk or
less flour than I would when using something like oat or
almond flour.
And if you want to make this with
almond flour instead, I'd start with removing the milk, as
almond flour needs
less liquid
than coconut
flour.
I think you could use
almond meal as well but you might get a slightly
less light cake
than with
almond flour.
- Used
almond meal from Trader Joe's instead of blanched
almond flour (added some
flour at the end when I was mixing it all together because it was a little wetter
than I thought it should be)- Used mostly agave with about 1/8 C of maple syrup instead of yacon - Used 1 tsp powdered ground ginger / 1 tsp real grated ginger - Used a little
less than 1/2 C grapeseed oil (didn't measure — just read some of the above comments and didn't want to use too much oil
BUT I've always thought that
almond flour was a by - product of
almond oil, that is to say it contains a lot
less fat
than regular
almonds.
The coconut
flour version uses
less flour overall
than the
almond flour version.
Carolyn from All Day I Dream About Food has managed to make these cheesy muffins low carb (
less than 5 net carbs) yet still tasty with
almond flour and sour cream.
Have tried 3
less expensive brands of blanched
almond flour, with significantly
less quality results
than when I use Honeyville.
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.
Michelle, I haven't played around with this recipe using other
flours, but if you can tolerate coconut
flour, that may work (if you want to play with the recipe, start with much
less coconut
flour because it absorbs more liquid
than almond flour).
Coconut
flour is
less expensive
than almond flour, but both are really good to have in the kitchen.
1 1/2 cup blanched
almond flour (5 oz)(or 1/2 cup coconut
flour or 2.5 oz) 5 TBS psyllium husk powder (no substitutes)(45 grams)(must be a fine powder, not whole husks) 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp Celtic sea salt 2 1/2 TBS apple cider vinegar (1 oz) 3 egg whites (6 egg whites if using coconut
flour)(about 3.5 oz for
almond flour option, 7 oz for coconut
flour) 7/8 cup (a little
less than a cup) BOILING water (or MARINARA — for more Tomato Basil Bread!)
Hi Cheryl,
almond flour is
less absorbent
than other
flours so the extra pineapple may have added too much moisture to the batter.
It's cheaper,
less fat and calories and I feel much
less guilty eating it
than when I bake with
almond flour.
This recipe called for 1 / 2cup
less of
almond flour than that original recipe, but I added the extra half cup (2.5 cups total) as my batter was very thin.
It was heartier and
less cakey
than when I used all
almond flour (and oats are also much cheaper
than almond flour).
If you use a measuring cup, just keep in mind you might end up with a little more or
less almond flour than the recipe calls for, and adjust if needed.
I use a little
less flour than the original recipe calls for; for the benefit of the vegans in my family I use a chia - seed - water combo to replace the egg, and
almond or cashew milk in place of the egg wash.
1 c all - purpose
flour 1 c whole wheat
flour 3/4 t baking powder 1 t baking soda 1 t kosher salt 1/2 t ground cinnamon 3/4 c granulated sugar (I used 1/2 coconut sugar and a little
less sugar
than the recipe calls for) 1/2 c yogurt 1/2 c milk 4 T vegetable oil 1 large egg 3/4 t vanilla extract 1/2 t
almond extract 1 1/2 c diced peaches (leave skin on)
2 flax / chia eggs (2 tbl flax or flax / chia blend mixed with 5 tbl water — mixed and let sit for 5 minutes to thicken) 4 ripe bananas 2 teaspoons of baking soda Scant 1/4 cup of brown sugar 1/4 cup of maple syrup (I used a bit
less than a full 1/4 c) 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 1/4 cup of melted coconut oil (I used Nutiva) 1 cup of gluten free
flour (I used Bob's Redmill 1 to 1) 1/2 cup of
almond meal (see notes) 1/2 cup of rolled oats Walnuts, chopped 1/4 cup of dark vegan chocolate chips
Polenta and ground
almonds make up the «
flour» part of this cake and indeed make it very light and moist, not to mention that it takes
less than 10 minutes to throw together (before putting it in oven) and it is totally gluten - free and refined sugar - free (of course!).
I have used white and black
flour, low - calories
almond milk instead of soy yoghurt and a little bit of cardamom instead of ginger and
less agave nectar
than in the recipe.
Perhaps, because of it's tendency to soak up moisture much more
than almond flour,
less would be necessary.
If hazelnuts are
less absorbent
than almonds and coconut
flour much more so, you could experiment with mixing the two — my suggestion.
Hi Heather, yes you can but you will need to use
less water (
almond flour is
less absorbent
than coconut
flour).
The
flour I use contains 13g carbs per 100g, so it has
less carbs
than coconut
flour and
almond flour.
For those interested in trying out
almond flour recipes such as those from Elena Amsterdam, please note recipes would have to be adapted and you will need
less of our fine
flour than the equivalent amount of normal ground
almonds.
And knowing that
almond flour has a higher fat content but is
less dense
than wheat
flour, I basically switched this ratio around.
Standard Gluten Free Recipes such a Those by Elena Amsterdam will Need to be Adapated, You will Need
Less of our Fine
Flour than the Equivalent Amount of our standard Blanched Ground
Almond Flour
If you don't have any coconut allergies, you could try using that, but you would need to use much
less coconut
flour than the 1 cup of
almond flour in the recipe.
It's slightly cheaper
than almond flour and the recipes that substitute coconut
flour generally call for
less of it.
You need far
less coconut
flour than wheat, cassava or even
almond flour, and it works best when you use it with eggs for good structure and texture.
The bean
flour didn't add any noticeable taste to the cookies, and probably made them
less crumbly
than all
almond flour might be.
You would need to use
less coconut
flour than almond flour.