Coconut flour can be a bit tricky to work with — it absorbs a lot of liquid, so you usually use
a lot less coconut flour than you would other kinds of flours — but once you get the hang of it, the results can be very rewarding.
Not exact matches
You will need
less coconut flour because it absorbs a
lot of liquid.
It's about 3 times as absorbent as other
flours, so we'll use a
lot less and let the cookie dough rest for 10 minutes to allow the
coconut flour enough time to do its thing.
Coconut flour absorbs a
lot of liquid, so you'd want to use a
lot less of it.
With
coconut flour you would use a
lot less and add more eggs.
Use
less because
coconut flour thickens up a
lot.
The only
flours I wouldn't use are almond and
coconut, only because they soak up a
lot of liquid and I wouldn't know how much to use (you usually use
less of these
flours in recipes because of this).
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).
Coconut flour is a peculiar ingredient in that you usually need A
LOT less.
If you don't like the way yours turn out, feel free to play with the
coconut flour amount (I have had to do this a
lot since starting to make them) by using
less than the amount I listed, or more.
It's about three times as absorbent as regular
flour, so we use a
lot less and also let the cookie dough rest before dropping it onto the baking sheet, which allows the
coconut flour time to absorb the liquid ingredients.