Plantain flour refers to a fine powder made from dried and ground plantains, which are a type of starchy fruit. It can be used as an alternative to regular flour in cooking and baking, and it is often used in African and Caribbean cuisines to make dishes like pancakes, bread, and porridge.
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Cut the white fish into strips, about 1/2 inch thick and 3 inch long, then place in the first bowl, coating with oil, then transferring to the second bowl, mixing around until fully covered
in plantain flour, then put on the prepared baking sheet.
I've never seen
plantain flour here actually, so funny how the selection varies Thanks for checking it out Ela!
Please note that while this combination for whole grain bread flour contains some added starch, it is in the form
of plantain flour (or tapioca starch if preferred), both of which are healthy forms of resistant starch for the gut.
This recipe
uses Plantain Flour and Sweet Potato flour which really work well for me for baking.
I've never
seen plantain flour here so I can't really test it, you will have to just try and see.
I've never baked with
plantain flour so I've got no idea how it might influence the baked good.
I didn't have enough almond flour left, so I
added plantain flour as well as a bit of sweet potato flour.
I do so using almond, tapioca, cocnut or
homemade plantain flour and a natural sweetener such as real Maple Syrup or local honey.
So my friends over at Barry Farms really helped me out when they started to to
sell Plantain Flour.
I've since
started plantain flour, occasional tapioca starch, and Grace's top three probiotic choices with good results.
Brenda, do you have a source for your assertion that
cooking plantain flour increases it's resistant starch content?
The green plantain bananas are used to make gluten
free plantain flour which is used to make baby cereals as well as delicious gluten free recipes.
Femke's Foodies is a company specialized
in plantain flour (in Dutch: bakbananenmeel), which can be perfectly used for making pancakes, breads, cakes, pizzas, quiches and cookies.
I
used plantain flour to replace the sweet rice, and since I can't eat eggs I used aquafaba and increased the baking powder to 1 tbsp.
The Barry Farms is
just plantain flour, and it's what I use (back when the price was reasonable, but I'm sure it will go down once they have stock again).
If I were to try a different AIP flour, I'd
try plantain flour or tigernut — but honestly I don't know if it will work!
It always gets the 2T of PS but when I use the banana, it's gets the other 2T
as plantain flour and the other two get 2T of the green banana flour.
Keto variation: use almond flour in place of
the plantain flour and use 1 egg in place of the olive oil.
Grab a second bowl to make the batter from the cassava or
plantain flour, the 2 Tbsp tapioca starch, garlic and onion powders, salt, and pepper.
This may actually be something I can try, or
the plantain flour.
Plantain flour has a neutral taste and consists of a high amount of resistant starch (RS2), which has various health benefits, including improvement of the intestinal microflora.
She adds that «
Plantain flour and green banana flour are also excellent sources of RS, and there may be benefit to including all three of these sources (specifically alternating your source of RS rather than relying on a single one).
No plantain flour is not the same thing, although it could still work.
In a large bowl, combine
the plantain flour, spice blend or plain cinnamon, sea salt, and baking soda.
(Wellness Mama Note: I have personally tried this potato starch and
this plantain flour with good results)
If you are strictly avoiding nightshades, another option would be
plantain flour or green banana flour.
Cassava, coconut, and
plantain flours are great alternatives for baking.
I hate bananas but can handle plantains... this is
the plantain flour I tried.