I find that almond flour is more versatile that coconut flour and I can «hide» it better in
recipes than coconut flour.
Egg free recipes work better with almond flour
recipes than coconut flour recipes because coconut flour requires a large amount of liquid and the eggs would be the liquid and the binder in this recipe.
Egg free recipes work better with almond flour
recipes than coconut flour recipes because coconut flour requires a large amount of liquid and the eggs would be the liquid and the binder in this recipe.
Not exact matches
I haven't tried specifically for this
recipe, but usually it works fine to substitute the almond
flour with 1/3 of the quantity in
coconut flour, since the
coconut flour absorbs more moisture
than almond
flour.
That's why other
recipes may call for more
than a cup of regular
flour, but you need so little
coconut flour!
Thank you, Cassie
Coconut flour is very different
than most
flours so the ratios of the whole
recipe would be off.
Much better
than other chocolate cake
recipes I've tried that use dates and
coconut flour.
Coconut flour does act differently in batters
than traditional grain
flours, though, so you'll need to seek out
recipes that adjust the other
recipe ingredients accordingly.
Note that you will also need to use more eggs
than usual to bind the ingredients together since there is no gluten or xanthan gum in most
coconut flour recipes.
I tend to use less
coconut flour in my
recipes than other bloggers which results in a better texture.
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I use
coconut flour in most all my baking
recipes because it delivers a huge punch of nutrition and such a sweet, cake - like flavor; it's also lower in fat
than nut - based
flours because you can use less to get the same effects.
Coconut flour is very different
than almost any other
flour and can rarely work as a sub in
recipes that weren't designed for it.
I have heard that it is difficult to substitute more
than two eggs in most baking
recipes, so perhaps this is the reason I haven't had much success baking egg - free with
coconut flour.
I cut mine in a long diamond shape — they are wonderful for the holidays and everyone seemed to like the ones I used the
coconut flour in more
than the traditional
recipe.
When I made this
recipe I used desiccated
coconut, so since
coconut flour is a lot denser and absorbs much more water
than desiccated
coconut, I suggest you use 1/3 to 1/2 cup of
coconut flour, depending on the consistency of the batter.
Swapping almond
flour for the
coconut flour may be on the tricky side as
coconut flour absorbs almost three times the amount of liquid
than almond
flour does, and since the main liquid in this
recipe is eggs, changing the amount of eggs would greatly effect the finished result of the cake.
Of course, because
coconut flour isn't
flour at all, using it in
recipes is quite different
than cooking with traditional
flours.
coconut flour can not be subbed for almond
flour, i don't always know if a flax egg will work for egg, etc. i work very hard to create the delicious
recipes to share with you and too many substitutions makes the
recipe different
than what i set out for it.
I also love that they use
coconut flour which is way cheaper
than the almond
flour that a lot of grain free / paleo
recipes use and
coconut flour is also safe to send to school in my area (most schools are nut free around here.)
I used oat
flour instead of
coconut and found I needed a lot more
than the amount in the
recipe.
You could use all purpose
flour however I don't know home much the
recipe would require since this type of
flour behaves completely different
than coconut flour and it is not a 1:1 ratio.
If you don't have
coconut flour you can use any other type of
flour of choice, however, the amount will have to be more
than what I have used in this
recipe since
coconut flour absorbs a lot of liquid.
If you follow a nut - free diet and have more miracle squash growing in your garden
than you know what to do with, try my easy Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins
recipe, made with a
coconut flour base.
If you are buying de-fatted almond
flour or
coconut flour, you are purchasing a very different ingredient
than I use in my
recipes.
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).
Recipe changed slightly (6 grams
coconut flour replaced with 32 tapioca starch /
flour; batter now made in bowl rather
than in blender), photos and video all new.
I've had better luck with almond
flour recipes, but I much prefer the taste of
coconut flour to almond
flour, and it fills me much more quickly (and for longer)
than almond
flour.
When I first developed this
recipe for Paleo pancakes, I used a tiny bit of
coconut flour rather
than tapioca starch /
flour for structure.
Almond
flour and
coconut flour require different moisture levels
than many other gluten free
flours, so just subbing them in will throw off a
recipe not originally written for them.
What a lovely
recipe!!!! Thanks so much; it was sooo delicious I have to admit though, I definitely cut my pieces a lot larger
than Lauren did -LRB-; I replaced the arrowroot with an equal amount of
coconut flour and it worked perfectly, if you're looking for a good substitute -LRB--LRB-: Thanks again Lauren!!!
It may seem a bit more complicated
than some other banana
coconut flour pancake
recipes, but the little extra effort is worth it!
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)
Every
coconut flour recipe prior to this one seemed totally different
than regular cupcakes, but these were the best cupcakes I've ever had of yours!
What better way to introduce gluten - free
recipes into your home
than with a healthy Grain - Free
Coconut Flour Bread.
Unfortunately, it would be really tricky to sub the
coconut flour in this
recipe, since
coconut flour is so different
than any other
flour.
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The whole «soaked and dried» aspect to eating nuts really makes me just want to stay away from them in baking as much as possible and try to build up
recipes that don't depend on nut
flours, other
than coconut.
Just beware that if you're going to use
coconut flour for baking, it absolutely NEEDS to be mixed with other
flours as it sucks up moisture like crazy... I've made delicious baked goods by mixing
coconut flour with almond
flour and quinoa
flour in equal parts, and adding slightly more liquid ingredients
than the
recipe calls for.
I use
coconut flour in most all my baking
recipes because it delivers a huge punch of nutrition and such a sweet, cake - like flavor; it's also lower in fat
than nut - based
flours because you can use less to get the same effects.
I've tried a number of
coconut flour - based cookie
recipes and have been disappointed to find their texture to be more like cake
than like cookies.
Without referring to any particular
recipe, so far I've had greater success with the almond
flour than the
coconut flour.
Also she mentioned the
coconut flour she used was less absorbent
than others, which most likely effected the
recipe - perhaps less
coconut flour is needed.
I just talked to Kaylie, the
recipe creator of these biscuits, and she said the
coconut flour she used was less absorbent
than others, which most likely affected the
recipe - perhaps less
coconut flour is needed.
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.
the pancake wouldn't flip nicely and lets just say it didn't even end up looking like a pancake i think working with
coconut flour is a bit tricky because its so dense and absorbs liquids more
than regular wheat
flour i hope there are some great
recipes in your cook book using
coconut flour - too bad its fairly expensive
This
recipe uses a mixture of almond
flour,
coconut flour and tapioca starch to make a gluten - free and grain - free muffin that is a little higher in protein and lower in carbs
than a grain - based muffin.
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.
The dense ones use more
coconut cream and a bit more almond
flour than the
recipe below.