You will need to experiment to get the right mix since coconut flour is higher in fibre and will absorb more
water than regular flour.
Because gluten - free flours have a different make -
up than regular flour, the quantity or baking process is sometimes different.
By now you've probably figured it out, but even with correct measurements coconut flour has much more
fiber than regular flour and almond flour.
Semolina flour is made from durum wheat and it's a little bit
coarser than regular flour and you 100 % don't have to use it and can simply replace it with more bread flour on this recipe.
Like I said thought, it is gluten - free and more
absorbent than regular flour so you may need to adjust liquid amounts or use it in conjunction with another flour when baking with it.
Grain free flours can be a little
gummier than regular flours, so that's pretty normal, but if it's very gummy, it could be the brand you're using or something else.
Of course, I made banana bread, so no subtle flavors there... You can easily see that it's slightly
darker than regular flour probably due to the wheat in the blend, but it felt and baked up just like regular flour.
Starches are a bit more
gluey than regular flours, and so I was hoping that property would help trap in air better and allow the scones to actually stay puffed up a little bit after rising in the oven.
GF recipes CAN have a higher glycemic index (GI) depending on the flours used — Rice, potato and maize are quite starchy and have calorie / sugar content
than regular flours like whole wheat and oat flour.
Gluten free flour mixes tend to be a bit
drier than regular flour's so I had to use a little extra water but so far so good.
While most baking sites say that you can substitute spelt for whole wheat flour in most recipes, I find some tinkering is usually needed for the best result, as it contains less gluten and more
protein than regular flour.
And using the regular yogurt might come as an advantage if you're using coconut flour, since it tends to be more
absorbent than regular flour, the excess moisture may just be a good thing.
Grain free flours can be a little
gummier than regular flours, so that's pretty normal, but if it's very gummy, it could be the brand you're using or something else.
You can, however, mix egg and rice powders with other alternative flours so the baked good contains more non-wheat
flour than regular flour.
Next up is Katie of Girl Meets Nourishment with an amazing brownie recipe using sprouted flour which is apparently easier to
digest than regular flour.
Whole wheat flour has a bigger blood sugar spike (Higher glycemic index)
than regular flour!
It's much higher in fat (healthy, beauty - friendly fat from lauric acid)
than regular flour, but you also use a much smaller amount than you would regular flour.
The coconut flour seems like a lot, don't you use about 1/3 less
than regular flour?
Sprouted flours are easier to digest and more nutritious
than regular flour.