I would not recommend trying to substitute a wheat - based all purpose flour instead, just because Coconut flour has very different properties, so it absorbs and expands during baking very differently than
traditional flour does.
Not exact matches
Does a
traditional Roux cooked in fat add anything to a dish (besides the properties of the fat, aka taste & texture) that plain old
flour or toasted
flour would not?
I don't have Otto's available to me, but
do have
traditional Brazilian cassava
flour and I always use a flat cast iron griddle to cook both corn and
flour tortillas.
DH didn't like this — back to the
traditional way mixing okra with egg, coat with cornmeal /
flour / salt and deep fry.
I am also checking you out from Monday Mania... I have been
doing traditional food for awhile but working with sprouted
flour and reducing my sugar is my last «frontier»... thanks so much for this post!
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.
Unlike
traditional flours, these don't really clump when added directly to a sauce, but they can add flavors you might not expect or really want in your sauce, so be careful.
I decided to go with a mix of coconut and tapioca
flour for these to get a great,
traditional texture, and it
did not fail me!
The batter didn't spread out by itself, like the
traditional flour version, but this was an easy work around.
While
traditional Buffalo wings don't have a
flour coating, giving the boneless version a dredge makes them more sturdy — plus it lends a satisfying crunch that mimics fried chicken skin.
Coconut
flour, almond
flour and other grain - free / nut
flours do not act the same as
traditional wheat
flour - they
do not contain gluten, so they need binders like eggs or flax seed to make successful batters.
But I didn't want to use the
traditional high calorie binder of nuts or
flour or even oatmeal because I didn't have any.
If you don't want to seek out these types of
flours you can use a more
traditional cookie dough like the one here or here (minus the chocolate chips) to use in conjunction with the delicious port - fig spread.
Traditional cultures who eat lots of coconut butter / flesh and oil assuming they don't eat white
flour and oxidized vegetable oils
do just fine and don't have heart disease.
I have found that I enjoy the almond
flour products at least as much as their
traditional grain
flour counterparts, but I
do NOT feel compelled to overeat them.
Although this recipe
does use tapioca
flour to mimic a
traditional cherry dump cake recipe, which is quite high in carbohydrates, it is a grain - free starch that is used in small quantities, so the recipe has a very low glycemic load.
Traditional gnocchi relies on
flour and egg to bind the dumplings, but we look to some allergy friendly ingredients to get the job
done.
This
does two things: 1), prevents them from burning on top and being mushy on the inside, 2) keeps them from drying out like goods can made without
traditional flours when baked at high temperatures, and 3) helps them continue baking at a continuously decreasing temperature without overheating them so they firm up perfectly and turn golden in color.
If you're looking for something more
traditional tasting,
do the all purpose white
flour.
These are made with yeasted, whole wheat dough similar to that used in my spinach fatayer recipe — it doesn't use
traditional samosa maida
flour or empanada lard, but becomes wonderfully fluffy while remaining sturdy enough to hold in all those fillings.
I don't know what it is about this combination, but I've always found it tastes a lot like
traditional doughs made with
flour and butter.
This bread is different than
traditional breads — it doesn't include yeast or
flour, instead it is dense, and full of nuts, seeds, and chewy oats.
A gluten - free diet doesn't mean that
traditional flour - based meals are off limits.
Alternative, gluten - free
flours don't behave the way
traditional ingredients
do.
This recipe
does it deliciously, and honestly, these are so great, they have replaced their
traditional wheat
flour counterpart on all my Christmas platters shared with family and friends.
Traditional cultures who eat lots of coconut butter / flesh and oil assuming they don't eat white
flour and oxidized vegetable oils
do just fine and don't have heart disease.
So, don't feel guilty about eating this twist on the
traditional popular Italian - American dish: Paleo Chicken Parmesean with almond -
flour breaded chicken breast, tomato - free, beet - rich nomato sauce, and almond ricotta cheese.
Having tasted the pure joy of homemade corn tortillas from masa
flour, I
did a little searching and discovered, according to wikipedia, nixtamalization is a
traditional process, maybe 3,000 years old, whereby corn is processed to create hominy and masa.
Now I
did this recipe with no gelatin, added 1 egg, and creamed the butter, sugar, and maple syrup in a kitchen aid mixer like a
traditional CCC recipe, substituted BP for the BS, plus added 1 1/2 T more of each
flours to make up for the added moisture from the egg, turned out good, a little more cakey and no grittiness at all.
I
did not consume anything with white
flour or frozen foods (especially from «
traditional» grocery stores) The only oil I use is olive oil sparingly.
Sprouted and Gluten Free
Flour and Breads: Bread is a comfort food for many, but make sure it is quality that is prepared in a
traditional and digestible manner so it
does not aggravate health woes.
If you aren't diagnosed with celiac disease or a gluten intolerance, keep in mind that gluten - free doesn't necessarily mean healthy — and gluten - free baked goods like bread, cookies, and crackers often are packed with more refined
flours, artificial ingredients, and sugar than
traditional baked goods.
While
traditional cultures
did not appear to use banana
flour, that probably isn't a problem.
I decided in Dec that I wanted to try #GlutenFree recipes and at the time I
did not know it would be such a transition from using
traditional white or wheat
flour, nor
did I realize the benefits in going gluten free on my health or weight.
I have a delicious baked oatmeal recipe and a ton of recipes using oat
flour on the blog, but can you believe I don't have a single
traditional oatmeal recipe?
How
do you help train dogs with allergies and digestive issues, when
traditional training treats are either loaded with artificial ingredients, grains and
flours or commonly - used proteins like read more
How
do you help train dogs with allergies and digestive issues, when
traditional training treats are either loaded with artificial ingredients, grains and
flours or commonly - used proteins like chicken, all of which can cause digestive distress and allergies?