Re: coconut flour question

[Guest guest]

Laree-

> Has anyone used coconut flour? I tried it yesterday, just replacing

> it for the equal amount of other flour. Should have known to check

> it out first but didn't. What a disaster! It apparently has no oil

> left in it as it needed tons of liquid and then still, after it was

> baked, it fell into crumbles. Didn't taste so great either. Has

> anyone had experience with it and how do you compensate for the

> dryness?

According to Bruce Fife, who wrote a whole coconut flour cookbook,

lots of butter! I haven't used it much myself, though, due to the

extremely high fiber content.

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[Guest guest]

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> Has anyone used coconut flour? I tried it yesterday, just replacing it for

the equal amount

of other flour. Should have known to check it out first but didn't. What a

disaster! It

apparently has no oil left in it as it needed tons of liquid and then still,

after it was baked, it

fell into crumbles. Didn't taste so great either. Has anyone had experience

with it and how

do you compensate for the dryness?

I've had the same experience with coconut flour. It sucks up liquid like a

sponge. I've found

that using it in very small amounts is necessary if you don't want whatever

you're baking to

taste like chalk and fall apart completely. I would reduce the amount of flour

called for in a

recipe by 2/3 when using coconut, and most people suggest using coconut flour in

combination with other flours (like nut flour if you're trying to avoid grains).

I love almost everything coconut, but don't care for the flour myself. We've

stopped using it.

The other problem with it for me is that it's about 60% fiber - mostly

insoluble. That goes

through the gut like a brillo pad, and it causes a lot of discomfort for me.

Chris

[Guest guest]

When baking with coconut flour, use a lot less flour and a whole lot

more eggs.

Some basic recipes at http://www.simplycoconut.com/coconut_flour_recipes.htm

-jennifer

[Guest guest]

I have used coconut flour extensively. I use Bruce Fife's cookbook mostly

and you actually use a lot of eggs. I really like the recipes especially

because there is no flour. You can use conventional recipes and put in some

coconut flour but not all coconut flour. On Bruce Fife's website he has

some free recipes you may want to try.

Allyn

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[mailto: ] On Behalf Of Laree Kline

Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 10:28 AM

Subject: coconut flour question

Has anyone used coconut flour? I tried it yesterday, just replacing it for

the equal amount of other flour. Should have known to check it out first but

didn't. What a disaster! It apparently has no oil left in it as it needed

tons of liquid and then still, after it was baked, it fell into crumbles.

Didn't taste so great either. Has anyone had experience with it and how do

you compensate for the dryness?

TIA!

Laree