Tropical Traditions Organic Coconut Flour - What Can I Do with It?

Really, the question would be better asked, “What should I do with it now?!” I was first introduced to gluten-free baking about six or seven years ago. Our family has a friend with Celiac disease and, well, I like to bake and cook things for people, so it became imperative that I learned the mysterious ways of the gluten-free baker. Long story short, while I can and do bake with special blends of rice, bean and starch flours, I love the ease of using coconut flour; it’s super versatile and has a much less grainy texture than say rice flour.

The trick to coconut flour is eggs. Lots of eggs. It’s not uncommon to have 6 to 12 eggs in a recipe. (Score some extra protein in baked goods!) It also helps to be aware that coconut flour is extremely dry since it’s made from the leftover pulp after making coconut milk. The pulp is dried and then ground into a powder. Because of it’s dryness, coconut flour will readily suck up moisture in recipes. For this reason, batters and doughs will often seem thicker than their wheat counterparts. No worries. But back to the eggs. Eggs are important because coconut flour lacks gluten or anything to really keep it bound up. If you make a coconut flour recipe without eggs (or an appropriate substitute) you will end up with a crumbly mess. A pretty safe ratio that I generally use is one large egg for every 1/4 cup of coconut flour.

Tropical Traditions is one of my favorite brands of coconut flour mainly because of it’s purity and their harvesting methods. The price is also favorable because a little coconut flour goes a long way.

Read: How does coconut flour compare to almond flour for baking?

 

 

Here are a few wonderful recipes you can make with coconut flour from Tropical Traditions:

Coconut Flour Brownies

Grain-Free, Guilt-Free Coconut Flour Waffles

Coconut Flour Vanilla Doughnuts

Coconut Lemon Bars

Savory Coconut Flour Zucchini Muffins

I've also made the yummy No-Fail Coconut Flour Chocolate Cake on their recipe blog. http://www.freecoconutrecipes.com

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