Almond flour

#1

Can I really make cookies or bread with this? It’s Keto friendly? Thank you!

(Banting & Yudkin & Atkins & Eadeses & Cordain & Taubes & Volek & Naiman & Bikman ) #2

Yes. You can. I wonder how useful that is as an activity, but lots of people enjoy them.

#3

I don’t want to eat it unless it’s keto friendly!! Haha

(Banting & Yudkin & Atkins & Eadeses & Cordain & Taubes & Volek & Naiman & Bikman ) #4

It is keto friendly. Adding a lot of fake sugar to it, that’s more questionable.

#5

A useful YouTube video – Keto Flours 101 | Low-Carb Baking Science

I no longer use almond flour. I prefer the taste and texture of products made with coconut flour, but some people don’t. Coconut flour is cheaper, I need to use less, and it has fewer net carbs.

Some coconut flour recipes I use (or plan to try).

I use protein powder to supplement my protein intake, and also use it as a flour. Some Protein Powder recipes I use. Even fewer net carbs, but more expensive.

Coconut flour is very absorbent.

The general rule of thumb is that you only need 1/3rd to 1/4th as much coconut flour as other flours (e.g. almond), and for each cup of coconut flour you substitute, you may need to add up to 6 eggs and up to a cup of liquid.

For example, I recently cut the Parmesan cheese in a recipe in half and replaced it with a 1/4 cup of coconut flour. So I also added:

  • 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut milk
  • 2 eggs
(karen) #6

I like almond flour for baking, personally. Lovely for quiche crust and keto rolls, IMO. It’s a better source of fat than coconut flour, but it also has more carbs.