Question about breading with almond flour.

Coookie311 · 09-15-2009, 06:39 AM

Hello everyone I have a recipe that isn't low carb and I was looking convert it to make it more suitable for my new lifestyle. What you do is take round steak and tenderize it then dust with flour, pepper and garlic salt. Brown in a skillet and then cover with sliced onions and mushrooms. You add water half way up the meat and keep covered and cook until the round steak is tender. What you have at the end is a great tender piece of low cost meat and this mushroom onion gravy. My question is do you think I could dust the meat with almond flour? I've never used it like that but I have seen where others use almond flour and parmesan to coat chicken and fish. Thanks for your advice in advance.

CarolynF · 09-15-2009, 08:47 AM

Okay..my thoughts on this is that almond flour does burn easily and will not make a gravy because it's nuts..

This is what I would do: Forget the flour and do your seasoning..brown your meat and cover with veggies. Add some cream of chicken and mushroom soup diluted with 1/2 can of water and finish baking it.

And...another thought is that it all depends on how much flour you use on the meat..If you are just using a tiny amount, then it might be fine. You may be only using 1/8 of a cup of flour, which spread out over 4-6 servings isn't that much. It all depends on how much of purist you are..

Coookie311 · 09-15-2009, 08:58 AM

Thanks Carolyn your first suggestion sounds amazing and I must say after searching the net for most of the morning I have seen were others say if its a small amount of flour I should be okay. You too mentioned that almond flour burns easily and I would have never thought of that! Thanks again

CarolynF · 09-15-2009, 09:00 AM

You are welcome..

This sounds wonderful..I have a chuck roast that would be good with your recipe, too..

CreekWatcher · 09-16-2009, 09:28 AM

If you want to dive into the carbalose world, that works just fine for this kind of thing.

09-15-2009, 06:39 AM	#1
Coookie311 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 83 Gallery: Coookie311 WOE: SB Start Date: 1/1/09	Question about breading with almond flour. Hello everyone I have a recipe that isn't low carb and I was looking convert it to make it more suitable for my new lifestyle. What you do is take round steak and tenderize it then dust with flour, pepper and garlic salt. Brown in a skillet and then cover with sliced onions and mushrooms. You add water half way up the meat and keep covered and cook until the round steak is tender. What you have at the end is a great tender piece of low cost meat and this mushroom onion gravy. My question is do you think I could dust the meat with almond flour? I've never used it like that but I have seen where others use almond flour and parmesan to coat chicken and fish. Thanks for your advice in advance. __________________ Hello my name is Stacy and I WILL do this!!

09-15-2009, 08:47 AM	#2
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,823 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Okay..my thoughts on this is that almond flour does burn easily and will not make a gravy because it's nuts.. This is what I would do: Forget the flour and do your seasoning..brown your meat and cover with veggies. Add some cream of chicken and mushroom soup diluted with 1/2 can of water and finish baking it. And...another thought is that it all depends on how much flour you use on the meat..If you are just using a tiny amount, then it might be fine. You may be only using 1/8 of a cup of flour, which spread out over 4-6 servings isn't that much. It all depends on how much of purist you are.. __________________ May 1: 141

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09-15-2009, 08:58 AM	#3
Coookie311 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 83 Gallery: Coookie311 WOE: SB Start Date: 1/1/09	Thanks Carolyn your first suggestion sounds amazing and I must say after searching the net for most of the morning I have seen were others say if its a small amount of flour I should be okay. You too mentioned that almond flour burns easily and I would have never thought of that! Thanks again

09-15-2009, 09:00 AM	#4
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,823 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	You are welcome.. This sounds wonderful..I have a chuck roast that would be good with your recipe, too..

09-16-2009, 09:28 AM	#5
CreekWatcher Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,116 Gallery: CreekWatcher	If you want to dive into the carbalose world, that works just fine for this kind of thing.