A Fantastic Flour Mix

[lterry913]

Originally Posted by Ginaaaaaa

The nutritional info is already in the sticky thread, the last post in post #13. There's an included chart that Buttoni posted with her info as well, don't forget to subtract the fiber from the carbs to get the net carbs.

I can make a post just with the nutritional info if it would make it easier to find.

No, that is ok I just must have missed it some how...or maybe I thought I was looking at sticky and was in original thread...thanks.

[rosethorns]

Sorry guys I've been very sick. Here is the recipe for cookies.


Peanutbutter cookies

1 c. BTF mix
1/2c. blanched almond flour
1/2 c. corn resistant starch ( or Hi-Maize )
1/2 butter or coconut oil softened
1 1/2 c. sweetner ( your choice )
2 eggs
1/2 c. peanutbutter
salt
1 tsp vanilla (I used 2 T. peanutbutter davincis syrup)
3/4 c. almond milk or CC or cream + water

combine in a large bowl all the dry ingredients and set aside, Cream butter , sweetener , peanutbutter , and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add
eggs and milk combine well. Add wet to the dry in 3 sections untill well combined.

Bake at 375 for 12 to 15 mins. Enjoy !!!!


Yes the corn resistant starch is critical so not to have a cakey cookie.

[ouizoid]

feel better soon esther--thanks for the recipe--looks delicious--

[Tweaker Geek]

Esther - thanks for the cookie recipe. I'm sorry to hear that you've been sick, feel better!

[JMCM1]

Originally Posted by Tweaker Geek

Esther - thanks for the cookie recipe. I'm sorry to hear that you've been sick, feel better!

Esther, ditto - thank you for the recipe and I sure hope you'll be able to know soon that you are better.

[dianafoot]

Making a pineapple upside down cake with the yellow cake recipe--Keep your fingers crossed! I missed where it must have said it would fill 2 9" cake pans, and tried to fit it all into one. Had to drop back and kick and prepare pineapple, sugar sub and butter in a second pan! Smells wonderful cooking--Will report back with pictures in a little while.

[majomor]

Originally Posted by rosethorns

Sorry guys I've been very sick. Here is the recipe for cookies.


Peanutbutter cookies

1 c. BTF mix
1/2c. blanched almond flour
1/2 c. corn resistant starch ( or Hi-Maize )
1/2 butter or coconut oil softened
1 1/2 c. sweetner ( your choice )
2 eggs
1/2 c. peanutbutter
salt
1 tsp vanilla (I used 2 T. peanutbutter davincis syrup)
3/4 c. almond milk or CC or cream + water

combine in a large bowl all the dry ingredients and set aside, Cream butter , sweetener , peanutbutter , and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add
eggs and milk combine well. Add wet to the dry in 3 sections untill well combined.

Bake at 375 for 12 to 15 mins. Enjoy !!!!


Yes the corn resistant starch is critical so not to have a cakey cookie.

Thanks very much for the recipe Ester, do get better soon.
Joanne

[Tweaker Geek]

Originally Posted by dianafoot

Making a pineapple upside down cake with the yellow cake recipe--Keep your fingers crossed! I missed where it must have said it would fill 2 9" cake pans, and tried to fit it all into one. Had to drop back and kick and prepare pineapple, sugar sub and butter in a second pan! Smells wonderful cooking--Will report back with pictures in a little while.

How did your cake turn out, Diana? Today's my birthday and if I'd seen this earlier I might I have tried my hand at a pineapple upside down for birthday cake. As it is I had some cake in the freezer from several months ago that I just thawed and ate, just to say I had birthday cake- LOL, can't have a birthday without cake!! I'll be back to see your pictures.

[drjlocarb]

Tweaker!

[dianafoot]

The cake was no less than awesome! I really can't tell it from the pineapple upside down cake my mother made from the old Betty Crocker cookbook back in the 50's.

I used Gina's yellow cake recipe exactly as written and poured the batter over pineapple rings I'd arranged in the bottom of the pan with a little butter and sugar (tagatose, because I wanted the caramelization). And yes, I did put maraschino cherries in the middle of the pineapples just for looks and for DH. Didn't eat those, though, don't even like them.

Pictures coming in a little while. And Happy Birthday, Tweaker!

[Redeemed]

Originally Posted by dianafoot

The cake was no less than awesome! I really can't tell it from the pineapple upside down cake my mother made from the old Betty Crocker cookbook back in the 50's.

I used Gina's yellow cake recipe exactly as written and poured the batter over pineapple rings I'd arranged in the bottom of the pan with a little butter and sugar (tagatose, because I wanted the caramelization). And yes, I did put maraschino cherries in the middle of the pineapples just for looks and for DH. Didn't eat those, though, don't even like them.

Pictures coming in a little while. And Happy Birthday, Tweaker!

I can't wait to try this cake. Thank you for your and Gina's experiments.

[dianafoot]

made a mistake and it won't let me delete this post--having a weird morning.

[dianafoot]

Sorry these pictures aren't that great--the cake is quite beautiful in real life--and it has an excellent, moist, cakey texture. I baked it in two square 8"x8" pans and it took 35 minutes. The whole recipe (Gina's yellow cake) makes a lot of cake. I will cut it in half next time, since it is just DH and me eating it.

[dianafoot]

Wow--those pictures came out huge! Photobucket has changed their processes and I'm climbing a learning curve here.

[sungoddess]

I LOVE the huge photos. That cake is a thing of beauty!!! Way to go. I cannot eat tagatose, and am ever-so-sad about it.But maybe I can come close to replicating it with something else. Beautiful!!

[majomor]

Originally Posted by Ginaaaaaa

I'm afraid to change any of the brands I'm using for fear that I won't have such good results. I've been using the same ones since I started using this flour mix so I guess I will stick with them, although I may buy some Now Pea Protein and see if it works.

I can see by what you wrote about the water that your flour mix doesn't soak up as much liquid as mine does but I wonder why it came out too moist and gummy? It almost makes me think its the glucommanan. What brand are you using?

I know what you mean about low carb baking, I've sure had my share of not so good baked goods!!

Hi Gina,
BTW, There was mention of too much water in your yellow cake not completely baking(I had no problem).
I had just wanted to give a little explanation, that that happens alot based on the type of coconut flour, which does most of the absorbtion together with the egg.......I found some coconut flours absorb more than others so it is imperative that we know our brands of coconut flour as there are no controls over the different types...so some times I will wait to see if the coconut flour is absorbing enough of the liquid, and then hold back some water. I pretty much stick to the Sensato(silver BAG) and the tropical(black bag?), I have never had much success with ALoha NU, which I think is based on my hIgh altitude ZERO HUMIDITY region.
To sum up, it might well be the one that is the wild card in consistency?? I think? what do you think OUIZOID?

[dianafoot]

Originally Posted by majomor

Hi Gina,
BTW, There was mention of too much water in your yellow cake not completely baking(I had no problem).
I had just wanted to give a little explanation, that that happens alot based on the type of coconut flour, which does most of the absorbtion together with the egg.......I found some coconut flours absorb more than others so it is imperative that we know our brands of coconut flour as there are no controls over the different types...so some times I will wait to see if the coconut flour is absorbing enough of the liquid, and then hold back some water. I pretty much stick to the Sensato(silver BAG) and the tropical(black bag?), I have never had much success with ALoha NU, which I think is based on my hIgh altitude ZERO HUMIDITY region.
To sum up, it might well be the one that is the wild card in consistency?? I think? what do you think OUIZOID?

I am not Ouizoid, but I wanted to say that the coconut flour I am using is Aloha Nu, which doesn't seem to be in production any more. All of her recipes, as well as Gina's, work for me with this flour exactly as written. We should really have a discussion about which brands work/don't work or need to be tweaked with more or less liquid. Thanks for bringing this up!

[Tweaker Geek]

Diana - the cake looks wonderful! I would use the cherries too, they look so pretty on the cake. Thanks for the birthday wishes.

Drjlo - thanks to you, too!

[ouizoid]

I use Bob's Red Mill. I have the exact opposite problem--I routinely need to add extra liquid to the recipes because the BRM coconut flour sucks up so much moisture.

Diana--that is a work of art!

TG--Happy happy birthday!

[jbatchelor]

I am using the Alpha Nu also--I haven't had any issues using it with this flour mix at all! I am actually quite upset not to be able to obtain it anymore! I love it! I am hoping that it comes back in stock? hate to change something that is working for me--and I am out!

love the pineapple upside down cake!!! yummy!

[christyjo]

You all too descriptive about this mix so... I just HAD to take a trip to the Honeyville store yesterday so I could get eggwhites and of course an extra bag of almond flour to keep on hand. While I was there, I found the 5 pound bag of coconut flour too, so I didn't have to stop and find Bob's. I made Callieco's peach upside down cake using Gina's cake recipe, and it is terrific! I used Ideal brown on the peaches and butter part, and probably left it too long in the pan after baking. I used a bundt pan, it took 55 minutes to bake. A bit of the edges and small pieces from the bottom stuck because I forgot to grease the pan. I didn't get the terrific caramel look that Callieco got but it is terrific, the cake part has just the slightest hint of coconut, and if you didn't know it was there you probably wouldn't notice. One can of the no sugar added peaches gave me the exact number of "slots" in my bundt pan so each piece has a peach. Thanks to Ouizoid for the mix , Gina and Callieco for the recipes, more endless possibilities. The Honeyville coconut flour was very fluffy and had a different scent than the one I had before, which was stronger.

Thanks again Ladies,

christyjo

[majomor]

Hello everyone,
I was not implying that Aloha Nu was not good, just that I have a very very unique challenging area I live in so some ingredients might be the BomB for some areas and fail brutally bad in my high altitude and zero humidity area I live in in western Canada!!!!.....believe me it is "not" the best place for Baking!!
I am mainly here to aid others in "my" situation especially compounded with gluten-free and low carb baking, for successful stress free baking compared to low altitude baking folks.....you are so so lucky!!!!
We hear stories out here from experienced cooks with frustrating times, and so happy to move away so they can bake "real hassle free goodies" again.
I know of a very very successful gluten free baker(not even low carb) who was stumped at how to make their prized recipe work in my area of the country!!
I was so so happy to bake Gina's yellow cake with no sink hole in the centre for the very first time in years!!!!
So a huge huge thank you to Gina and Ouizoid, RVcook and many others for blazing the way with that wonderful mix of Ouizoids ,....thank you from the bottom of my heart....bless your hearts!
Joanne from Canada .

PS. Did anyone have success with this mix for bread buns, or a small panini/loaf?

[CindyCRNA]

Originally Posted by dianafoot

Wow--those pictures came out huge! Photobucket has changed their processes and I'm climbing a learning curve here.

I love big pictures! Easier to lick the screen!!

[ouizoid]

I really understand your dilemma--I grew up in Aspen Colorado, where baking (or even boiling water) was super tricky! Good luck with your experiments.

[Corvettebuff]

I saw a neat idea on facebook.They used a cupcake pan and put a slice of pineapple and cherry in it then added their cakemix. Well that would work for us using the flour mix for those of us who have no self will power and a whole cake would totally do me in.

[dianafoot]

Originally Posted by Corvettebuff

I saw a neat idea on facebook.They used a cupcake pan and put a slice of pineapple and cherry in it then added their cakemix. Well that would work for us using the flour mix for those of us who have no self will power and a whole cake would totally do me in.

I saw that idea, too, on the page where I found the Betty Crocker recipe. I should have done that--now I have 20 pieces of cake to eat (minus the 4 I have already eaten!)

[Ginaaaaaa]

Diana, your cake looks yummy!!

I'm so happy to see all the good results people are having with my recipe!!

[dianafoot]

I posted this in the "breaded" baked chicken thread, but thought I'd post here, too, to see if anybody had any suggestions for me:

I tried using ouiz's mix to fry chicken. I put some BTF in a bag along with a little salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning and shook the chicken pieces to coat them. Then I dipped the chicken into a mixture of egg and hot sauce (a la Paula Deen) and shook again in the flour. I heated the oil to 350 and put the chicken in. It browned really fast and I had to turn it over within a minute. I covered and let cook on low for about 10 minutes, turned once again and let cook another 10 minutes, and uncovered and let finish for 6-7 minutes. It was delicious, but not crispy-crunchy like flour fried chicken. It was more biscuit-y for want of a better word. I'm gonna keep trying!

[Redeemed]

Originally Posted by dianafoot

I posted this in the "breaded" baked chicken thread, but thought I'd post here, too, to see if anybody had any suggestions for me:

I tried using ouiz's mix to fry chicken. I put some BTF in a bag along with a little salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning and shook the chicken pieces to coat them. Then I dipped the chicken into a mixture of egg and hot sauce (a la Paula Deen) and shook again in the flour. I heated the oil to 350 and put the chicken in. It browned really fast and I had to turn it over within a minute. I covered and let cook on low for about 10 minutes, turned once again and let cook another 10 minutes, and uncovered and let finish for 6-7 minutes. It was delicious, but not crispy-crunchy like flour fried chicken. It was more biscuit-y for want of a better word. I'm gonna keep trying!

After seeing Sharon's fried chicken, I tried to make it also. I just dipped chicken thighs in egg and then coated with BFT, added salt and pepper. I fried on low heat in olive oil, uncovered. Mine turned out crispy, like regular flour.

[JMCM1]

I made chicken-fried steak by Redeemed's method.
Dipped seasoned cube steaks in beaten egg thinned with a little water, then coated with BTF.
I cooked on low heat and they were crispy. Two thumbs up here.