coconut flour?

[Jessie2020]

I'm so sorry if this has been answered, I've never had coconut flour before and don't want to spend a ton on it if it tastes alot like coconut, which I don't love. I'd like to use it from time to time in soups and on chicken/beef.

How is it? Do you use it a lot or is that breaking the rules? What's the best kind?

[Robin Strathdee]

I find it has a really unique taste and requires a bit of experimenting to get it "just right" in a recipe. It's fine to use for thickening or a light coating, but not for baking or recreating off-plan foods, but honestly, I think you're fine to wait until you're ready to experiment more (and maybe waste a little in the process).

[Susan W]

Jessie, I use it in my w30 shepherds pie. It calls for 1cup of stock to be poured into the beef mixture but it was too runny that way. So, I whisked in 1/2 tbs into the broth and it's perfect. I love the smell of it.

[Jessie2020]

I find it has a really unique taste and requires a bit of experimenting to get it "just right" in a recipe. It's fine to use for thickening or a light coating, but not for baking or recreating off-plan foods, but honestly, I think you're fine to wait until you're ready to experiment more (and maybe waste a little in the process).

Thank you Robin! I am going to hold off purchasing.

[jennycash]

i use it as a light coating for chicken. i cut the chicken into cubes, toss in a little coconut flour and salt, and then saute it in the pan with coconut oil (though you could use any other good fat like ghee). my kids love this and say it tastes like chic-fil-a.

[Jessie2020]

i use it as a light coating for chicken. i cut the chicken into cubes, toss in a little coconut flour and salt, and then saute it in the pan with coconut oil (though you could use any other good fat like ghee). my kids love this and say it tastes like chic-fil-a.

Thanks Jennycash! I have never had chik-fil-a , so what does that taste like? Basically I'm hoping it doesn't taste like coconut

[Lisa@SwissPaleo]

I also use it to coat chicken to make chicken fingers. Just ate it the other night. Here is the recipe, but if you don't like coconut flavor, leave off the extra coconut flakes we rolled it in after coating it with the coconut flour. We served it all with a side of mango salsa and it was really good.

Coconut flour doesn't really act as a binder. It soaks up liquid like crazy in recipes but doesn't have the same effect as something like cornstarch.

[Jessie2020]

I also use it to coat chicken to make chicken fingers. Just ate it the other night. Here is the recipe, but if you don't like coconut flavor, leave off the extra coconut flakes we rolled it in after coating it with the coconut flour. We served it all with a side of mango salsa and it was really good.

Coconut flour doesn't really act as a binder. It soaks up liquid like crazy in recipes but doesn't have the same effect as something like cornstarch.

Thanks Lisa! I will try that!

[Michaela Elmore Cogswell]

There is also the option of Almond Flour instead of Coconut or I found some organic Tapioca starch here by Let's do Organic. I've used it to sub for cornstarch. I remembered in culinary school that a number of recipes in our Asian class called for Tapioca and our chef had us use cornstarch, so now I'm doing the reverse. I've used it in a slurry to thicken a sauce and it's performed just like cornstarch.