caangel
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Post by caangel on Apr 5, 2016 18:58:38 GMT
I love to bake and I want to make sweet treat that is gluten free. I have some almond flour that I want to use. I have this pinned and was wondering if I could sub the AP flour for almond. Anyone tried something like this or have a recipe to share? THX |
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Post by Basket1lady on Apr 5, 2016 19:36:43 GMT
I think it could lack the tenderness of a flour recipe. But I think you could just have a new entity and it sounds good & very almond-y.
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Post by tuva42 on Apr 5, 2016 20:01:19 GMT
Almond flour is very different from any other kind of flour. Its a bit grainy and won't rise at all. You'll get a texture more like cornbread.
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Montannie
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Post by Montannie on Apr 5, 2016 20:11:33 GMT
Be sure and add some xanthan gum, unless the almond flour already has it. It replaces the gluten.
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RedSquirrelUK
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Apr 5, 2016 21:02:47 GMT
Yes, it will be different, but there is no raising agent in that recipe and shortbread is not expected to be airy so it would still work. If I wanted to reproduce a g/f version of that recipe I would probably substitute corn flour for the wheat flour. Let us know how it goes?
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eleezybeth
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Post by eleezybeth on Apr 5, 2016 23:05:12 GMT
I've failed miserably at substitution. I've had better luck with coconut flour but even then it was it just not the same. Can you do a mix? I found that if I googled enough, I could find almost any recipe that someone had paved the way on gluten free. Those recipes I had better luck changing. I wasn't doing gluten free strictly though. Just Whole 30 (or whole 8, you choose.  ) |
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Post by Ryann on Apr 5, 2016 23:20:24 GMT
I know nothing of GF flours, but a co-worker of mine is GF. A couple weeks ago we did a baked good "day" and I made some cookie bars that I subbed in Cup 4 Cup in place of regular flour. The bars didn't rise quite as high as they normally do, but the color and flavor were spot on. The texture was off just the tiniest bit, maybe a little drier, but overall they were pretty good and my GF co-worker really enjoyed them. I got the Cup 4 Cup GF flour off Amazon - link (non-affiliate). |
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caangel
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Post by caangel on Apr 5, 2016 23:29:29 GMT
Thanks for the responses. I could care less about gluten free but I've had requests and I'm looking to see what I can do. I bought almond flour cuz I like almond flavor. Lol
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