The Secret Tips For Cooking Coconut Flour

Coconut flour has become globally known for the past few decades now because of its great health benefits and capacity to create dishes without dairy. It is by far a better choice than the popular flours such whole-wheat or all-purpose due to its ability to provide better flavor and it totally lacks gluten. Furthermore,coconut flour can be used instead of gluten-contained meals.

When talking about nutrient content, you should be aware of the fact that coconut flour contains the highest quantity of fiber among the flours (11g per ounce). Apart from that, it has 5g of protein in one ounce and it's has a lot of lauric acid which has both antibacterial and antiviral features. Coconut flour also have capric acid which is responsible for regulating the level of insulin in the system.

Coconut flour is extremely absorbent and this mean an individual can't just change her all-purpose flour in each recipe with full quantity of coconut flour and still think the dish will end up the way it used to. So for each cup of flour (whole wheat, all-purpose etc), it is advised by expects to use ¼ to ⅓ cup of flour since the gluten that behaves like a glue is not in this recipe, you must look for something to replace it. For example, you can bring an egg or a flax (one tablespoon of grate flax seeds to 3 tbsp. of water.

Pls have it at the back of your mind that you may need to try this for some time for the best result.

Ingredients

⅓ cup of coconut flour
¼ cup of coconut oil, melted
2 eggs
¼ teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
¼ cup of pure maple syrup
⅓ cup of dark chocolate chips

1. First heat your oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with a parchment paper.
2. Add the coconut flour, coconut oil, vanilla extract, maple syrup, eggs, and salt to average bowl, and whisk the ingredients together until a uniform batter is created. Although the mixture will seem a bit runny in the beginning, as the coconut oil starts to absorb the moisture, the batter will thicken.
   Add in the chocolate chips, and stir the mixture in order to spread them across.
3. Use a heaping tablespoon to drop the cookie dough onto the lined baking sheet, and use your hand to flatten the cookies.
4. Shape the cookies in the form you like using your hands.

Bake at 350F for 12-14 minutes. After that, let the cookies cool on the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely and voila.