Coconut Flour Pizza Crust

Coconut Flour Pizza Crust

4 cups whole milk grated Mozarella or two cups each mozarella and cheddar

4 eggs

1 tsp organic onion powder

1 tsp organic oregano

1 tsp organic basil

1/2 tsp organic garlic

1/2 tsp sea salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

4 T flax meal or pecan meal

4 T coconut flour

Preheat oven to 425.

Mix all ingredients in a bowl until well combined.

Line a cookie tray with parchment paper and spread the cheese mixture on the paper as thinly as possible.  I cover it with wax paper and roll it out.  Discard the wax paper.

Reduce heat to 400 and bake on the top rack for about 15 minutes, or until the crust is starting to look golden in places.

Remove from the oven and add desired toppings.

Bake for a few minutes, just to melt cheese on top.

Grain Free Bread

1 1/4 cups almond flour

1/4 cup coconut flour

1/3 cup pecan meal

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1 teaspoon Xanthum Gum* OR

1 teaspoon Arrowroot Powder OR

1 tsp Great Lakes unflavored beef gelatin dissolved in 3 Tablespoons water

1 cup buttermilk**

3 eggs

1/4 cup oil or melted butter

*Our first choice as of the latest batches of this is the Xanthum Gum.  It gave it a better texture. It needs one of the three choices to keep it from crumbling.

** Buttermilk is 1 Tablespoon vinegar and 1 cup coconut milk.  You can use any vinegar and any milk.  I like Coconut Secret Vinegar and coconut milk.

I make the buttermilk by putting the vinegar in the bottom of a 1 cup measuring cup and adding the milk to the top and while it sits.

IF I were using gelatin, I dissolve the gelatin in another cup.  Then, I mix them together and whisk with the eggs.

I mix all the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl and make a hole in the middle and pout in the wet mix.  Mix it well and then, add the oil.  Mix well and bake at 350 until golden brown.

To best have it the thickness needed for sandwiches, bake it on parchment paper in a large bar pan.  I use a large stone bar pan.

This is a wonderful substitute for cornbread, works for dressing and also I made a grilled cheese out of it.  I cut a square and then, sliced it in half and cooked it in the skillet with butter and cheese.  Terry just used it to make a turkey sandwich!

One of the problems we have experienced with alternative breads made with coconut and almond flour is that they don’t get as dry and firm inside as we like.  We have always liked our quick breads brown and crunchy.

Today, I made some of this bread and put it in a large bar pan.  It was thinner and browned so nicely.  It was done enough for even my husband!

I am super happy with this “bread”.

Pecan Waffles

Pecan Waffles

• 5 eggs
• ½ cup coconut milk
• 1 or 2 squirts English Toffee SweetLeaf Stevia
• 5 tablespoons coconut flour
• 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder
• 1/2 cup pecan meal
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted or other oil or butter
•  chopped pecans to desired chunkiness (I like 1/2 cup pecan pieces.)

I always sift the coconut flour through a strainer.

I top with fresh fruit for a lower glycemic meal than the typical syrups.

My family loves stevia sweetened strawberries and stevia sweetened whip cream.

Tip to sweeten the strawberries so they will have a sweet syrup, place the stevia in a small amount of water and pour that over the strawberries.  For instance, if you would have put 1 cup of sugar in your large bowl of strawberries, put 1 teaspoon stevia in 1/2 cup water.  Let them stand for about 15 minutes and stir frequently.

Banana Nut Cake

Banana Nut Cake

1 cup butter, melted

1.5 cup Birch Xylitol or Erythritol*

½ teaspoon clear stevia

2 teaspoons vanilla

6 eggs

2 cups mashed banana

2 Tablespoons arrowroot powder

1 Tablespoon Baking Powder

½ Tablespoon Baking Soda

1¼ cups buttermilk

1 cup coconut flour

½ cup pecan meal

1 cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350.  Add the ingredients in the order listed above and mix well between each item added.  This recipe makes 3 layers or a lasagna pan (10×14)

Bake for 30 minutes and then, turn the oven down to 325 and bake until a toothpick comes out clean.. Coconut flour turns out better on a lower time.

Cream Cheese Frosting

1 – 8 oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature

½ cup powdered Birch Xylitol or Erythritol

1 teaspoon clear or vanilla crème stevia

Mix the cream cheese,  xylitol and stevia together until well blended.

Add 1 and 1/3 cups mashed banana to the cream cheese mixture and blend well.

Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and mix well.

Add 2 cups of chopped roasted pecans.  ( I roast the pecans in a 300 degree oven while the cake cools, about 10 – 15 minutes.)  Roasting the pecans is optional, however, several in my family cannot eat raw pecans and yet have no problem with the roasted ones.  We love the flavor the roasted pecans give the frosting!

Whenever I make baked treats for people outside of my immediate family, I use Non-GMO organic erythritol as Xylitol can cause some people to have stomach distress.  We like Birch Xylitol, but it requires an adjustment time, so I don’t feed it to people who are not used to it.

Coconut Flour Pizza Crust

 

Coconut Flour Pizza Crust

pizza crust

4 cups whole milk grated Mozarella

4 eggs

1 tsp organic onion powder 

1 tsp organic oregano 

1 tsp organic basil 

1/2 tsp organic garlic 

1/2 tsp sea salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

pizza crust

4 T flax meal

4 T coconut flour

 

Preheat oven to 425. 

 

Mix all ingredients in a bowl until well combined. 

 

Line a cookie tray with parchment paper and spread the cheese mixture on the paper as thinly as possible.  I cover it with wax paper and roll it out.  Discard the wax paper.  

 

Reduce heat to 400 and bake on the top rack for about 15 minutes, or until the crust is starting to look golden in places. 

 

Remove from the oven and add desired toppings. 

 

Bake for a few minutes, just to melt cheese on top.

 

I found two recipes online and I didn’t like either one of them and so I combined what I liked about each one to come up with this one.

The picture labeled is what it looked like on top when it came out of the oven… My oven doesn’t brown on top, so I turned it over so the brown would be on top for when I put the sauce and toppings on.

I make my own sauce.

Chocolate Cake, Coconut Flour

Chocolate Cake, Coconut Flour

Sugar Free/Dairy Free

6 eggs

½ C Cocoa

1 Cup MonkSweet Plus  OR   1 Cup Erythritol & 1/2 teaspoon Clear Stevia

½ teaspoon REAL Salt

2 Tablespoons Arrowroot Powder

1 tsp baking soda

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp. vanilla

2/3 Cups Coconut Flour

1½ Cups Coconut Milk

2/3 C oil (safflower, coconut or grapeseed oil)

In mixing bowl, combine eggs and sweeteners.  Add other ingredients in the order above and mix well.  I sprayed my pans with non stick spray and lined with wax paper.  Some grease and flour.  9 in. cake pans. Bake at 350 for 25 min. or until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool 15-20 minutes and then, invert pans on wire rack to remove from pans. Cool completely.

This can be cooked in a 9×13 pan.

Flourless Cheesy Bread Recipe

Just made this for lunch.  It is amazingly good!

I used 1/2 c mozzarella because I didn’t have Parmesan.

I put 1/4 teaspoon REAL salt and sprinkled a good bit of garlic granules in the mix.  We all liked it and I will definitely be doing this again.

Flourless Cheesy Bread Recipe

(Grain-Free, Gluten-Free, Primal-Friendly)

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 1 egg, preferably from pastured hens
• 1/2 cup packed grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup packed shredded cheddar cheese
• 2 tb plain whole milk yogurt
• 1/4 cup arrowroot*
• pinch cayenne pepper
• pinch fine ground celtic sea salt
• 1/4 tsp baking soda

 

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Mix with a hand mixer until well-combined. [Elizabeth: I used my standing mixer for this recipe, but a hand mixer would definitely work just as well.]

3. Spread the mixture onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or anExopat. Use a silicone spatula to spread the mixture out as thin as you can make it without seeing any holes.

4. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-22 minutes. The edges should be very browned, and the top should be nicely browned. [Elizabeth: mine took a few minutes longer–I don’t think I spread it quite thin enough!]

5. Remove from the oven and cool for a few minutes. Then use a pizza cutter or knife to cut the bread into wedges or pieces.

6. Serve! Leftovers can be refrigerated in an airtight container. To reheat, just place the slices in a toaster oven set at 200-250 degrees for a few minutes.

* Arrowroot is not GAPS-legal. See reader comment below for a GAPS-legal substitution.  (1/8 cup coconut flour for GAPS)

Here is the link online to the recipe

http://www.livingthenourishedlife.com/2013/06/flourless-cheesy-bread-recipe

 

 

Coconut Flour Breakfast Cake

 

Coconut Flour Breakfast Cake
1/2 cup Coconut Milk

6 eggs

2 small to medium bananas

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

1/2 teaspoon clear liquid stevia

1 stick melted butter or 1/2 cup oil of choice

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 Tablespoon Arrowroot Powder

1/3 Cup Coconut Flour

2/3 Cup Pecan Meal or chopped pecans

 

I place these ingredients in a blender and blend with each addition.

Bake in 9X13 pan at 350 until lightly browning and toothpick comes out clean.

I serve this with fresh fruit salad, “fried” apples or some other fruit, sweetened if needed with stevia or typical waffle toppings of your choice.

This is my waffle recipe, except I added a little more banana and doubled the pecan meal to give it a more nutty taste.  I knew the extra nuts would make them fall apart as waffles but would work fine in the pan.

 

Vanilla Cake with Coconut Flour

Vanilla Cake with Coconut Flour

1 stick butter, melted and cooled slightly

1 cup Xylitol

6 – 8 eggs

2/3 cup coconut flour

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons  vanilla

1½ cups coconut milk

1 Tablespoon baking powder

2 Tablespoons Arrowroot Powder

Preheat oven to 350 for metal pan, 325 for a glass pan.

Mix the butter with the xylitol in the mixing bowl, add the eggs and beat well after each egg.   Add 2/3 cup coconut flour and mix well, making sure all the lumps are out.  Add the salt, vanilla and gradually, the coconut milk, mix well and add the baking powder and arrowroot powder and mix well.

Bake in a 9X13 pan for normal thickness and a lasagna pan (10X14) for a slightly thinner cake.  I am sure this would also work in two round pans.

I spray my pans with Spectrum Grapeseed oil to keep it from sticking.

Waffles with Coconut Flour

Waffles

1/2 cup Coconut Milk

6 eggs

2 small or 1 large RIPE banana

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

1/2 teaspoon clear liquid stevia

1 stick melted butter or 1/2 cup oil of choice

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/3 Cup Coconut Flour

1/3 Cup Pecan Meal or chopped pecans

I place these ingredients in a blender and blend with each addition.

This can be baked in a pan at 350 as a breakfast cake or cooked as pancakes or in a waffle iron.

I cook them in a waffle iron.  However to remove them, I literally pick up the waffle iron and dump them onto a plate.  They are delicate and do not lift out with a fork.

I serve this with fresh fruit salad, “fried” apples or some other fruit, sweetened if needed with stevia.