Gluten Free Baking Alternative Flours Nut Flour Made

Gluten Free Baking Alternative Flours

Nut Flour Made with blanched nuts Press out oil first Sandy, dry texture

Nut Meal Made with whole nuts More coarse Makes a grittier, oilier product

This is Nutty…. White Not rice flour is most popular very flavorful Pecan Hazelnut Walnut Almond Easiest to use

DIY: Nut Flours/Meals Pulse whole nuts in a food processor or coffee bean grinder until sandy Can blanch or toast nuts before processing

How to Use flour from oily nuts to obtain a moist product Need to compensate for lack of gluten Gluten helps trap gas, making products light and airy Without gluten (or replacer) baked goods can come out dense, dry, crumbly, gritty Use Xanthan Gum or Guar Gum

A Note on Xanthan Polysaccharide produced by Xanthomonas campestris via glucose fermentation Helps to trap air Stabilizer Helps to bind product Widely used to replace gluten Also use in non-gluten free foods for its thickening ability

How to Go Nuts For more structure: Dry milk solids Evaporated milk instead of regular milk Flour blends Use a variety of flours to balance the flavors and characteristics Blend differs based on needs (structure, chewiness, browning? )

Characteristics Rice Flour • Lightness • Makes a gritty, dry, crumbly product • Brown rice flour adds fiber • Wild rice has a nutty flavor

Characteristics Almond Flour • • • Sticks together better Smooth texture, not gritty or dry Lends a sweet, buttery taste to food Finer ground almond flours yield a lighter product Coarser flour yields a crumbly products

Storage of Nut Flours Store in a cool place Refrigerate or freeze This will help avoid oil rancidity

Nutrition: White Rice Flour 150 calories 0. 50 g fat 1 0 g saturated g fiber 2 g protein 0% iron

White Rice Flour 150 calories 0. 50 g fat 1 0 g saturated g fiber 2 g protein 0% iron Almond Flour 160 calories 14 g fat 3 1 g saturated g fiber 6 g protein 6% iron

White Rice Almond Flour 150 calories 0. 50 g fat 1 0 g saturated g fiber 2 g protein 0% iron 160 calories 14 g fat 3 1 g saturated g fiber 6 g protein 6% iron Hazelnut Flour 180 calories 17 g Fat 3 1 g saturated g fiber 4 g protein 8% iron

Nutrition Alternative flours have higher fat Most is healthy, unsaturated fat Omega 3 Fatty Acids More Nut iron, calcium, fiber flours more so than rice flours Higher protein content Antioxidants

Summary Nutritionally dense! Trial and error to find out best mix of flours for desired product Xanthan gum, binding agent Wider variety becoming available now that gluten free diets are recognized

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