Today I Learned That...

[poliphilo]

Coconut flour is useless for thickening sauces. 

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[sovay]

Coconut flour is useless for thickening sauces.

What does it do instead?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

It's low in carbohydrates- that's why we bought it. I suppose you can use it to make bread and cakes, but we haven't tried yet.

It tastes- unsurprisingly- of coconut.

[ooxc.livejournal.com]

I didn't know there was such a thing. Is it the flesh of the coconut, dried and powdered? Or is it what I call dried coconut milk? Or something else altogether?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I think it's the flesh of the coconut, grated small, but I'm not altogether sure.

[sunfell.livejournal.com]

To thicken sauces, and not use wheat, try cornstarch, rice or potato flour.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

We were trying out the coconut flour because it's low in carbs. It's carbs we're trying to get away from.