Coconut flour is a delicious low-carb, gluten-free alternative to wheat. It is high in fiber, low in digestible carbohydrate, and a good source of protein. Coconut flour can be used to make a variety of delicious baked goods, snacks, desserts, and main dishes. It is the only flour used in most of the recipes in this book. These recipes are so good that you won't be able to tell that they aren't made with wheat. If you like foods such as German chocolate cake, apple pie, blueberry muffins, chees crackes, and chicken pot pie, but don't want the wheat; you will love the recipes in this book! All recipes include low-sugar or no-sugar variations.
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Dr. Bruce Fife is regarded as the world's leading expert on the health aspects of coconut. He is the author of 19 books including "The Coconut Oil Miracle" and "Coconut Cures." He is the president of the Coconut Research Center.
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296 of 297 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
IF you don't have a problem with eggs, this is a great recipe book. I've made several of the muffin recipes and and a few of the loaves as well. I reall like the taste and texture and have recommended the book to several people. Whether the results are high or low carb depends on which recipe you choose, and you do have a choice for many of them of using the stevia-only versions. You don't have to use a recipe with cornmeal or cornstarch; they're in those particular recipes for a reason, but not in all of them. You can choose coconut milk, or any other non-dairy milk. I don't get why some reviewers make things so difficult for themselves. Can they use every recipe in every other cook book they buy? I'm not interested in every recipe in the book, but there are many more I have yet to try, and will. Of those I have made, the ingredients, except for the coconut flour itself, are all readily available.
148 of 148 people found the following review helpful
By J. Wozniak
Format:Paperback
I bought this book for two reasons: firstly, to learn more about cooking with coconut flour, as my own attempts had been somewhat less than appetizing (!) and secondly, because I wanted to find reduced-carb 'treats' that I could enjoy, while still following a low-carb diet! To every dieter or carb-counter out there: this book could be the answer to your prayers!
While this book certainly is helpful to people with gluten sensitivities, there are, as has been mentioned, large quantities of eggs in most of the recipes. There's a very simple technical reason for that. Gluten is the protein found in wheat, which gives baked goods their structure and the ability to rise. Coconut flour contains no gluten, so the eggs are required to provide the protein structure.
My husband, who is gluten sensitive, is able to plough through yummy muffins, etc, with no ill effects. For me the main benefit has been in being able to indulge the odd carb craving by eating delicious baked goods that have a dramatically reduced carb content! Coconut flour contains 3 times more fiber than digestible carbs, virtually making it a negative net carb food!!!
Once I understood the principles involved with baking with coconut flour, I was able to 'freestyle' with recipes of my own, such as breakfast muffins with bacon, mushrooms and cheese! Great start to my mornings!
In fact, the muffin recipes the author gives in this book are so quick and easy, you can literally leave them to bake while showering in the morning! By the time I'm done, so are they!
Guilt-free fresh baked muffins every morning? You bet! Pounds still melting off my hips and tummy? Oh yes! Does it get any better than this?!!
While this book certainly is helpful to people with gluten sensitivities, there are, as has been mentioned, large quantities of eggs in most of the recipes. There's a very simple technical reason for that. Gluten is the protein found in wheat, which gives baked goods their structure and the ability to rise. Coconut flour contains no gluten, so the eggs are required to provide the protein structure.
My husband, who is gluten sensitive, is able to plough through yummy muffins, etc, with no ill effects. For me the main benefit has been in being able to indulge the odd carb craving by eating delicious baked goods that have a dramatically reduced carb content! Coconut flour contains 3 times more fiber than digestible carbs, virtually making it a negative net carb food!!!
Once I understood the principles involved with baking with coconut flour, I was able to 'freestyle' with recipes of my own, such as breakfast muffins with bacon, mushrooms and cheese! Great start to my mornings!
In fact, the muffin recipes the author gives in this book are so quick and easy, you can literally leave them to bake while showering in the morning! By the time I'm done, so are they!
Guilt-free fresh baked muffins every morning? You bet! Pounds still melting off my hips and tummy? Oh yes! Does it get any better than this?!!
70 of 70 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Bruce Fife has done a great job in helping people to understand that coconut oil and other coconut foods are good for us. I have been aggressively integrating coconut into my diet with happy results. I believe that coconut oil, milk, flour & cream are really healthy food choices.
I bought this book hoping to find some really interesting main dishes that I could use to expand my use of coconut in daily food preparation. I was somewhat disappointed to find that the bulk of this cookbook is devoted to bread, muffins and desert items. This 160 page book has 50 pages of general information, about 90 pages of bread and dessert items, and 17 pages of main dish recipes with a predominant use of ground meat in those recipes. I seldom eat or cook with ground meat so these recipes were of little interest to me.
I suspect that anyone buying this book is interested in improving his nutrition, so if you are looking for a healthy bread/dessert recipe book, this cookbook may be perfect for you.
I bought this book hoping to find some really interesting main dishes that I could use to expand my use of coconut in daily food preparation. I was somewhat disappointed to find that the bulk of this cookbook is devoted to bread, muffins and desert items. This 160 page book has 50 pages of general information, about 90 pages of bread and dessert items, and 17 pages of main dish recipes with a predominant use of ground meat in those recipes. I seldom eat or cook with ground meat so these recipes were of little interest to me.
I suspect that anyone buying this book is interested in improving his nutrition, so if you are looking for a healthy bread/dessert recipe book, this cookbook may be perfect for you.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great!
love the book, just the info I was hoping to find, now I know where to look when I need a cookbook.
Published 2 days ago by Linda
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent read
Now if only we could figure out pizza, pasta, Perogies and stuffed steamed dumplings made out of healthy ingredients. I'll be waiting with my fingers crossed..
Published 10 days ago by chelsea
5.0 out of 5 stars
soo good
so many recipes to try, trying one at a time. am going to share with my family every chance I get.
Published 16 days ago by Catherine Crump
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Recipes!
I was diagnosed with a gluten sensitivity and need to learn how to cook differently. Coconut flour will be a main staple in my baking and needed to learn how to use it, this... Read more
Published 28 days ago by Pamela
3.0 out of 5 stars
Just okay.
It's a slim volume, and they really aren't that many recipes. I've tried a few and they are okay, nothing spectacular. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jael
3.0 out of 5 stars
Cooking Coconut Flour
This tasted ok, but all the recipes were way to oily for my taste. So for me it was a waste.
Published 1 month ago by Morning Glory
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cooking with Coconut Flour
Haven't tried the recipes yet....because of Lent, but am anxious to try them. According to the author of "Wheat Belly", coconut flour is very good for your health.
Published 2 months ago by Gloria C. Bray
4.0 out of 5 stars
Alternative cooking
Changing types of ingredients is always challenging. I was disappointed to see how many eggs it takes to make coconut flour "work. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Elizabeth A. Matarese
3.0 out of 5 stars
Partially there
I appreciate that the author has figured out liquid to flour ratios for quite a number of recipes, but he uses so much honey that I dont know how this can be subtitiled low... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Suzan Touchette
5.0 out of 5 stars
I'm eating CAKE again!!!
I have tried every single cake, muffin/donut pan recipe, pie crust, cookie.....and they are consistently Fantastic. Read more
Published 2 months ago by momof2
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