Friday, September 19, 2014

Coconut Flour Bread (low carb)

I found this recipe here and decided to try it, though I didn't follow the recipe completely because I get sidetracked and tend to do my own thing once I get the ingredients together.  The less ingredients, the more appealing it is for me to try a recipe for some reason.  I guess I think it's going to be 'easier' (not always the case!)  This was a fairly easy recipe though.  Here it is...

Coconut Flour Bread


In a frying pan, add 2 Tbsp unsalted butter (or coconut oil) on medium to melt.
In a bowl, mix thoroughly:
2 eggs... I used All Whites - Liquid Egg Whites (6 Tbsp. total)
2 Tbsp coconut flour
2 Tbsp Bob's Red Mills - Unflavored Whey Protein Powder (you can use any kind you want, that's just the only unflavored kind I have in my house)
dash of salt or other seasonings… I opted not to use any
After the ingredients were mixed thoroughly, I poured the batter out (in two separate parts) in the frying pan and 'fried' it like a pancake.  Flipping over in a few minutes.  It didn't take too long and the batter is thick.  (the 'fried' version is to the right in the photo below).  To turn it into a sandwich, I cut one of the 'pancake' style breads in half (horizontally) and put my lunch meat and cheese in the center.
Coconut Flour Bread (low carb)

I then decided to get somewhat creative and try baking it.  I preheated the oven to 350* F.  When it was at the desired temperature, I laid some parchment paper out on a cookie sheet and, after making a new batch of 'dough' (this time with the butter added into the recipe), I poured it out onto the parchment paper and spread it out as thin as I could without being able to see any of the parchment paper through the dough.  This 'bread' is pictured above on the left hand side.  I spread it out based on what I imagined would be enough (once cut) to make two sandwiches with a 'slice of bread' for both sides, if that makes sense.  That's why, in the picture, there are 4 'slices of bread'.  It's a little dry.  I think the whole eggs may make it a little more moist.
With the butter counted as an ingredient, the nutritional information for 1 serving (there are 2 servings with the recipe, according to how I did it, anyway) is as follows (based on information from MyFitnessPal and with using whole eggs rather than the egg whites)...
Coconut Flour Bread - Nutritional Information (1 serving)
235 calories, 5 carbs (2 net carbs), 19 fat, 12 protein, 3 fiber, 106 sodium

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