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Post by HealthyForMyFamily on Jan 1, 2013 14:28:58 GMT -5
I tried to grind my own coconut flour in my blender today and apparently I let it blend too long and somehow ended up with what must be coconut cream. So, does anyone know what I did wrong? I used unsweetened flakes that I bought from kroger. They were the kroger brand. I didn't add water or anything. I was attempting to make the blueberry coconut muffins.
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Post by family on Jan 1, 2013 16:37:49 GMT -5
all you need to add now is cocoa powder and some stevia and you'll have a nice chocolate treat!
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Post by HealthyForMyFamily on Jan 1, 2013 20:27:54 GMT -5
Yay! I'll have to try that. I was thinking I ended up with coconut cream instead of flour- so I don't guess it's actually a bad thing- lol.
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Post by ifeder on Jan 2, 2013 17:04:36 GMT -5
I had the same problem trying to grind the coconut flour. Cocoa and stevia sound good as an addition but I was also wondering how to get the correct texture for the muffins.
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Post by Emily on Jan 2, 2013 17:31:26 GMT -5
The home ground coconut flour will be a different texture than normal flours for sure. It will be more moist. But it should be a consistency that you can rub together in your hands and it will sprinkle. Was it pasty, or just moist and lumpy?
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Post by HealthyForMyFamily on Jan 2, 2013 18:24:04 GMT -5
It's a creamy blob.
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Post by angieg on Jan 2, 2013 20:26:54 GMT -5
did you use a regular blender or a vitamix? I think maybe the high end blenders could do it too fast? Maybe try a food processor or a coffee grinder next time?
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Post by texanmom5 on Jan 2, 2013 23:07:23 GMT -5
Yes, you have to watch using a Vitamix or a BlendTec (which is what we own). If I don't pay attention my nuts turn into nut butter super fast and I miss the meal/flour stage.
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Post by marci10 on Jan 2, 2013 23:24:01 GMT -5
I thought you had to soak the coconut in water to remove the oil than dry and grind it?
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Post by Emily on Jan 3, 2013 9:18:29 GMT -5
For the simple home ground coconut flour used in recipes in the book, you don't need to soak and dry. I suppose it just needs to be handled carefully if you have a really powerful machine.
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Post by susieq on Jan 3, 2013 9:53:36 GMT -5
I have been grinding flax in my coffee grinder and just so it doesn't get oily from the heat I always have it in the freezer. Then when I grind it I can get it real fine without fear of it getting moist. Maybe coconut would work that way too. I'm going to try it since I always store my coconut in the freezer too.
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Post by ifeder on Jan 3, 2013 11:21:47 GMT -5
I am glad to read these suggestions! I am using a Vitamix blender. and it seems to take the grind too fine. I will try smaller batches for shorter periods of time.
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Post by HealthyForMyFamily on Jan 3, 2013 14:25:00 GMT -5
Yes, I was using a Vitamix. When I took the blob of coconut out of the fridge it had turned really hard. So I put it back in the blender again and this time it ground up perfectly. The Vitamix produces so much heat, I guess that's what made it creamy at first.
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Post by tullyfamily on Jan 3, 2013 15:19:28 GMT -5
Yes, I was using a Vitamix. When I took the blob of coconut out of the fridge it had turned really hard. So I put it back in the blender again and this time it ground up perfectly. The Vitamix produces so much heat, I guess that's what made it creamy at first. Did you use the dry blade container for the Vitamix? I only have the wet blade container & was wondering if I could use it for making flours? Use a coffee grinder seems like it would take forever!
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Post by HealthyForMyFamily on Jan 3, 2013 18:41:52 GMT -5
Yes, I used the dry blade. I'm thinking the wet would work...especially if you did it slowly, maybe around variable 4 or 5.
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