Originally Posted by
2manyhobbies
Where do you get someof the ingredients, like coconut flour? Can regular flour be used instead? I also have a recipe for pineapple zucchini bread and I'm going to try to substitute some of the oil with applesauce. We'll see....
You can buy the different flours at most any grocery store, often in the health foods section. I usually find the flours in amongst the regular flours at Winco Foods here, but you can often buy them in bulk, also. Each one has a different taste. Coconut flour will add a nice sweetness to the baked goods. Oat flour is healthy for you, being a whole grain flour. Whole grain flours will produce a denser product, and what you use them in will not rise as well as when using white flour. Hence the vital wheat gluten, at a ratio of 1 teaspoon to 1 cup of whole grain flour.
I often substitute unsweetened applesauce for about half the fat in a recipe with good results.
The difference between white flour and whole grain flours is the carb count, not to mention just plain not good for you if you're diabetic! White flour will raise your glucose levels fast! But, with that said, you CAN use white flour in this recipe if you choose to. You can also use half white flour and half whole grain flour and get a similar end result.
I've been experimenting with all this stuff for several years and have some pretty good reliable recipes...yep, some waste along the way, but not too bad! haha