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Carla

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I picked up a large bag of almond flour in order to make a new chocolate cake recipe for DS#2’s birthday December 27th. I’ve made the recipe a twice (!!) since then due to popular request. I’m kind of impressed that a piece of chocolate cake can have 7g protein! LOL! Also, the fact that the recipe is gluten free seems to agree with my ever more fussy GI system.

Anyone else use almond flour in their cooking?

Do you have any good recipes to share?

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Irina

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Sounds so good, can you share the recipe?

I haven’t done anything with almond flour but have one recipe to try.

JAileen

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I’ve made Nigella Lawson’s Clementine Cake several times. It uses ground almonds instead of wheat flour. It’s delicious!

https://www.nigella.com/recipes/clementine-cake

Aquamarine

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I like almond flour too. King Arthur Flour’s website has recipes. I especially like their almond flour brownies.

Jenni NZ

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My sister had a fave lemon cake that was made with ground almonds. It was very moist. The recipe is on paper, I would have to hunt it out.

Carla

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I hope you can read this, Irina!

FWIW, I didn’t make the ganache. I served it with a dollop of vanilla ice cream and fresh raspberries. We liked it plain as well.

Also, I made it once with maple syrup as the sweetener, and twice with half honey and half molasses, didn’t add coffee crystals, and used a hand mixer.

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Irina

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Thanks, Carla!

LJP

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Yes I’ve used almond flour for years . Muffins , cookies mostly . Your cake sounds delicious

Peri

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No...but now I want to! Favoriting this.

Angie

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What LJP said!

It's particularly good with chocolate, so thanks for the recipe, Carla

I like to make polenta cake with almond flour. Feel free to add orange rind to this one! That works well too.

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L'Abeille

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My daughter has made Zimmtsterne, or Cinnamon Stars, a German Christmas cookie. I think it was just almond flour, egg white, and sweetener; she used xylitol when a family member was doing low-carb.

Laurie

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I love everything almond. I have a wonderful Portuguese almond tart recipe. And this little cookie was the easiest and most delicious thing I made in my very low-key holiday season.

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avicennia

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Great thread @Carla. Thanks for starting it. I have Celiacs as does DD so I’ve pinned all these recipes, can’t wait to try them.

Cookie

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These all sound absolutely divine.

Sloper

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I’ve used almond flour. These lemon bars with raspberries are so good, and the curd is VERY easy to make.

https://doriegreenspan.com/rec.....n-squares/

bella

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Sounds yummy!

Almond flour is a popular ingredient in the keto diet. I've been using it for the last year in place of regular flour. My family doesn't like it yet, but I use it for myself when I make breakfast bakes (like pancakes), as well as sweet treats and even bread.
Coconut flour is also a good substitute; it blends well with almond flour in recipes.

Jules

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You’re reminding me that I mean to make an adapted version of this recipe with the almond flour I have leftover from a German Christmas cookie recipe I made:

https://healthylittlevittles.c.....ipes-17701

I do wish I loved dates more, I honestly find them too sweet! I’ll probably omit the maple syrup in this recipe and maybe add some sea salt.