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Coconut flour can be a bit pricey. Why spend the money if you can make it yourself? Read on to learn how. It's easy and contains plenty of fiber!
Steps
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1Soak the unsweetened coconut flakes for four hours. The ratio of water to coconut flakes needs to be 4:1.
- Example: Four cups of water to one cup of flakes.
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2Using a food processor, process the coconut until it is smooth.Advertisement
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3Put all of the coconut mixture into the cheesecloth and squeeze as much as you can. Get all of the water out of it. This fluid is the coconut milk. Refrigerate the coconut milk for use.
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4Spread the pulp in the cheesecloth onto a baking sheet.
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5Bake in a 200 degree Fahrenheit oven until dry.
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6Process in the food processor, or something similar, until you have the flour that you need.
- A low energy alternative to the food processor is a mortar and pestle!
Community Q&A
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QuestionWhy do I need to rehydrate the coconut flakes just to dehydrate them again in the oven?
Community AnswerAfter the water is extracted, the oils are removed leaving, only "coconut meal." If the oils are left in the coconut flour, aside from having caking problems, there is a high probability of the flour quickly going rancid unless used right away. If the leftover coconut milk is refrigerated and allowed to rest overnight, the oils will rise to the surface and solidify, where they can be skimmed and rendered into a clear coconut oil. Whatever liquid remains can be refrigerated and used when preparing rice. -
QuestionHow long do I bake the coconut pulp?
Community AnswerUntil it's dry. That is, the amount of time required depends on how much liquid you squeeze out before you put it in the oven. -
QuestionI dried mine under the sun for a day. Is it still good?Community AnswerThis depends on whether you dried it inside or outside. If you dried it outside, there's always a possibility that the coconut has become contaminated by bugs or pollen. The best place to dry coconut is inside the house on a windowsill that sits in the sun, with the doors closed or insect-repellent doors closed over.
Things You'll Need
- Bowl
- Food processor
- Cheesecloth
References
- Information for article comes from eHow.com
About This Article
To make coconut flour with flaked coconut, start by mixing 4 parts water and 1 part coconut flakes and letting the flakes soak for 4 hours. Then, transfer the mixture to a food processor and blend it until its smooth. Next, put the mixture in a cheesecloth and squeeze out as much of the water as you can. Once you've squeezed out most of the water, spread the remaining pulp on a baking sheet and bake it at 200 degrees Fahrenheit until its dry. Finally, crush the dried pulp using a mortar and pestle or a food processor. To learn how to reuse the water you squeeze out of the coconut pulp, scroll down!
