Substitutions With Low Carb Flours

How to replace wheat flour with low carb flours in a low carb and keto diet.

Substitutions with Low Carb Flour

Many times I receive messages with questions such as:

- The recipe has 500 g wheat flour..what can I replace it with?

When one decides to follow a keto diet or just a low carb diet, it makes sense to wonder how one could modify a conventional diet recipe (containing wheat flour and sugar) with permissible ingredients.

We all know that in addition to sugar (it is easier to be replaced with permitted natural sweeteners) of course wheat flour is also avoided by low carb diets.

For this reason we usually use almond flour because it is neutral in taste and with minimal amount of carbohydrates.

However, we can not replace the wheat flour mentioned in a recipe in a ratio of 1:1 with low carb flour.

We must think about the other ingredients of the recipe as well, so it is not possible to have standard proportions.

That is why I cannot answer this reasonable question directly.

Many times a recipe does not succeed with the first attempt .. so you have be in the mood to experiment constantly.

What to look out for:

At first you need to learn to evaluate the behavior of different flours that are low in carbohydrates.

You will of course achieve this when you know the quantities that correspond to the different flours in relation to the wheat flour but also how much liquid they need in comparison, again with the wheat flour.

Low carb flours need much more water or liquids in general, and do not look as nice and fluffy as white flour recipes.

So, all these make low carb cooking seem like a difficult task since depending on the flour you choose you will have to adjust the amount of liquids and other ingredients in the recipe.

Gluten

It is important to understand that low carb flours do not contain gluten.

This of course can be very good for people with celiac disease but without gluten a cake will be crumbled and will not have a nice texture.

The extra addition of eggs, gum ingredients or psyllium husk are often used as binders.

Another thing that you should have in mind is the special taste, aroma and color of each flour.

For example, many people do not like the flavor of coconut in savory recipes such as bread.

Can we finally replace wheat flour? Yes!

I have come up with 10 basic combinations, as alternatives, with different flours and other ingredients that you can find in detail on my new Patreon page.

I would be very happy if you would join my Patreon group here:

www.patreon.com/KetoFoodMagicbyEirini,

so that we can continue this beautiful journey of healthy eating with taste and inspiration together!

Thank you very much for your understanding, trust and love.