Thread: Coconut Flour Bread

I found this recipe posted in another forum; however, the poster did not make it, so I decided to try it for myself.

Here is the recipe:

6 eggs
1/2 cup melted butter
1-2 Tbs honey (I did NOT use honey, I used 1 tsp FiberFit, which did not make this bread sweet. You could add more if you like a sweeter bread.)
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup sifted coconut flour
1 tsp baking powder

Mix well, pour into buttered loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

Actually, I ended up baking mine for 50 minutes, but I'd check at 40, because my oven seems to take a tad longer to bake.

This is a somewhat eggy-tasting bread, so if you don't care for that kind of taste, this might not be for you.

I was afraid the bread would be dry, because previous experience with coconut flour yielded a very dry product (the OMM, for instance), but this is not the least bit dry, probably due to the large amount of egg and butter. I think that even my dh will like this. It does not taste like coconut.

This sliced into 15 nice, generous slices. Fresh with butter was good, toasted with butter was even better. It's a dense bread. I think this would make a good french toast, or a pnb & jelly sandwich.

Here is what I figured on the nutritional breakdown for the entire loaf:

Calories: 739 divided by 15 equals 49 per slice
Fat: 48 divided by 15 equals 3.2 per slice
Fiber: 54 divided by 15 equals 3.6
Carbs: 66 divided by 15 equals 4.4
Net carbs: Less than 1 per slice
Protein: 61 divided by 15 equals 4 per slice

Thanks, Nita!

Sounds like a useful "base" recipe, that could be varied with experimentation.

Thanks Nita, I guess I need to add coconut flour to my shopping list for my next order.

I'm going to try this sweeter, add some vanilla, and have a cake. Maybe make a ganache with some of the Eat Well Be Well chocolate chips I've hoarded. In fact, I might use cream cheese for all or part of the butter. I'll let you know how it goes!

Sounds devine! Looks like I might be needing to place an order to Netrition soon! At this rate, my coconut flour will be gone SOON!!!

I have some unsweetened Coconut, I wonder if I blended some if it would make coconut flour?

Thanks so much for posting this, Nita, along with the nutritionals and pic! I added it to our recipe database here - Coconut Flour Bread | LCE

I LOVE the pix with recipes. I think it adds so much to the overall appeal.

Originally Posted by Momuvfour

I have some unsweetened Coconut, I wonder if I blended some if it would make coconut flour?

i'm not sure about that, but i'd be surprised if you could get it ground fine enough to work well as a flour. i know i once tried that with almonds to make almond meal, and i couldn't get the texture fine enough to suit me (although others may have had more success than i did).

This sounds wonderful. Thanks for the recipe. I haven't seen coconut flour but looks like I should be able to find it like the rest of you. Can't wait to try!

I don't know it might be worth a try I will grind some for flour and let you know