I started following Foodie Fiasco, a) because of the gluten free recipes and b) because she makes me laugh. So after 5 (6? 10?) failed tries to make tasty gluten free pancakes, I had a Duh! moment and searched there. I wasn’t disappointed, there is a recipe for coconut flour pancakes that is the favorite recipe on her blog! With snow expected and school canceled, it was the perfect time to try it.
I blitzed some coconut flakes in the coffee grinder (I use it for nuts and spices only, I hate coffee) to make coconut flour and tried. I took to heart the warnings that coconut flour made from coconut flakes absorbs less moisture than coconut flour, and put only part of the liquids. Obviously, making for my family, I quadrupled the recipe (3 pancakes? What would I do with three pancakes?). I put the original amount of liquids, not really wanting to put 8 eggs in the recipe, and mixed and mixed and mixed and… you get the idea. After also letting it rest during three games of TAKI with my eldest and mixing again, I got something close to the consistency recommended (still rather liquid) and started frying.
It was too liquid, couldn’t be flipped over easily, but I managed.
And then my eldest and I taste tested it, and the result was an ultimate hands down.It had a very bitter taste. We diagnosed the baking soda as the culprit – maybe it was spoiled? Too old? I was ready to give up but my son convinced me to try again. With the 1/4 cup ground coconut flakes I had left I tried another batch, and because of the flipping problem I put tablespoonfuls in small ceramic dishes and microwaved for a minute.
Now THAT was awesome. My kids, even my picky second, wolfed it down and were disappointed when I didn’t have any more. So I present to you Microwave Gluten Free Coconut Cakes in a bowl 🙂
Ingredients (for 5 small cakes)
1/4 cup ground coconut flakes (from about 1/2 cup coconut flakes)
1 egg
2 tbsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
pinch cinnamon
Mix everything together for at least 2 minutes. Consistency should be thick enough that if you run a spoon through it it leaves a line and you can see the dough moving back. Put one tbsp in a small bowl (I used creme brulee dishes), spread so it covers the bottom, and microwave for 1 minute. you can put a few at once for more minutes, i.e. 3 bowls for 3 minutes. Let cool and eat with a spoon!
Bon Apetit!
Thanks for cooking these coconut flour pancakes, Danielle! Great ingenuity with the homemade coconut flour and recipe adjustments:-)
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Thank you! you have an awesome blog 🙂
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