{"id":13390,"date":"2013-07-19T00:30:24","date_gmt":"2013-07-19T04:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=13390"},"modified":"2013-07-18T20:23:48","modified_gmt":"2013-07-19T00:23:48","slug":"homemade-coconut-flour-and-homemade-cheezits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2013\/07\/19\/homemade-coconut-flour-and-homemade-cheezits\/","title":{"rendered":"Homemade Coconut Flour, and Homemade Cheezits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Homemade-Cheezits.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Homemade Cheezits\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Homemade-Cheezits-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"491\" height=\"368\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So, you fell in love with coconut milk too, right? \u00a0It&#8217;s your end-all, be-all, new favorite thing? That&#8217;s okay if it&#8217;s not. \u00a0But if you have made it, or plan to, you will be left with a cheesecloth-wrapped ball of pulp. \u00a0Now, someone who didn&#8217;t know better might just chuck that in the trash. \u00a0But not us! \u00a0We are going to use the pulp to make <strong>Homemade Coconut Flour<\/strong> and, with that flour, we&#8217;re going to make\u00a0<strong>Homemade Cheezits<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>First, the tools you will need: \u00a0You&#8217;ll need a baking sheet, parchment paper, and a food processor or blender. \u00a0If you have a Silpat silicone baking liner, now is the time to use it. \u00a0And you&#8217;re in luck: \u00a0the ingredients are already in your house, right now! \u00a0Once you make (or purchase) coconut flour, you can whip these crackers up in minutes. \u00a0The good news is that they have no preservatives, artificial colors or flavors, or any unpronounceable chemicals &#8211; hooray! \u00a0They come out of the oven the perfect blend of crispy and \u00a0chewy, ready for snacking. \u00a0The bad news is, because they lack any of that lab-created stuff, they don&#8217;t stay crispy. \u00a0But that is easily remedied by a quick pass through a toaster oven. \u00a0Just a few minutes is enough to make these <span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">crackers<\/span> crunchy again.<\/p>\n<p>Ready to make some homemade, preservative-free snacks your family will love? \u00a0Let&#8217;s go!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Homemade Coconut Flour<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">Pulp from 2 batches of coconut milk<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Directions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">Preheat oven to 250 F. \u00a0Cover a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat mat. \u00a0Spread out the coconut pulp, breaking up any lumps. \u00a0Toast the pulp until completely dry and powdery. \u00a0You really need to make sure all the moisture is removed. \u00a0This can take anywhere from one to two hours. \u00a0Stir occasionally to make sure the lumps are broken up and there are no <span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">hot-spots<\/span>, and don&#8217;t let it burn!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li>When the pulp is very dry, let it cool in the oven for another hour or so. \u00a0Transfer to a blender or food processor and blend for 5 minutes. \u00a0Depending on how powerful your blender is, you can get it pretty fine. \u00a0My food processor did a decent job, but the <span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">flour<\/span> was not silky fine in texture. \u00a0That&#8217;s okay! \u00a0Get it as powdery in texture as your tools allow.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Homemade-Coconut-Flour.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Homemade Coconut Flour\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Homemade-Coconut-Flour-768x1024.jpg\" width=\"461\" height=\"614\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Homemade Cheezits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">1\/2 cup coconut flour<\/span><\/li>\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons butter, softened<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">pinch<\/span> salt<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups shredded cheese (I used cheddar)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Directions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">Preheat the oven to 400F. \u00a0In a food processor, blend all the ingredients together. \u00a0You will end up with a moist ball of dough.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or Silpat liner. \u00a0Plop the ball of dough down on the liner, and cover with a piece of parchment paper. \u00a0Roll out the dough very thinly, to about 1\/8&#8243; thickness. \u00a0Try to make it even thickness all the way across &#8211; you can see my edges were a little thinner, and they got crispier than in the middle. \u00a0That&#8217;s fine, but you don&#8217;t want a huge variation in thickness. \u00a0Remove top sheet of parchment paper and bake for 8-10 minutes until starting to color.<\/li>\n<li>Remove from oven and score with a sharp knife. \u00a0You don&#8217;t need to go all the way through, because you don&#8217;t want to cut your liner or parchment paper. \u00a0Bake again for another 8-10 minutes until golden brown and starting to get crispy at the edges.<\/li>\n<li>When it&#8217;s cool enough to touch, cut all the way through the crackers, or just use your hands to break them at the perforations. \u00a0When cool, store crackers in sealed container. \u00a0To crisp, put them on a baking sheet in the toaster oven or regular oven for five minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>I think next time I make these, I&#8217;ll add a little paprika or garlic powder. \u00a0New flavor combinations are exciting! \u00a0My girls helped me make these, so here is a photo of them enjoying their handiwork:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/B+L-Homemade-Cheezits.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-13393\" alt=\"B+L Homemade Cheezits\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/B+L-Homemade-Cheezits-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"491\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/B+L-Homemade-Cheezits-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/B+L-Homemade-Cheezits-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Explore, experiment, enjoy!<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Dana<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>To view even more of Dana\u2019s unique recipes, you can visit her at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/frugalgirlmet.blogspot.com\/\">Frugal <span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">Girlmet<\/span><\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; So, you fell in love with coconut milk too, right? 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