tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post113641579312877485..comments2023-11-02T05:14:19.243-07:00Comments on eat, drink & be vegan: Vegan Maple Banana LoafDreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16551890320761504899noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-1137031633567259462006-01-11T18:07:00.000-08:002006-01-11T18:07:00.000-08:00Hi Amy! I like using alternatives to wheat flour ...Hi Amy! I like using alternatives to wheat flour for a couple of reasons. First, simply for variety, because wheat is in so many bread and cereal products. I never buy wheat pasta for instance. Instead I buy spelt, rice or kamut. But we have whole-wheat breads and tortillas, and pizza shells, etc. So, when baking I like to switch up the flours at times, using spelt, barley, or ground oats. All of these are gluten-grains (unlike rice or millet flour), and so they work well as a wheat flour substitute. <BR/><BR/>Secondly, my daughter has shown some sensitivities to wheat (and my husband seems to as well), so again, I try to vary up the grains we are eating where I can.<BR/><BR/>I have found both barley and spelt flour to be great substitutes for wheat flour. Barley flour is a little more coarse than wheat flour, but has a nuttier flavor I think. It's not that much more coarse than whole-wheat flour, though, and I find it mixes well without getting too 'gummy' as wheat flour can become (since the mixing activates the gluten in the flour).<BR/><BR/>Whew, a long-winded answer... but, hope that helps!<BR/>-DreenaDreenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16551890320761504899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-1136475636430585532006-01-05T07:40:00.000-08:002006-01-05T07:40:00.000-08:00Hi Anna! Maple syrup is pricey here too, but mayb...Hi Anna! Maple syrup is pricey here too, but maybe not as expensive as in your area. I do try and stock up whenever I catch a sale at our grocery and whole foods store. Try to keep an eye out for any sales. Certainly there is no substitute with the imitation maple syrup - forget about buying/using that. Nasty stuff!<BR/><BR/>Harmonia - Sorry for another banana entry! I thought of you when I posted it thinking I should put "beware Harmonia" in the title! :)Dreenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16551890320761504899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-1136475349058015892006-01-05T07:35:00.000-08:002006-01-05T07:35:00.000-08:00Oh, I'm a little envious Julie!! Sounds like fun, ...Oh, I'm a little envious Julie!! Sounds like fun, at least for us 'foodies'. I can spend hours in a whole foods store/market just looking around, when my husband has had his limit at about 20 minutes! <BR/><BR/>I really like using barley and spelt flour. For some reason, whenever I use barley flour I am happy with the results, so I hope you find the same thing... let me know!Dreenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16551890320761504899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-1136471873712456562006-01-05T06:37:00.000-08:002006-01-05T06:37:00.000-08:00eventhough I HATE Bananas...I think I would like t...eventhough I HATE Bananas...I think I would like these! YAY!Harmoniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09005561900381062963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-1136455608879515642006-01-05T02:06:00.000-08:002006-01-05T02:06:00.000-08:00I got my copy of The Everyday Vegan yesterday and ...I got my copy of The Everyday Vegan yesterday and am working my way through reading it at the moment! <BR/><BR/>I wish maple syrup was cheaper in the UK though, a bottle that holds probably a cup costs around US$5.50 which is too expensive for me to be using it in large quantities. We don't really have anything else here that I can sub either that I've found so far!<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to adding new things to my menus from the books!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09025074547529568579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-1136443449766118232006-01-04T22:44:00.000-08:002006-01-04T22:44:00.000-08:00Hi Dreena,If you're ever down in Portland, you've ...Hi Dreena,<BR/>If you're ever down in Portland, you've got to make a trip out to Bob's Red Mill. It's so much fun! I actually bought some barley flour at Bob's the last time I was there and hadn't used it yet. Now I'll have to try out your recipe with it.julie hassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352059078512619974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-1136427679737859352006-01-04T18:21:00.000-08:002006-01-04T18:21:00.000-08:00Hi Michelle,Yes, I have found that barley flour su...Hi Michelle,<BR/>Yes, I have found that barley flour substitutes equally for wheat flour. In cookies, loaves, muffins, just about all baked good recipes I have found barley flour excellent to use. <BR/><BR/>Of course it is more coarse than white flour, but in some recipes this works nicely, and it is no more grainy than whole-wheat flour. I use the Bob's Red Mill brand of barley flour, fyi!Dreenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16551890320761504899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-1136417245643345892006-01-04T15:27:00.000-08:002006-01-04T15:27:00.000-08:00so, can you substitute barley flour in equal amoun...so, can you substitute barley flour in equal amounts for wheat flour, or do the amounts need to be adjusted?Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572397449405195846noreply@blogger.com