Hello everyone, I've been experimenting with coconut flour and tonight I made a cheese sauce using coconut flour and it was really nice it was quite thick but for my first attempt and considering the smoke alarm didn't go off... I had it with roasted potatoes and roasted sweet potatoes.
I lightly fried diced red onion, green pepper and mushrooms, while I cooked the broccoli and leeks. I made the sauce like a traditional béchamel sauce and used approx 30g butter 20g coconut flour 70g strong cheddar cheese. I made the béchamel sauce by gently melting the butter then adding the coconut flour stirred to a thick paste and gradually added approx 250ml of warm milk (you can use almond or coconut milk but I used semi skimmed lacto free milk) I was a bit skeptical because it looked quite thin but after baking it thickened up a lot.
Mmmm, that looks lovely Hidden - I hope to get some coconut flour soon so I can try the previous recipe you posted for the delicious cheese biscuits - I've been salivating about them since I saw your photo - and it's good to know that the flour works well in a sauce too - what a lovely combination with the sweet potatoes and potatoes - I bet it was delicious!!!
Well thanks, I’ve been wanting to make a cheese bake since your trout tea as I thought those veg would be amazing in a cheese sauce. To me this is wholesome comfort food 🙂 And it’s nice to show what can be made grain free/gluten free.
If I’m honest I’d use less coconut flour it’s that absorbent so I’d use 1/2 coconut flour to butter.
I love your what’s for tea posts so I’ve joined in...
Thanks and you can’t taste coconut. I read that mashed cauliflower is a good substitute for a low carb diet but haven’t tried using it for a pizza base. I make a qiiche using mashed potatoes spread thinly and blind baked before adding the quiche mix and that’s really nice and is great cold the next day.
I make baked omellette with a lot of veg, rather than use pastry. Also nice cold, if it lasts.
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Love your picture above Jerry, it looks lovely. I would never have thought to use potatoes as a base for quiche, I normally just mix up an egg mixture and add what I want to add and then just pour in the dish and bake. I will certainly try the potatoes - excellent idea.
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Veggies baked in Feta sauce (goats milk) with Roast potatoes and baked tomato, 🍅 Gluten free. 
