just bought some soya flour...any tips?

[joko]

im doing a low carb diet, so any tips of what to do with it?

i've got a breadmaker too - can i just use it in place of normal flour?
or do i need to add more stuff or alter amounts etc?

i want to make pittas and chapatis and wraps etc...so any easy recipes?

thanks

[jomifl]

Hi joko, normal(wheat) flour contains a protein called gluten that enables the flour to hold the bubbles of gas produced by the raising agent. That is what makes bread light and fluffy. I suspect that if you try to make bread with soya flour you will just get a solid lump so you may have to compromise and use a mixture of soya and wheat flour. I expect veggie web sites will have a million recipes for soya bread as some veggies practically live on soya products.

[Scarlett]

Or you could just try and leave out carbs for a while and see how you go? Giving up bread is very hard but it IS carb, in any form. Can you have something else instead?

[beso]

My tip would be to throw it away. The supposed benefits of soy products were invented and publicised by the soy growers association.

[woofgang]

yes i was going to say bin it!! We tried it when we were low carb dieting...the carb content isn't that low and the results were.....mmmm disappointing is a polite way of putting it.

[woofgang]

pS not sure of your gender but I understand that men should be careful how much soy product they consume

[joko]

ive cut out carb for weeks now, so now im looking to reintroduce it in smaller ways

[woofgang]

actually soya flour is quite a big way....