Recipes with flaxseed flour: dish options, cooking features, photos

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-02 16:12

Few people know, but recipes with flaxseed flour are found in old Russian cookbooks. Today, this rare dietary product is produced in Russia and India, and flax has been cultivated by man much earlier than the same cotton. How it is made, what to cook from flaxseed flour, recipes for some dishes - the reader will learn about this from this article.

Linen and its products

Common flax (Línum usitatíssimum) is an annual herb that came to Russia from Asia.

Flax flour is made from edible seeds by grinding and degreasing them. Only after the removal of fats, and simply - flax oil, flour can be stored for a long time. And that is why home-ground flax seeds are not a dietary product.

Today, such flour can be purchased in stores and pharmacies, but before talking about recipes with flaxseed flour (photo below), you should learn about its types, andnamely:

• Fine flour (particles smaller than 1 mm).
• Coarse flour (particles up to 2 millimeters).

Except for the particle size, flaxseed flour is no different - neither in taste nor in the composition of useful elements. At the same time, flour of this type has a very specific texture and is very light. Flaxseed flour has a distinct smell with hints of walnut.

All its types are used in home cooking and in the food industry in the form of a supplement or in its pure form. In addition, this flour is used in the preparation of dietary products (recipes with flaxseed flour below) and is widely used as an additive in a variety of diets.

Product composition

100 grams of flour contains:

• 32 grams of protein;
• 13 grams of fat, of which 8 grams are Omega-3 and 6 polyunsaturated fatty acids;
• 11 grams of carbs;
• up to 25 grams of fiber;
• calories 1130–1172 kJ.

In addition, it contains many vitamins: retinoids (A), thiamine (B₁), riboflavin (B₂), pantothenic (B₅) and folic (B₉) acids, methylpyrimidines (B_{6), essential fatty acids of vitamin F, tocopherol (E). Among the trace elements, the most important are potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, chromium, zinc, sodium and calcium, copper, manganese.}

General recommendations for use in cooking

Most often in recipesbaking from flaxseed flour, it is used as an alternative to wheat or rye. At the same time, the product becomes dietary and more useful. In addition, flaxseed flour retains water better, prolonging freshness and keeping baked goods fluffy.

If you plan to use flaxseed flour in recipes as an additive, consider the following guidelines:

• Also increase the amount of yeast by 5-10%.
• Substitute up to 20% of the main flour for flaxseed.
• In flax flour recipes (bread, buns, pancakes), increase water by 75% of the weight of flax flour.
• But the amount of butter can be reduced by 30%.

However, in some recipes, flaxseed meal can be used as a substitute for butter and eggs. Using this product, you can significantly reduce the calorie content of the dish. There are practically no recipes from flaxseed flour without wheat, as it is most often used as an additive.

Baking is not as fluffy and cooks much faster than without flaxseed flour. It also takes on a nice brownish color.

Flax flour: recipes for weight loss

The most radical ways to use flax flour for weight loss are as follows:

• Taking fermented milkshakes with flour.
• Reception of flour solutions.

Be aware of the following:

• To achieve the result, it is necessary to use the product systematically.
• When using flaxseed meal, it is very important to drink at least 2 liters of water per day.
• It is necessary to start taking cocktails with a minimum amount of flour, gradually bringing its content to a maximum.

The recipe for a weight loss cocktail is as follows: add 1 tablespoon of flour to a glass of drink (kefir or water).

Usually these drinks are consumed instead of dinner or at least three hours before bedtime. But there are other diets that include 3 shakes a day.

Be sure to consider the fact that flaxseed flour contains a small amount of cyanide. In small doses, it is useful - it is involved in metabolic processes, but in large doses it can lead to poisoning. At the same time, heat treatment destroys cyanide glycosides, but the intake of raw flour should be limited to no more than 3 tablespoons per day.

Contraindications for use

The packaging of flaxseed meal usually states that there are no contraindications to its use. The exception is individual intolerance. But it is worth considering that people with cholelithiasis and kidney stones, disorders of the ovaries and uterus, diseases of the prostate gland should be careful about flax-based products.

It is worth considering the fact that the first time you use flaxseed flour, you may experience bloating and flatulence. It is recommended to start this product with small doses.

A prerequisite for the use of flaxseed flour is to take plenty of water, as flax absorbs moisture and this can lead to partial dehydration.

And the last thing - you should not eat raw flaxseed flour in doses above the daily allowance (no more than 3 tablespoons per day). And this is due to the cyanide mentioned above.

Bread is the head of everything

Today, when almost every home has a slow cooker or bread machine, homemade bread is becoming increasingly popular. With the use of flaxseed flour, homemade bread acquires additional useful qualities.

There are a huge number of recipes for its preparation, while homemade bread always turns out to be successful, and it is possible to add a variety of ingredients to the dough - from seeds and nuts to pieces of fruit and berries.

When making bread with the addition of flaxseed flour, remember the recommendations above. In addition, products with flaxseed cook faster, and it is important to monitor the baking so that the bread does not burn.

To make bread in a bread machine, the following products are needed:

• dry yeast (2 tablespoons);
• a teaspoon of sugar and half a teaspoon of s alt;
• 2 cups of warm water;
• 1 cup sour milk or whey;
• 50 grams of flaxseed meal;
• 300 grams of wheat;
• vegetable oil - needed to lubricate the mold.

To begin with, we breed yeast and sugar in warm water. After the “cap” appears, add warm whey and s alt, then flour (first flaxseed, then wheat). Mix everything thoroughly and gently. Leave in a warm place for 1 hour.

The dough shouldwill increase by 2 times. Again, carefully knock it out and leave it for half an hour.

Lubricate the bread machine with vegetable oil, load the dough into it. We set the "Baking" mode for 1 hour. Our bread is ready.

On Maslenitsa and not only

For lovers of sweets, here are two recipes for pancakes made from flaxseed flour.

Classic milk pancakes with linseed flour

We will need:

• 1 cup wheat flour;
• 4 tablespoons flaxseed meal;
• 3 tablespoons of sour cream;
• 0, 5 cups of sugar;
• 2 eggs;
• 200 milliliters of milk;
• soda.

Starting from the first stage - beat eggs and sugar, then add sour cream and milk, soda and flour (first linseed, then wheat). Blend until smooth.

Fry according to the standard algorithm. The pancakes will be thicker and darker than those made from wheat flour.

Diet or lean pancakes for vegans

We will need:

• 1 glass of chilled water;
• 1 cup boiling water;
• 2 tablespoons flaxseed meal;
• 170 grams of wheat flour;
• 1 teaspoon sugar;
• s alt, soda and citric acid.

First, mix sugar and flaxseed flour, add boiling water. It turns out flour jelly. Add cold water, wheat flour, s alt, citric acid to it and mix until smooth.

Fry according to the standard algorithm. Pancakes are grayish in color with a delicate aroma of nuts. Great fit for everyonevegetarians and those who, for whatever reason, do not consume animal products.

Pancakes with flaxseed flour go well with syrups and jams, they can be an excellent basis for stuffed dishes. And most importantly, they are incredibly useful!

Porridge in the morning - the beginning of a good day

Linen flour is a great ingredient for making porridge. Such a dish has a sour viscosity and a darkish color, and if you use lean ingredients in addition, it will be an excellent dish for anyone who wants to lose weight.

For its preparation you will need:

• 1, 5 tablespoons flour;
• 3-5 prunes;
• 1 cup boiling water.

Prunes can be cut into pieces, or you can beat in a blender. Mix all the ingredients - and a he althy dish is ready.

Similarly, you can cook porridge with any dry and fresh fruit. At the same time, you can sweeten them with honey.

And you can cook jelly

If porridge does not seem too pleasant to look at, then jelly is a tasty and he althy drink that will strengthen the immune system and normalize the digestive tract.

To prepare it, you need to take 1-2 tablespoons of flaxseed flour per 0.5 liters of water. The cooking algorithm is as follows:

• Mix the flour with a small amount of water until smooth.
• Add the remaining volume of water and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• During cooking, you can add sugar, syrup, jam.

After cooling, he althy and low-calorie jellyready.

Recipe for sweet tooth

For those who cannot imagine life without sweets, we offer a recipe for low-calorie and very he althy sweets. In addition, they are prepared very quickly.

We will need 3 tablespoons of any nut and chocolate paste (Urbech peanut, Nutella), a tablespoon of flaxseed flour, a glass of oatmeal, 5 tablespoons of any fruit jam, and coconut flakes for decoration. From this amount of products, about 35 walnut-sized candies will be obtained.

First, mix all the flour and nut butter until smooth. Then add jam (you may need less - it all depends on the consistency of the mixture and the desired sweetness).

Mix everything thoroughly with your hands, then roll into small balls. In a small plate, roll them in coconut flakes.

Candies can be placed in a cold place to harden, or you can eat immediately. These sweets keep well in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. But believe me, they will not lie in the refrigerator for so long.