PROTEIN POWDER AS FLOUR SUBSTITUTE

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giag09
giag09 Posts: 203 Member
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can u use protein powder as a subsitiute for flour just curious?:smile:
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  • lizzybethclaire
    lizzybethclaire Posts: 849 Member
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    I don't think so. What about whole wheat flour? It really is very versatile.
  • QueenJayJay
    QueenJayJay Posts: 1,139
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    I don't think so. I've found it gets really clumpy and gross when heated.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,229 Member
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    I've used it to substitute for cocoa powder, but flour has yeast that protein powder doesn't. I'm afraid if you sub it for flour you will end up with a very yucky mess.
  • giag09
    giag09 Posts: 203 Member
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    i really want to try to stay lower carb ... i love my carbs lol but i want to maximize my calories as much as i can i wanna feel full for once !:happy:
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,229 Member
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    I've heard of a quinoa flour that might make a suitable substitute, but I have no idea where to find it. If you find it, let me know.
  • sarahmaryfearnley
    sarahmaryfearnley Posts: 366 Member
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    I have used it in baking with excellent results. I made banana bran muffins and swapped out half of the flour for unflavered protein powder with no problems at all.

    I don't think it would work so great in sauces or gravy type things. Probably be very lumpy.
  • zafferFL
    zafferFL Posts: 402
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    Protein shake pancakes, bars, jell-o, etc...!

    tasty!

    http://liftforlife.com/content/bodybuilding-fitness-diet-health-articles/diet-articles/349-protein-powder-its-for-more-than-just-shakes
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,522 Member
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    can u use protein powder as a subsitiute for flour just curious?:smile:

    You can do some creative stuff with it, but I wouldn't call it a replacement for flour
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,229 Member
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    Protein shake pancakes, bars, jell-o, etc...!

    tasty!

    http://liftforlife.com/content/bodybuilding-fitness-diet-health-articles/diet-articles/349-protein-powder-its-for-more-than-just-shakes

    I make some excellent banana pancakes with protein powder. I was thinking of reducing the water and trying to make a chocolate syrup with it to go on the pancakes, but I haven't tried it yet. I also made a chocolate cheesecake with it.
  • lowerys81
    lowerys81 Posts: 8
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    Protein powder and oats...you can make up for it...Even got a recipe for high fiber protein packed muffins for you:

    1 1/4 cups protein powder
    1 1/4 cup oats
    1 tsp baking powder
    1/2 tsp baking soda
    1/4 tsp salt
    1/2 tsp cinnamon
    1 cup unsweetened applesauce
    1/2 cup low fat milk
    1/2 cup splenda
    2 tbsp olive oil
    2 egg whites
    1/4 cup blueberries
    1/2 cup raspberries
    1/4 cup walnuts or almonds

    See no flour, delicious and good for you. My Aunt is a fitness instructor and she swears off these. Every morning with a cup of coffee...

    Google Jamie Easton for more recipes like this, can have pancakes and all kinds of other things with no flour.
  • Tlively13
    Tlively13 Posts: 57 Member
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    wheat flour; you wanna stay away from whites (flour, rice, etc)
  • MILFaspirations
    MILFaspirations Posts: 108 Member
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    I saw some muffin recipes, that called for you to take old fashioned oats and grind them up for the flour.
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,522 Member
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    wheat flour; you wanna stay away from whites (flour, rice, etc)

    Reported for ricecism.
  • giag09
    giag09 Posts: 203 Member
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    thanks for the recipes!
  • MaggiePuccini
    MaggiePuccini Posts: 248 Member
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    i really want to try to stay lower carb ... i love my carbs lol but i want to maximize my calories as much as i can i wanna feel full for once !:happy:

    Use OAT bran. I use it to make my own 'bread substitute. It is very healthy and it fills you up. It performs like flour in a recipe.
    it is 340 cals per 100grams, so it's not the lowest calorie food out there, but it's SO good for you and fills you up. It gives you that carbed feeling without the badness. I am not on the dukan diet, but I make the dukan oat bran muffins, and i've made them so many times now that i've begun to be creative and add blueberries and so on.
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
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    When I add it to recipes I do decrease my flour, but not at a 1 for 1 ratio. However, it does tend to make my baking more dense and gluey. For example I used it in blueberry muffins and they were denser than normal and had a strange . . . thickness. they also never fully set around the blueberries.
  • DannyMussels
    DannyMussels Posts: 1,842 Member
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    I always do when baking.

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    Then again, I'm a rule-breaker.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,229 Member
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    I always do when baking.

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    Then again, I'm a rule-breaker.

    You can't post food porn like this without recipes!!!!!!!!!!!! :noway:

    Oh and um... are you single?
  • mystiedragonfly
    mystiedragonfly Posts: 189 Member
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    I use it in baking all the time as well, but whey protein is made of whey (milk). Using milk instead of flour doesn't seem to make sense to me.

    Perhaps rice protein can be used as flour?

    I always do when baking.

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    Then again, I'm a rule-breaker.


    And the recipes for all of these are???
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,229 Member
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    And the recipes for all of these are???

    I know, right! I have been closely watching this thread for that!!

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