Hi @natureofbeing! It should work just fine with almond meal. I usually don't use flour from legumes either but I wanted to give this blend a try. I originally thought I would try making pie pastry out of it, but ran out of time. It's still on my damn "to-do" list. LOL!
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Have you found that the chickpea flour feels ok even though it's a legume? I guess I should ask first if you're sensitive to legumes.
Normally, I can tolerate a little bit of chickpeas but I try not to consume very much because of the sugar load they contain. I'm careful of all sugars and starches to make an effort to control noxious strains of bacteria that are invasive and inflammation levels through out my body. Always feels like a balancing act.
I originally purchased this flour to see if it would produce a pastry (pie/tart). It's a Bob's Mill product and they suggest mixing xanthum gum with it, which I didn't have and am not hugely fond of. I've learned that in Europe, the gum is considered to be unhealthy, yet in North America, it is generally accepted in gluten-free baking. The shortcakes likely wouldn't have been as dense if I had used the gum but the flour itself really worked well for my intended use with the compote and cream. :)
Ok thanks for this, good to know. By the way, Bob's Redmill is down the street from me ;-), actually 20 minutes away but following 1 street.
That is very cool! Apparently, they are an employee owned company and I think they are fairly progressive. Today we had to run errands in another city about an hour's distance from our house. I was able to stop at a larger health food store and they carried quite a few of Bob's Red Mill gluten-free flours. They actually have one just for pie crust. I've bought it and I will eventually give it a whirl. Mostly made from rice flour, potato starch and tapioca flour.
Yes it's a very good company in all ways. Sounds like a great crust! I just found a really good simple cookie recipe (keto and no sugar both) and made it last night. I've eaten almost the entire batch today! I used a mix of butter and coconut butter and loved it, but definitely chill as directed. here it is if you're interested:
http://janeshealthykitchen.com/paleo-holiday-no-sugar-cookies/
in fact, this is a good friend's website and it's a treasure trove of good recipes!
Thanks so much! I will bookmark it!