TJ's New Peanut Flour

[spinachandchocolate]

I was in Trader Joe's a few weeks ago and noticed a peanut flour in their new item display area. Has anyone tried it? What would you make with it? I imagine it could be a fairly good lower carb/high protein flour option.

[givemecarbs]

Ooo I will have to look for that, thanks for the heads up. My friend is testing for a gluten intolerance so to help him out, and so we can eat together, I made fried chicken last night with rice flour and some almond meal too on the last few pieces. Might be fun to fry something up coated with peanut flour. Or bake something.

[spinachandchocolate]

Let me know if you end up buying and using it. I asked a young employee at TJ's about the product but he seemed pretty clueless.

[goodhealthgourmet]

really? sweet! i wonder which variety it is...? i typically order mine online directly from the mill, and it's available in light & dark roasts, and 12% or 25% fat...

ETA: meant to answer your question about use. everything from baked goods (muffins, cookies, etc) to sauces & stews (satay, African peanut stew, etc)...you can even add a scoop to your favorite shake or smoothie :) or just mix with a little water & a pinch of salt and you have peanut butter to flavor as you please (cinnamon, maple syrup, cayenne...)

[sarahjay]

I bought some last time I was there because I was curious and like to try new things. The package doesn't say what kind of roast, just roasted and it says partially defatted. The nutrition info says a 30g serving contains 4g fat.
Thanks for your ideas for uses, now that I've got it I should try something with it

[goodhealthgourmet]

based on those numbers, it's the 12%. i'll have to look at the product to see if it's light or dark roast, though i imagine it's light because the dark has a *really* strong flavor and is better in small amounts for large-scale confectionery products.

one other thing i meant to mention - stir it into your yogurt or oatmeal with a pinch of salt and a drizzle of honey (or a pinch of stevia if you use it) at breakfast!!

[delong99]

I bought some last time I was there - planning on using it in the homemade dog biscuits that I make. I'll report back on how it works.

[Manassas64]

People on the Weight Watchers message boards are just mixing into things like plain yogurt.

I am excited about trying it for baking. It's definitely a fun new toy to experiment with.

[weezycom]

A friend gets this and mixes a pinch or two of confectioner's sugar and a pinch of salt into a cupful, then adds water a little at a time, stirring, to make a decent low-cal peanut butter. I've tried it and it's one of the few "diet foods" that I find satisfies my cravings. I haven't bought it yet....I'm scared I'll be trying to make PB swirls for ice cream with it, thereby defeating my original purpose.