Here's a gluten free flatbread recipe featuring cauliflower

That looks really interesting (and good). Thanks for posting it...I'm always looking for tasty bread substitutes and they are hard to come by. I wonder if coconut flour would work?

Coconut flour takes more liquid than other flours so you'll have to adjust. Also note that Parmesan cheese is quite salty if low-so is prime so skip that. I think I'll try it with a strong herb like fresh sage for my second go, the first as per recipe was quite nice. The second day it was crisper/drier so popped it in the toaster oven for cracker-ish. Thanks shambo - this is delish!

Nancy

Thanks for this recipe Shambo (and the web site). I'm passing it on to a friend who is on a very low-sodium diet due to heart issues.

I'm always amazed how these vegetable and egg-heavy recipes make "bread". I can't eat cauliflower due to post gallbladder issues, or I'd try this recipe in a heartbeat.

I'd also agree about using coconut flour and that you can't use it in equal amounts of the flour options called for in the recipe. As an example, I use 1/4 c. coconut flour to make 6 muffins, but will use 1-1/2 c. of almond flour for 6 muffins. The hydration levels of these two flours are completely different.

Here's a link that has more coconut flour information that explains some of the conversions:

http://coconutoil.com/how-to-use-coconut-flour/

-Grainlady

Thanks, Shambo! I'll try this for Amanda, it's hard for her to make a sandwich since she's been diagnosed celiac, and the gluten free store bread is pretty much abysmal.

I cannot stand cauliflower, although I'll eat it cooked before I'll eat it raw, but I like that I can use other vegetables which I do like. I know cauliflower is supposed to replace everything from mashed potatoes (nope, it's not potatoes, it's boiled cauliflower, ugh) to rice (same ugh, see above, LOL). We had roasted vegetables last night. I ate the butternut squash, I ate the blue potatoes, but that cauliflower is all Elery's!

Beets, carrots, parsnips? Now those are vegetables I can get into. I've got to try this. Along with the "cloud bread" and pao de Queijo, and I've still got to make more arepas!

Annie

Sorry I'm so late in responding. Discovered a leaky sink in the garage along with a leaky garage freezer. That's what I get for attempting to clean the garage this AM. Ignorance is bliss, you know!

Anyhow, I applaud your adventurous spirit, Nancy. When I read Jessica's comments, I thought that maybe this was an inventive recipe that might actually work for those avoiding gluten. Glad to hear that it worked for someone else. She always has interesting and creative recipes to share.

Annie, you make me laugh. And I needed a laugh after spending the morning fussing over our garage. I like cauliflower cooked. My husband cannot abide it raw. That said, I've learned to limit my cauliflower consumption these last few years. It seems my digestive system that used to consume beans and cruciferous vegetables with abandon can no longer tolerate more than a few tablespoons at a time. But, yes, no mashed, riced, or even roasted cauliflower for me. I like it steamed with Greek avgolemeno suace. Now that tastes good!

We've never cared for cauliflower as most people boil it till it till it's completely flavourless. But I saw Lidia make her sauteed cauliflower and we absolutely adore it. We had it tonite.

I've often wondered how people can honestly say that mashed cauliflower replaces mashed potatoes. There's a distinct flavour difference. But then again, I've never tried spaghetti squash to replace spaghetti, either.

Cauliflower has been a funny in and out in our house. I've added it to so many things but not really a replacement all out. For gluten free substitutions absolutely. Tortillas and pizza crust! And this one posted looks great.

Arepas are my sisters go to. Pancake thin for a sandwich. I would think a good addition to this one? With the veggie. Need choices with a restricted diet.

We don't even have a restricted diet but i'm sneaking in veg to avoid heath issues.

I put a layer of mandolined, very thin cauliflower, in my veggie lasagna just over the eggplant, just under the mushroom layer. I did roast it in the oven first for the nuttiness but not to the soft stage. Just want filling food without the heavy bulk and starch and too much cheese.

I love to see a post like this. For those of us who have health issues and are on special diets, things like this are a great help. It is nice to have a support group available on this forum. Barb.