Paleo Buns

December 10, 2014

“Paleo” buns – Not Atkins friendly

I started following a recipe online (http://ultimatepaleoguide.com/paleo-lunch-buns/ ) but I didn’t have enough of one of the ingredients, arrowroot.  It called for a cup and all I had was the amount of a spice bottle.  So I decided since I already had 2 very ripe (black) plantains peeled, I’d improvise like I usually do.  I remembered I had coconut flour in the freezer so I used ½ cup of that.  After mixing all of the simple ingredients together, even adding about 5 tablespoons of water, the consistency was still too crumbly to hold together.  Think. Think.  I added an egg that also wasn’t part of the original recipe.  I was able to pat out 5 round “buns”.   It’s the size of a typical sandwich bun but flat as a pancake. This experiment wasn't half bad.  I spread some butter and topped it with a fried egg, a slice of ham, and a slice of cheese. (I know what you are thinking: cheese is not Paleo, but I am not too strict - grains are my main concern)

Ingredients:

-       2 ripe plantains

-       ½ cup coconut flour

-       1 tsp course salt

-       1 tsp arrowroot

-       1 egg

-       5 tbs water

Directions:

Oven Temp: 375

Time cooking: 20-25 min

Mix all ingredients together to a smooth consistency.

Pat into bun sized pancakes

Place on parchment paper and bake to golden.