Grainless Flours: I Never Thought I'd See this Day

Gluten-intolerance abounds these days, and real foodies are going grain-free for other reasons. I never had much interest in turning away from grain (and still don't), but today I came across a recipe for Delightfully Delicious No-Bake Cookie Dough Balls which calls for almond flour and coconut flour. I had neither, and was not inclined to venture into the cold, dark night to go to the corner grocery. So, I looked up tutorials for making them.

First I made coconut flour. I had unsweetened coconut flakes in the cupboard from back in the days when I still made granola.
 I just put 1 cup of it into 4 cups of water, and brought it to a boil. 
After letting it cool a bit, I whirled in through the blender a bit.
Then I strained it through a tea-towel. That was a little laborious, but not bad.

I scraped the coconut solids off the towel onto a baking sheet and have them in the oven on 200 until they seem dry. (Then I'll pulverize 'em again). I'm not quite sure why I couldn't just pulverize the normal dry flakes, but I'm not going to deviate from the directions these grain-free experts give me!

I also got a got a quart of coconut milk out of this deal. Maybe I'll make some granola to eat it with!

Then, I made some almond flour. It's terribly easy.

I just put a cup of whole almond into the BlendTec, and pulsed it about 4 times.

I'd probably pulse this once more the get rid of the bigger pieces.

Okay, tomorrow will bring some cookie balls. Yes!