Comments on: Pumpkin Coconut Muffins Recipe

By: katerina

katerina — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 17:45:19 +0000

Christa – actually half and half does not equal pastry flour.

There are three kinds of mainstream wheat flour pastry, all purpose and bread. The difference is about the amount of protein which helps to form gluten. Gluten makes things like breads chewy, but it’s absence helps keeps pastries soft. All three come in Whole Wheat and White.

Using half and half will work, but the muffins won’t be as light.

As for graham flour, I don’t know anything about that. But I will have to google it!

By: Christa

Christa — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 05:27:28 +0000

These look terrific. I have a 5 pound bag of whole wheat flour. So, half white and half WW would give the same result as WW pastry flour?
Years ago, a friend made pumpkin muffins with graham flour. Have you used it? It made the most wonderful texture and flavor but it’s so hard to find! I’m wondering why it’s not used much. Any hints/thoughts on graham flour?

By: Kristi Rimkus

Kristi Rimkus — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:13:16 +0000

I’ve been using whole wheat pastry flour lately in my baked goods and really like the results. Your muffins look terrific!

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:34:31 +0000

These sound lovely. I love both pumpkin and coconut, but would not have thought of putting them together.

By: wine blog

wine blog — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:26:15 +0000

These look really dang good! I love pumpkin anything….I just don’t like the texture of raw coconut too much so I would substitute real coconut for flavoring. Cheers~

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:20:39 +0000

Katerina,
Thanks for the info.! I will have to try and find whole wheat pastry flour…maybe Whole Foods or Fresh Market will have it.

By: katerina

katerina — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:19:16 +0000

Kelly you could use normal whole wheat flour which I have done in the past but they will be much heavier. You may want to go 50/50 with white?

(WW Pastry flour is new to me too)

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:15:05 +0000

Wow, these pumpkin coconut muffins sound divine! I especially like the use of whole wheat, since that will keep tummies full longer! Whole wheat pastry flour is new to me. Could I use just whole wheat flour?

By: Deborah

Deborah — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:11:50 +0000

I love the pumpkin/coconut combo!

By: Eleanor Hoh (wokstar)

Eleanor Hoh (wokstar) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:57:58 +0000

Yay, I want to bake with ww flour(not that I bake that much.) Glad to see yours turned out well.