Potato cakes (but with celeriac) flour alternatives?

I do use a bit of chickpea (gram) flour. About half the carbs of wheat flour and fairly tacky.

 

Hi @LittleGreyCat,

I make something similar called potato pancake in German (picture below to make sure we are actually talking about comparable foods) using zuchini, a bit of carrot (instead of potatoes) and onion. As zucchini also contains a lot of water (such as celeriac), this might might work for you too. To bind the batter, I use eggs and psyllium husk (which usually takes the role of gluten in baking, so don't use too much) as a binding agent -- so virtually no extra carbs.

 

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I use raw onions, raw shredded carrots and raw shredded zucchini -- which means that they will need to be fried a bit longer at lower temperatures to be fully cooked.

You could also try this with raw shredded celeriac.

In the end, low carb cooking means a lot of trial and error -- in my experience. Let us know how it turns out for you.

 

Before I was diagnosed, I used to make rösti potatoes. You have to shred the potatoes and squeeze them in a cloth. Lots of starch pours out, so I wonder if you could use that method to make lower carb potatoes for the cakes.

 

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I use an egg and lots of cheese. I did try ground flaxseed which does bind but I found it can go a bit gummy.
I also find making smaller size cakes helps.

 

I beat in a couple of eggs, that seems to fix most things like that so they can be cooked.

 

Celeriac chips are delicious too- chop as usual, add a bit of olive oil and bake till nicely browned!

Also, quick quiche....line tin with baking paper, add grated cheese, beaten eggs and anything else you fancy that's low carb (if bacon/lardons etc then cook up first so crispy). I like adding mushrooms, broccoli, green peppers, feta chunks. Good for picnics too.

 

I make a similar quick crustless quiche adding a few walnuts which give a bit of a crunch
Carol

 

I am inspired to try a celeriac chaffle. All sorts of veg can be added to a mix. Great success with cauliflower and I love coriander leaf and jalapeño chilli in a cheddar one. I imagine celeriac would like some Parmesan.

 

OMG, i now know what's for dinner tonight! That looks absolutely delicious, i just don't really like the grating procedure. i have never used zucchinis (courgettes) instead of potatoes because luckily potatoes don't spike me that much but will try.