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TPH Recipes |
Lemon-Coconut Pound Cake
3/4 c. organic coconut flour
1 tsp aluminum free baking powder
3 tbsp xylitol, divided
1/2 tsp sea salt
6 pastured eggs
8-10 tbsp organic butter, softened
3 droppers full of liquid stevia
2 organic lemons (juice and zest)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease an 8X4 loaf pan and set aside.
Sift together dry ingredients (2 tbsp
xylitol). Zest and juice lemons. Whisk
together eggs, butter, lemon juice,
stevia, and zest. Combine wet and dry
ingredients, whisking until smooth
(batter will become quite thick - if too
thick to combine well, add a little
water). Spread in pre-prepared pan with
hands or spoon as needed, sprinkle with
remaining xylitol and bake for 40
minutes.
This recipe uses a base of coconut flour
in place of all-purpose wheat flour.
Coconut flour has health benefits that
regular wheat flour only wishes it could
claim. Coconut flour is high in fiber;
higher in fact than wheat bran (1)!
Coconut flour is also low in
carbohydrates, low on the glycemic
index, and gluten free, making it a
fantastic substitute flour, whatever
kind of diet you may try to follow.
Coconut flour is also a source of
coconut oil, the benefits of which are
vast (2).
Coconut products have been shown to
improve immunity, boost metabolism (3),
decrease risk of disease such as
diabetes and heart disease, improve skin
and hair quality and more. Coconut oil
can be used topically as a moisturizer
and to remove make-up and is great to
use during a scalp massage. Scalp
massages are relaxing as well as improve
the health of the scalp, reduce
dandruff, kill lice, and improve the
health of the hair shaft.
Coconut meat, milk, oils, and flours are
so nutritious and healing that Pacific
Islanders call coconut "The Tree of
Life" and believe it can heal almost any
ill. In many traditional cultures around
the world the coconut has been used to
heal: "abscesses, asthma, baldness,
bronchitis, bruises, burns, colds,
constipation, cough, dropsy, dysentery,
earache, fever, flu, gingivitis,
gonorrhea, irregular or painful
menstruation, jaundice, kidney stones,
lice, malnutrition, nausea, rash,
scabies, scurvy, skin infections, sore
throat, swelling, syphilis, toothache,
tuberculosis, tumors, typhoid, ulcers,
upset stomach, weakness, and wounds."
(4)
Whether coconut products are capable of
healing all of the above ills or not,
modern science agrees that coconuts are
packed with health benefits and various
studies have shown that coconut can kill
the viruses that cause influenza, SARS,
measles, and more. It can also kill the
various bacteria that cause ulcers,
urinary tract infections, tooth
cavitations, as well as many others. It
also kills fungi and yeast such as
candidiasis, ringworm, thrush and
athlete's foot and can kill certain
parasites. So have a little healing with
your cake for a change and enjoy -
knowing you're actually doing something
good for yourself with each delicious
bite.
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