Yeast Free Amaranth Flour – Candida Diet Product

I actually have not gotten the chance to use amaranth flour yet, mainly because I have never been able to find it.  I was so surprised that I could not  find it, even at Whole Foods.  I have been meaning to order some from Amazon to give it a try but have not gotten around to doing it yet.  I wanted to mention it here because it is a yeast free gluten free flour and maybe writing a little bit about it will give me some incentive to order it.  

Amaranth flour is made from the seeds of the amaranth flower native to South America.  Amaranth is an ancient grain and its use dates back to the time of the Aztecs.  Amaranth flour has a superior nutritional profile to that of many other yeast free gluten free flours, as it is a great source of protein and has a higher amount of vitamins A, C and E than seen in other grains.  Additionally, it contains a significant amount of calcium, iron and magnesium.  Amaranth flour is especially noteworthy for the yeast free dieter because it does have a lower carbohydrate count than some of the other yeast free gluten free grains.  From what I have read amaranth flour has a sweet nutty taste and has and texture similar to that of other grains.  It is recommended that you use amaranth flour to replace only 25% of of the flour in a recipe.  This is because amaranth flour absorbs water extremely quickly and using too much may cause things like bread or pancakes to become very dense.