Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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Ok.

I'm an avid coffee/tea/herbal tea drinker. And, prior to cutting grain and (a lot of) sugar from my diet, I used to dip British-style digestive cookies, biscotti, or graham crackers in my hot beverage of choice. (Honestly, I like to dip everything in everything. In the past, I have been known to dip buttered baguette into hot, mulled red wine.)

My question is this: what are some non-grainy dunking options?

My current go-to dunker is a square of 90% dark chocolate in a hot mug of tea. I also dip slices of orange or apple in my tea occasionally. However, I'm looking for some more variety as well as something with a tad more... crunch? absorption?

Any other dippers/dunkers out there? Lend me your suggestions!

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air_hadoken · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-17 18:50:00Z UTC

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Wild guess here, but what about thick-cut sweet potato fries?

answered Nov 17 2011 at 18:50

air_hadoken
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Excellent idea. Will try. – L. Nov 17 2011 at 22:45

Jackie · Answer 2 · 2011-11-17 03:35:17Z UTC

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Almond flour only biscotti! There are some good recipes out there - delightful and crunchy! I particularly like the recipe posted here: http://comfybelly.com/2009/03/biscotti-with-almond-flour/#.TsSsBGAgvz8 and haven't tried many others, I just kind of play with it.

Otherwise I love financiers (I withhold the small amount of wheat flour and just us more finely ground almond flour) and French macaron - but those wouldn't really hold up in hot liquid (the macaron - the financiers might.

answered Nov 17 2011 at 3:35

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If you are ok with occasional gluten free oats, I have also seen some good Scottish shortbread recipes with oat flour. Haven't tried them yet but might someday if I get a hankering:) – Jackie Nov 17 2011 at 3:36

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both almond flour and gluten free oats are high in phytic acid, suboptimal – Payam Nov 17 2011 at 4:46

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Almond flout biscotti? Dude I'm all over that! – San Diego Dude Nov 17 2011 at 6:27

I agree Payam, I buy soaked and dehydrated nuts (or make them myself) and my own flour for the nuts, but of course, these are treats shouldn't be overdone. – Jackie Nov 17 2011 at 13:51

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I think Elana's Pantry has plenty of biscotti recipe...nom nom! – sallycinnamon Nov 17 2011 at 23:57

Tim Rangitsch · Answer 3 · 2011-11-17 03:48:55Z UTC

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Pork rinds! Well, never tried it, but I find them to be "delicious grain-free items".

answered Nov 17 2011 at 3:48

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Um, you're a genius. Maybe not for coffee, but perhaps for wine... hmmm... – L. Nov 17 2011 at 5:11

I'm also pretty sure bacon can fit in here somewhere. Perhaps jerky? I'd be willing to try it in coffee and wine, but I'm dubious about their applications when it comes to tea. – L. Nov 17 2011 at 5:14

Sara · Answer 4 · 2011-11-17 03:53:11Z UTC

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I'm also a dunker. I started off with paleo substitutes for shortbread, biscotti, etc... but eventually I just gave up dunking altogether.

answered Nov 17 2011 at 3:53

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Aw, but that's sad! There must be a way... Dunking is a way of life. – L. Nov 17 2011 at 5:12

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you do what you think is best until you know better – sage_ Nov 17 2011 at 10:14

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I'll do what I think is creative in order to find a better way. – L. Nov 17 2011 at 22:43

Forgotten18 · Answer 5 · 2011-11-21 16:12:41Z UTC

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I would think most fruits could be pretty good - Apples, Oranges, etc. Maybe something with crunch, Nuts?!

answered Nov 21 2011 at 16:12

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Ali · Answer 6 · 2011-11-21 18:00:23Z UTC

Carrots have the crunch, but probably not very absorbent, unless you took the time to cut out a reservoir (but that seems like a lot of work!). I like the sweet potato idea.

You could make something thicker than your drink (say, a soup) and use a multitude of veggies for dipping. I make a taco soup in which I used to dip Tostitos Scoops, but now I dip bell pepper strips.

If you dehydrate anything (fruit, veggies, etc.), those would probably be good dipped. Once dipped, perhaps they would soak up the hot liquids?

Eugenia · Answer 7 · 2011-11-17 03:30:30Z UTC

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You can make some hard almond cookies or crackers I guess. There are countless of paleo cookies around, but obviously they are not to be used all the time.

answered Nov 17 2011 at 3:30

Eugenia
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Yeah, I've looked into "paleo" cookies, but I was hoping to depart from literal translations/substitutions. Mostly, I was wondering (1) if anyone else out there does this or misses doing this and (2) what they've done to cope with it! I've started on apples and oranges, but I'm sure there must be other (delicious) options that don't involve baking coconut or almond flour into something hard and crispy. – L. Nov 17 2011 at 3:35

Efaitch · Answer 8 · 2011-11-17 17:46:06Z UTC

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I think that the best way to break a habit is to stop it completely. Surely after a while it'd be habit not to dunk?

answered Nov 17 2011 at 17:46

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	I'm not trying to break a habit. I'm trying to get inspiring and creative answers from an innovative and creative community. We gotta break out of this "dunking = cookie" mold, people! I'm not talking about "paleo cookies." – L. Nov 17 2011 at 22:44
	My point was the the dunking itself is a habit. I never once mentioned any cookie, paleo or not :-). Fwiw, I used to be a dunker, so I know that habits can change :-) – Efaitch Nov 18 2011 at 10:53
	Fair enough. I do apologize for mentioning the cookie thing in response to your post. I was getting frustrated with the inevitable "candy cigarettes" responses. Habits can change. I know this. But, I'd like to mine the rich veins of knowledge and creativity available in this community in order to provide resources for those paleo folk who would like to continue to dunk things in other things. I, for one, would like to try out some new, interesting combinations (like bacon in coffee... Mmmm). Because I find it fun. And entertaining. And delicious. – L. Nov 21 2011 at 19:10
	Have a look at paleodietlifestyle.com for chocolate covered bacon... You HAVE to update this thread though :-) – Efaitch Nov 22 2011 at 11:19

a tricksty trickster · Answer 9 · 2012-06-08 10:55:19Z UTC

Try these cookies. Thin, crispy, and crunchy. Reminds me of biscotti and is nice to dip in coffee.

Preheat oven to 350F.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper (not wax paper). The parchment paper is very important. Don't grease the paper.

I apologize in advance, I give measurements but I don't actually measure anything... I generally just throw in a bit of everything until the mixture looks right.

Grab a cereal bowl, and to it, add:

one tablespoon butter and one tablespoon coconut oil.
a tablespoon of your favorite baking cocoa powder.
about 1/4 cup sugar.

Microwave for 40 minutes.

Mix in about about 4 tablespoons of tapioca starch. After stirring it should be thick but still wet.
Now add an egg yolk. It should look pretty runny, and you'll be thinking "wait, this can't be right, is this cookie dough or gravy?!?!". But hold on.

Grab a tablespoon and drop 9 cookies on your sheet. No more, because they'll spread a lot.

Bake for 10 minutes, but after 8 minutes are up, keep an eye on it, your oven might run hotter than mine.

Slide parchment off the baking sheet onto the counter or kitchen table so the cookies cool faster :-D

After they cool, they are very flat, hard, and crunchy. Remove them frmo the parchment with a metal spatula.

Snap the cookies in half, and they'll be perfect dunked in coffee :-)

Billerson · Answer 10 · 2012-06-08 12:59:38Z UTC

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This is a bit of an indulgence, but when I'm feeling naughty I'll pick up coconut rolled dates from the wholesale section at Whole Foods. They are absolutely amazing with coffee.

answered Jun 8 2012 at 12:59

Billerson
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What are some delicious grain-free items to dip/dunk in tea or coffee?

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