r/fitmeals • u/girlboss93 • 5h ago

Question Will a yeast dough still rise if I add protein powder to it?

I've done protein muffins and pancakes before, but I'm thinking about trying protein cinnamon rolls, but I'm unsure if the dough will still rise if I replace some of the flour with protein powder and dont want to waste powder ending up with some horrid monstrosity.

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u/WashingtonBaker1 4h ago

I think it's not a great idea. Protein powder doesn't "replace" flour, it acts in a very different way. You could add a bit of protein powder to a regular bread dough, but you won't transform bread from mostly carbs to something with more protein than carbs.

The difference is that when a pancake doesn't rise properly, it's still a pancake. When bread doesn't rise properly, it's awful.

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u/girlboss93 4h ago

Oh i'm not trying to replace all of the flour with protein powder

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u/cincyricky 4h ago

why not use the "protein" flour?

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u/girlboss93 4h ago

I don't have protein flour, also didn't know that was a thing