Gluten-free flour can be expensive, however, you can save a lot of money by making your own! Therefore in today’s post, we feature 5 Basic DIY Gluten-Free Flour Blends.
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Now, more than ever, it’s easier to be on a gluten-free diet. There are more and more gluten-free products lining the shelves and many restaurants offer gluten-free menus.
If you are like me and prefer to bake your own gluten-free foods at home, then You’ll want to save this post! If you have been following this blog then you know that I have been on a gluten-free diet for over 20 years now. You also know that my granddaughter and son-in-law must also be on a gluten-free diet. My daughter, Anna, and I are always on the lookout for great gluten-free recipes and tips for cooking/baking gluten free.
Recently I came across a great article called, “Gluten Free Flour Power” in the Living Without’s Gluten Free and More – a guide to choosing and using gluten-free flours.
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I also found a great article called, “Food Allergy Substitution Solutions” (Gluten, Eggs, Dairy, Nuts, and More). The following chart is a great reference tool.
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#1. This is my favorite gluten-free flour blend and a combination that I have been using for over 20 years. It has been handed down to my daughter, Anna, and she uses this same combination for her gluten-free flour blend.
I use the following combination of gluten-free flours for most of my baking. This blend requires only three different GF flours and it works great. Personally, I like Bob’s Red Mill products, however, I have also used other gluten-free brands and they have worked well too.
I place the following ingredients into a large plastic container, (with a tight-fitting lid), and shake the container until the flours are well blended. Some space is allowed at the top of the container so that the mixture has room to blend well as I shake it. (Great arm exercise right there folks! Be sure to have some snappy music playing while you mix this). It’s great having some of this gluten-free flour blend on hand so when I am in the mood to bake I simply grab the container and measure out how much I need. This saves me time and effort. In addition, I keep extra packages of the rice, tapioca or potato starch in the freezer until I am ready to mix them together in my plastic container. This helps keep them fresh.
2 parts white or brown rice flour – Bob’s Red Mill White Rice Flour
2/3 part potato starch – Bob’s Red Mill Potato Starch
1/3 part tapioca flour – Bob’s Red Mill Tapioca Flour
Years ago I found this combination of Gluten-free Gourmet – Living Well Without Wheat by Bette Hagman and have been using it ever since.
Depending on the recipe I may add xantham gum – Find it here to help thicken and bind the ingredients together. The chart below is a great reference tool. Guar gum – Find it here – can also be used in place of xanthan gum.
Here are a few recipes from Blessed Beyond Crazy that use the gluten free flour blend as mentioned above.
#2. Gluten Free Flour Blend – found on Buzzle.com
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#3. America’s Test Kitchen Gluten-Free Flour Blend – found on howcanitbeglutenfree.com
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- 24 ounces (4 1/2 cups plus 1/3 cup) white rice flour
- 7 1/2 ounces (1 2/3 cups) brown rice flour
- 7 ounces (1 1/3 cups) potato starch
- 3 ounces (3/4 cup) tapioca starch
- 3/4 ounce (3 tablespoons) nonfat milk powder
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#4. How to Make All-Purpose Gluten-Free Flour Mix – found on dontmesswithmama.com
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Grain flours:
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- 2 cups brown rice flour
- 1 cup millet flour
- 1 cup sorghum flour
- 1 tbsp coconut flour, as needed
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Starch flours:
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- 1.5 cups tapioca flour
- 1 cup sweet rice flour
- 1 cup potato flour
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Binder:
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- 1 tsp xanthan gum, as needed
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Directions:
Mix all ingredients together and store in an airtight reusable container with a lid.
Add 1-2 tsp of xanthan gum to every 1 cup of All-Purpose Gluten-Free Flour Mix to help bind ingredients together.
Add a tbsp of coconut flour to a recipe when baking moist bread like pumpkin or banana bread to soak up some of the moisture.
Find Gluten Free Millet Flour
Find Gluten Free Sorghum Flour
Find Arrowroot Starch
#5. Go-To Gluten-Free Flour Blends – found on allergicliving.com
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Flour Blend for Yeast-Based Bread: This somewhat earthy combination is perfect for recipes that require a heartier crumb and an extra touch of cohesiveness. It creates bread with a soft and light texture that is sturdy enough for sandwiches.
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- 4 cups sorghum flour
- 3 cups buckwheat flour
- 1⅓ cup arrowroot starch
- 1 cup tapioca starch
- 3 tbsp xanthan gum
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Basic Baking Flour Blend: This near foolproof blend creates perfectly tender quick bread, muffins, cookies, and bars.
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- 5 cups sorghum flour
- 2 cups tapioca starch
- 1 cup quinoa flour
- 1 tbsp xanthan or guar gum
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Cake Flour Blend: When fluffy cakes and dainty cupcakes are on order, this flour blend is a miracle worker. Millet flour perfects the delicate crumb, arrowroot starch provides a light structure, and tapioca starch encourages a tender bite.
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- 5 cups sorghum flour
- 4 cups millet flour
- 2 cups arrowroot starch
- 1 cup tapioca starch
- 2 tbsp xanthan or guar gum
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Laurie Sadowski is a gluten-free author, coach, and baking expert. See her article “Flour Power” on the latest and best gluten-free baking secrets in the Fall 2013 edition of the Allergic Living magazine.
If you do some homework you will find that there are other DIY gluten-free flour blends and combinations. There are also many pre-mixed gluten-free flours available for you to purchase.
If you are thinking about going on a gluten-free diet then be sure to check out our post called Gluten Free 101.
We hope this post on 5 Basic Gluten Free Flour Blends has been helpful. Happy Gluten Free Baking!!!
Happy Gluten Free Baking!!!
Linda & Anna
Disclaimer: Manufacturer’s formulations and policies for gluten-free products may change at any time. Therefore it’s important to always read product labels yourself and contact the manufacturer with concerns. We have found that most companies are eager to help answer your questions.
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