Gluten-free flour can be expensive, however, you can save a lot of money by blending your own! Therefore in today’s post, we feature 5 Basic DIY Gluten-Free Flour Blends. 

If you are like me and prefer to bake your own gluten-free foods at home, then you’ll want to save this post! 

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Gluten-Free Diet

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 have been following this blog then you know that I have been on a gluten-free diet for over 25 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 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 25 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 Gluten-Free Products, however, I also use other gluten-free brands and they work 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). 

2 parts Gluten Free Rice Flour

2/3 parts Gluten Free Potato Starch

1/3 parts Gluten Free Tapioca Flour

Years ago I found this combination in a book titled: Gluten-free Gourmet – Living Well Without Wheat by Bette Hagman. I have been using it ever since.

Depending on the recipe I may add xanthan gum or guar gum to help thicken and bind the ingredients together.

It’s great having this gluten-free flour blend on hand. Whenever I’m in the mood to bake I simply grab the container and measure out how much I need. This saves me time and effort. I also keep extra rice, tapioca, and potato starch in the freezer. Freezing helps keep them fresh. 

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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Find Organic Coconut Flour

Find Gluten-Free Oat Flour

#3. America’s Test Kitchen Gluten-Free Flour Blend 

 Photo credit, source, and featured recipes from The How Can It Be Gluten-Free Cookbook by America’s Test Kitchen

• • • • • • 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

#4. How to Make All-Purpose Gluten-Free Flour Mix – found on dontmesswithmama.com

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Grain flours:

• • • • • • 2 cups brown rice flour
          • 1 cup millet flour
          • 1 cup sorghum flour
          • 1 tbsp coconut flour, as needed

Starch flours:

• • • • • • 1.5 cups tapioca flour
          • 1 cup sweet rice flour
          • 1 cup potato flour
            

Binder:

• • • • • • 1 tsp xanthan gum, as needed

Directions: 

Mix all ingredients together and store in an airtight 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.

#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.

• • • • • • 4 cups sorghum flour
          • 3 cups buckwheat flour
          • 1⅓ cup arrowroot starch
          • 1 cup tapioca starch
          • 3 tbsp xanthan gum

Basic Baking Flour Blend: This near foolproof blend creates perfectly tender quick bread, muffins, cookies, and bars.

• • • • • • 5 cups sorghum flour
          • 2 cups tapioca starch
          • 1 cup quinoa flour
          • 1 tbsp xanthan or guar gum

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.

• • • • • • 5 cups sorghum flour
          • 4 cups millet flour
          • 2 cups arrowroot starch
          • 1 cup tapioca starch
          • 2 tbsp xanthan or guar gum

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!!!

Linda & Anna

Disclaimer: Manufacturers’ 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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