Flour Equiv?

[linz7997]

what are the ingredients that I can use to substitute for when a recipe calls for flour??? I know I have seen it before but I cant find it now

[lonewolf]

what are the ingredients that I can use to substitute for when a recipe calls for flour??? I know I have seen it before but I cant find it now

There are several pre-packaged, but expensive, gluten-free flour mixes. Many people like to use these. My personal favorite is making a mix of flours myself, by buying flours in bulk. I use 3 C Br. Rice flour, 1 C Potato starch (NOT flour) and 1/2 C Tapioca Starch, sifted together with 2 to 2-1/2 tsp. xanthan gum. This works great for everything except yeast breads.

[GFBetsy]

I usually use Bette Hagman's Featherlight Mix.

1 c. white rice flour

1 c. cornstarch

1 c. tapioca starch

1 Tbs. potato flour

I just mix up a big tub of this and then use it cup for cup in place of regular flour in recipes. You need to add between 1/4 and 1/2 tsp. of xanthan gum per cup of featherlight mix - start with the smaller amount, and if it doesn't hold together quite right, add a little more.

This mix is the one that (to me) seems to give the best texture and results. Occasionally I think the texture is too spongy, so then I use 3/4 of a cup of this and 1/4 of a cup of Hagmans's gluten-free mix (which is very similar to the recipe lonestar gave - just without the xanthan gum added) as a substitute for 1 c. of regular flour. Then the texture comes out much more like wheat based products.

Good luck!