I Am Soooo New - What Makes Up A gluten-free Flour Blend

[jmd3]

I am so new to being gluten-free, and was so extremely ill, I am just starting to fell a bit better so I want to bake some bread... I see most of the recipes call for a gluten-free Flour, sometimes gluten-free flour blend, What flours should I mix together for this, and suggestions?? Confused and puzzled - need a flour blend 101, can anyone help me?

Thank-you in advance!

[chrissy]

bette hagman has some great flour blends---i just can't seem to find my book at the moment to tell you the amounts!! her "featherlight" blend has worked really well for us. blends with bean flour in them bake up really nice, and have a bit more nutrition---just remember that bean flour tastes NASTY before it is cooked.

[amyd]

I'm pretty new myself.....and i dont like to cook. I can't help to much with the Bread Making but i can tell you that for "regular recipies" when you just need to thicken something or "add flour" if trying to convert a recepie to gluten free, I have found that packaged gluten-free pancake mixes work pretty well. I find it easier to have that handy for whe you just need a quarter cup etc... than to have all the different types of gluten-free flours. Good luck

[ArtGirl]

A number of gluten-free flour mixes/blends are found on the celiac.com site.

Here's a quick link

Gluten-Free Flour Mixes

Or,

click on "Site Index" - you'll see on the left, just below the logo at the top of the screen

scroll down to gluten-free flour mixes under the Gluten-Free Recipes section

You'll find a wealth of information at Celiac.com. Not only recipes, but shopping lists and research articles.

[luvs2eat]

I like Annlise Roberts flour blend best!

2 cups fine brown rice flour

2/3 cups potato starch (starch... NOT flour)

1/3 cup tapioca starch

I use it for everything. Her recipes are the BEST!!

[chocolatelover]

Here are the ones that I use and that I have found to be good...they are by that famous gluten free baker.

Note that potato flour and potato starch are different things, but that tapioca starch and tapioca flour are the same thing. Confusing.

Also, I hear (have never tried this one myself) that you can't baking gluten free without xanthan gum--it just doesn't work.

I also use Pamela's baking mix for pancakes, in sour cream corn muffins in place of regular flour, etc.

Gluten Free Flour Mix

2 Parts White Rice Flour

2/3 Part Potato Starch

1/3 Part Tapioca Starch

I mix up a batch of this and keep it in a container to use when needed. You can do it in any proportions of the above. I usually make 3 cups worth and store that in the pantry and remake as needed.

Featherlight Flour Mix

1 Part Cornstarch

1 Part Rice Flour

1 Part Tapioca Starch

1 Part Potato Starch

[Guhlia]

I use 3 parts white rice flour, 2 parts potato starch, 1 part tapioca starch. Don't forget to add xantham gum if you're using an old glutenous recipe. This flour blend works the best for me. I use it in place of all purpose flour for all of my old recipes. They turn out tasting virtually the same as they did pre-dx.

Sometimes I use 1 part brown rice flour, 2 parts white rice flour, 2 parts potato starch, and 1 part tapioca starch.

[kolka]

I use 3 parts white rice flour, 2 parts potato starch, 1 part tapioca starch. Don't forget to add xantham gum if you're using an old glutenous recipe. This flour blend works the best for me. I use it in place of all purpose flour for all of my old recipes.

CAN YOU MAKE A PASTA FOR RAVIOLI WITH THIS RATIO/MIX?

[loco-ladi]

I haven't used any as yet, so just my .000000002 cents worth....

From the book "living gluten free for dummies:

Bette Hagman all purpose gluten free flour mix:

2 parts white rice flour

1/3 part potato starch flour

1/3 part tapioca flour

carol fensters corn flour blend:

1 1/2 cups sorhgum flour

1 1/2 potato starch or corn starch

1 cup tapioca flour

1/2 cup corn flour

gluten free bean flour mix:

1 part bean flour

1 part brown rice flour (or white rice flour)

1 part corn starch

1 part tapioca starch

3/4 part sweet rice flour