Help For Someone In China?

[MWhitmore]

Hi.

I'm an American teacher working in northern China.

I can get oat, potato, and rice flour, but NO tapioca flour (and I live near the edge of the universe and have no access to any type of healthfood store). Most white bread recipes I've seen call for tapioca flour. Is there a white bread recipe using just the aforementioned flours I can get in China? Someone sent me xantham gum, so that's not a problem.

Does anyone have any recipes I could use with the three flours?

Thanks for any suggestions you have. I tried to make bread today and instead have two loaf-size doorstops.

Meredith Whitmore

[pamelaD]

Hi,

First of all, stay away from the oat flour! I'm not sure about the oats in China, but all the oats available in the US are contaminated with wheat. Some eat scottish or irish oats, but I have heard tales of people 'reacting' to them, also.

Secondly, potato flour and tapioca flour are very similar, so I would just use the potato and rice flours and try it.... it's good that you have xanthum gum.

Lastly, not sure about other gluten-free flours abailable in China, but you might look for bean flours, sorghum flour, lentil flour, etc...

Good Luck,

Pam

[tarnalberry]

Yep, avoid that oat flour, and do check for alternatives. (Perhaps you could even get a mill and grind your own bean flours.) But if you google for gluten free bread recipes, I believe you may find some options. I don't know that they will work very well with only those two flours, however, so I'd encourage additional looking before trying, myself. ;-)

[Japsnoet]

Meredith

Please read your internal inbox I will send you a recipe. I can't poste as it not my recipe to poste.

[Kim]

In a pinch, and with limited resources that you have, Potato starch (versus potato flour) or cornstarch would most readily mimick tapioca.

good luck. Kim.

[paw]

I can get oat, potato, and rice flour, but NO tapioca flour.

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I went to a local Chinese Grocery store and they sold tapioca starch which I was told is the same as flour. You might see if that is available where you are. If they are different, you might be able to substitute for the flour. I am new to this and I don't have any recipes yet. I hope this helps.