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Pretty much the first thing all of my gluten free friends told me was that everything would be okay once I figured out my own personal favorite gluten-free flour blend. I honestly didn’t believe them and was completely overwhelmed by all the “flour” choices. How would I ever figure out a blend? But, I think I have actually figured out how to make The Best Gluten-Free Flour Blend!
What I did know is that buying a blend is ridiculously expensive and just like other prepackaged foods there are a lot of unnecessary additives. And, I quickly learned that I’m not a fan of certain flours, so I started playing around with combinations took a couple classes, and played around some more.
Last week, I organized all my different gluten-free flours which really inspired me and so I’ve been baking a lot more this week. And over the past couple months I’ve learned a few things:
- I don’t like bean flours (makes everything have a beany taste)
- I prefer brown rice flour to white rice flour (it’s less grity)
- Add xantham gum when you make a recipe, not when you make a blend (so you can control how much you use)
- Coconut flour is super yummy, but absorbs a lot of liquid (use more liquid)
- Sweet rice flour is a great thickener (not the same as white rice flour)
The Best Gluten Free AP Flour Blend
Use this Gluten-Free AP flour blend cup for cup in any recipe that calls for gluten free all purpose flour!
Ingredients
- 3 cups gluten free rice flour
- 3 cups tapioca starch
- 2 cups gluten free sorghum flour
- 1 cup coconut flour
Instructions
- Combine flours in a large airtight container. Use cup for cup in any recipe.
- Note: A little additional liquid may be necessary in your recipe due to the absorbency of the coconut flour and don't forget to add xantham gum to your dry ingredients (1/4 tsp-1 tsp per cup of flour depending on what you are making).
- © Around My Family Table
Thank you Wendy for sharing this recipe. I’m on a AIP diet and I’m introducing brown rice to my diet. I’ve never used brown rice flour before, but I’m excited too. I don’t have sorghum flour, is there anything I can replace it with, like more cassava or more rice flour? Thanks again= Eva garcia
Hi Eva, I haven’t tried it with different flours. But I’m sure you could. Let me know if you change it up..I’d love to hear how it works for you. w-
This recipe blend looks great! However, my daughter can’t have coconut flour… have you tried other substitutes?? Wondering if buckwheat flour might work? Or oat flour? Many thanks!
Hi Tracy, I haven’t tried any other swaps, but I’m sure you can. I’d suggest making a small batch using buckwheat or oat flour and try it to see which works or which you like better. w-
I love trying out different gluten-free flour mixes. The only problem is trying to convert the cup measures to metric, or imperial weights. I do have cups, but have been brought up in the UK to believe that precision is important. Will this recipe include measurement options in future?
Sorry, I use cups for all my baking. I have no plans to add metric to my site at this time.
Do you have Any gluten free bread recipes that you can recommend using your flour mix?
Thanks again for this mix.
Kind regards,
Augustine
Thank you so much for this recipe — I can’t wait to try it out. You mentioned the addition of Xanthan Gum — “Don’t forget to add xantham gum to your dry ingredients (1/4 tsp-1 tsp per cup of flour depending on what you are making” — would you mind elaborating a little more on this? I am new to gluten-free baking and am wondering what types of baked goods would require more xanthan gum and which types might require less. Thank you so much!
Hi Candy, I’ve gluten free for 5 years now and I usually just add about 1/2 tsp xanthan gum per cup of flour if I’m making a bread or cake or any baked good really. w-
Ooo thank you thank you thank you!
You’ve got a good blend going! Coconut flour is my favorite and given I am lazy I like to use it alone, but you’ve got great proportions. I do a similar blend but add a bit of almond meal to mine. Sounds like you’re taking gf in stride. =D
This looks great! Especially since I really hate grinding my own bean flour… Can’t wait to try it!