Gluten-Free Flour Mixture (Number One)
- 2 12 cups rice flour (white)
- 1 cup potato starch (the lighter starch, not the heavier flour)
- 1 cup tapioca flour
- 14 cup cornstarch
- 14 cup gram flour
- 3 teaspoons xanthan gum
- *MungBean Flour is available at oriental grocery stores and is a wonderful addition to the light-textured dessert recipes.
- *ChickPea Flour is also"light".
- **Xanthangum is a white powder that is sold in pouches at health food stores.
- It helps to bind the pastry and keep it from crumbling.
- **Ifxanthan gum is unavailable to you, you may substitute it with double the amount of unflavored gelatin.
- (1 tsp xanthan gum= 2 tsp unflavored gelatin) Mix all.
- Gluten-free flours contain no preservatives--keep refrigerated or frozen.
- Additional baking tips: You may use buttermilk in place of milk for a lighter texture.
- Bake gluten-free products longer and at a lower temperature than conventional recipes.
- You may want to substitute the liquid called for in a conventional wheat recipe.
- Adding carbonated drinks tend to make baked products lighter.
- Fruit juices add flavor and quality.
rice flour, potato starch, tapioca flour, cornstarch, gram flour, xanthan gum
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/gluten-free-flour-mixture-number-one-67855 (may not work)