If you’ve tried my Gluten Free Cake Flour Blend recipe, then you’ll love this gluten free all-purpose flour blend, as well. Rather than using some sorghum flour in this recipe, it calls for gluten free starch and superfine brown and white rice flour. If you do not have access to any, you may find gluten free superfine flours online at Authentic Foods or through the Amazon ad below. They carry white, brown, and sweet rice flours, as well as sorghum. This flour blend may also be used in cakes, cookies, muffins, cupcakes, pasty and more. However, when used in bread or bread type recipes it makes them a bit too starchy. Enjoy this new gluten free all purpose flour recipe. I am sure you’ll never go back to baking with regular gluten free flour again, especially when this recipe may be used cup for cup to replace gluten all purpose flour in all most recipes.
Use just as you would all-purpose flour, with similar results. No one will notice the difference.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups superfine white rice flour (Authentic Foods brand.)
- 1 cup superfine brown rice flour (Authentic Foods brand.) - or more white superfine rice flour
- 1 1/8 cups potato starch
- 3/8 cup tapioca starch or cornstarch
- 2 1/2 teaspoons xanthan gum* (or guar gum - for corn-free)
Instructions:
- Add all ingredients to a large bowl; whisk thoroughly. For lghter baked goods, sift this blend into recipes.
Tips
*For crisp cookies use 3/4 teaspoon xanthan gum. Honey makes baked goods softer, therefore, it is even more important to lessen the amount of gums used.
When converting gluten recipes to gluten-free, I suggest adding about 2 tablespoon additional fat such as butter to a cake.
Recipes using this gluten-free all-purpose flour blend:
Gluten Free Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Cream Puffs with Strawberry Sauce
Gluten Free Date Bars (Newton-Style)
Gluten Free Biscotti (Italian Cookies)
Golden Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Bundt Cake
And many more!
I’m a bit late checking my email, as usual. I noticed in your GF All Purpose Flour Mix, you call for 3/8 c. tapioca starch – is there an easy way to measure that? (I keep hoping to switch to a weight measurement way of measuring my ingredients, but have to buy a kitchen scale first…) Thanks for any info you can share on how to measure out odd amounts…Cheers~~Ann
Ayn,
There 3/8 cup equals 1/4 cup + 2 Tablespoons or 6 Tablespoons. Each 1/4 cup is equal to 4 Tablespoons.
Let me know if you need any further clarification.
Carla
What can I use in place of the potato starch? I am hypoglycemic and potatoes are one of the things I can’t eat.
Dinah,
Cornstarch is the standard substitute for potato starch in gluten free baking. I hope this helps.
Carla
Can I use something else as a substitute for potato starch?
Jacqlin,
As stated in my email reply, cornstarch makes an excellent substitution for potato starch. I do not promote much corn, but using non-GMO is best. Bob’s Red Mill makes a non-GMO cornstarch.
Happy baking!
Carla
Love the Authentic Foods Superfine flours! I used to get a discount buying by the case, but discovered 50 lb bags for bakers! My sister and I split a bag about twice a year, ordered through a local GF bakery.
I make GF pot pies for myself (LOVE pot pies) but I’ve struggled with the crust. What I’m currently using is Bob’s Redmill all purpose for the filling and Bob’s Biscuit and Baking mix for the crust. While it’s tasty, it has a cornmeal texture. Do you think this All Purpose flour mixture would have more regular flour texture?
Thanks!
Deb,
For pie crust I use my gluten free phyllo dough recipe: http://glutenfreerecipebox.com/gluten-free-phyllo-dough. It’ perfect for pie crust. Enjoy!
Is there a good substitute for tapioca. My daughter can’t tolerate tapioca or sorghum.
Hi Liz,
Cornstarch works the best. I read that you can use 2/3 cup of arrowroot powder/flour for each cup of tapioca, but haven’t tried it myself. I need to though, because I believe I have an allergy to tapioca. I’ll report back when I do.
Have a great weekend.
Carla
No cornstarch sound good to me. That stuff is over processed.
could I sub something else for the potato starch. My son can’t eat potatoes either, so could I use arrowroot instead (cheaper then corn starch where I am looking)????? Thanks
Hi Suzanna,
I have not tried cornstarch or arrowroot. I am corn intolerant, but would suggest cornstarch over arrowroot. You can purchase a GMO-free cornstarch at http://www.bobsredmill.com. Hope this helps.
Carla