It can be tough to go gluten-free, but it's worth it if you feel better without gluten in your diet. One of the things that can be a challenge is finding suitable substitutes for all the flour-based products you used to enjoy. This gluten-free flour mix is a great starting point. It's easy to make, and you can use it in many different recipes. Keep reading for the recipe!
Our tried and true mixture might be your answer - it's been tested a million times and always comes out great! I use it for all our gluten-free recipes that require all-purpose flour.
This gluten-free flour blend recipe tastes great and is super easy to assemble, costing significantly less than store-bought flour blends.
This gluten-free flour mix works ideally 1 for 1 in most regular all-purpose flour recipes. It only takes 5 simple ingredients to make it and an airtight container to store it in.
This is our go-to gluten-free flour blend for baking. Use it for making carrot cake, vegan buttermilk cornbread, pancakes, and banana bread! Happy Gluten-Free Baking!
🧾 Ingredients
- White rice flour
- Certified Gluten-Free Oat flour
- Potato starch (potato flour)
- Cassava flour
- Tapioca flour (tapioca starch)
🔪 Instructions
Simply, whisk flours together in a large mixing bowl and store in an air-tight container in a dry place. A mason jar works fine.
Alternatively, you can blend them shortly using a blender.
🍶 Substitutions and tips
Oat flour - if you have certified gluten-free rolled oats, which we usually keep in our pantry to make the easiest and most sustainable of all plant milks: oat milk; you can simply grind them in a blender and have the oat flour to use in the recipe, as shown in the pictures.
You can also substitute for brown rice flour.
Cassava flour - you can use sorghum flour instead.
🧐 How to use
Gluten-free flours can be tricky because they might react differently in some recipes since gluten is not present as it is in wheat-based flours.
This is why we often use this blend along with other binders like our 2-ingredient vegan buttermilk, flax eggs, chia eggs, and unsweetened applesauce.
A pinch of xanthan gum can be added for extra binding, depending on the recipe, though I don’t find it necessary.
This blend has worked perfectly for my vegan banana bread, cornbread dressing, vegan pancakes, vegan cornbread, vegan lava cakes, our gluten-free apple cake, carrot loaf cake, and the fall season's favorite sweet potato cake.
You can also use it to make a Sweet Potato Crunch with Apples for your Thanksgiving table.
We even use this gluten-free flour recipe in savory dishes like our vegan bechamel sauce.
This blend yields 2 ¾ cups total, 412 grams.
Note: although I use this recipe for most of my gluten-free baked goods, I still haven't tried this recipe on gluten-free bread to replace wheat flour or pizza recipes.
Those are on my to-do list!
⭐ If you try this recipe, let us know! 💬 Leave a comment, rate it, and don't forget to tag us @ourplantbasedworld on Instagram. Cheers!
📋 Recipe
How to Make Gluten-Free flour Mix
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup white rice flour
- ¼ cup oat flour certified GF
- ½ cup potato starch
- ¼ cup cassava flour
- ¼ cup tapioca flour
Optional:
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum not necessary, see notes.
Directions
- Whisk flours together in a large mixing bowl and store in an air-tight container in a dry place. A mason jar works fine.
Notes
- Gluten-free flours can be tricky because they react differently in some recipes since gluten is not present as it is in wheat-based flours.
- With that in mind, we often use this blend along with other binders like our 2-ingredient vegan buttermilk, flax eggs, chia eggs, and unsweetened applesauce.
- For extra binding, a pinch of xanthan gum can be added, depending on the recipe, though I don’t find it necessary.
- This blend has worked perfectly for my vegan banana bread, vegan pancakes, and carrot loaf cake.
- This blend yields 2 ¾ cups total, 412 grams.
Nutrition Facts
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Dannii says
Oats are always my go-to for a gluten free flour. I really love the texture of it in baking too.
Emily says
This is so helpful as I have some family members that are gluten free. Can't wait to share!
Andrea M. says
I love the versatility of this GF flour mixture. Have so many ideas of what to make with it.
Carrie Robinson says
This is such a handy recipe to have on hand! 🙂 Thank you for sharing this.
Claudia Lamascolo says
Great, I have 5 family members who cant eat gluten, this is just in time for us!