Wheat-Free Baking Mix

This wheat-free baking mix is a mixture of several other flours that, along with the addition of xanthan gum or guar gum, approximates wheat flour.

Ingredients

  • 2 parts (28.5%) by weight white rice flour
  • 2 parts (28.5%) by weight brown rice flour
  • 2 parts (28.5%) by weight tapioca starch
  • 1 part (14%) by weight amaranth flour
  • 2–4% by weight xanthan gum (optional)
Wheat-Free Baking Mix

Photo: Andy Melton from Boise, ID, USA / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0

Procedure

  1. Combine all ingredients. Mix until very thoroughly blended.
  2. Use the blend as a substitute for wheat flour, using the same weight of the blend as of the wheat flour; for example, if a recipe calls for 100 g wheat flour, use 100 g of this blend.

Notes, tips and variations

  • Cakes, cookies, and other tender baked goods will need less xanthan gum. Breads and chewier doughs will need more xanthan gum.