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Getting
the Most Out Of Gluten Free Flours.
Allergies to gluten may put your off flour, but no don't let allergies
stop you, there are a variety of alternative flours out there to help
you stay gluten free, and still indulge your taste buds.
Not sure where to start with gluten free products? Well ready on, you
will be a pro on gluten free products by the time you finish this
article.
Using
Alternative Flours
Tapioca Flour
Made from Cassava Root, this is a light,
white and smooth flour, it
makes good baked goods and has a chewy taste. It is best utilized in
baking where a chewy taste is desirable. Try it in bread recipes such
as white or French bread. Tapioca combines with other flours like
cornstarch and soy flour, and it available from Gluten Free Stores and
Gluten Free Supermarkets.
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Soy Flour
Soy has a distinctive nutty flavor,
which is high in protein and fat,
it pays to use this flour in combination with other flours, its great
for brownies and fruit or nut based baking, you can find it at Gluten
Free Stores and Gluten Free Supermarkets.
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Potatoes Starch Flour
This is a perfect thickening agent,
especially in soups and sauces. You
mix a little in water, and use potatoes starch flour as a substitutes
for normal flour in a recipe, but be sure to cut the amount in half.
Buy In Gluten Free Stores and Gluten Free Supermarkets
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Cornstarch
Frequently used a a thickening agent for
sauces, Asian cooking and
puddings, this refined starch comes from corn. It can be used in
combination with other flours for making, and can be purchased in
Gluten Free Stores and Gluten Free Supermarkets.
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Corn Flour
Milled from corn, this flour can be
blended with cornmeal to make corn
bread or muffins, it makes superb pancakes and waffles, and can be
found in Gluten Free Stores and Gluten Free Supermarkets.
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Cornmeal
In yellow or white meal, this ground
corn is often combines with other
flours for baking, it gives a strong corn flavor, which is highly
suited to waffles, pancakes and even white cakes. Buy it in Gluten Free
Stores and Gluten Free Supermarkets.
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White Flour
White
Rice Flour is amazing for gluten free baking, it makes great
chocolate pudding, milled from polished white rice, it is bland in
flour, which is great for baking. It blends well with other flours, and
is available from Gluten Free Stores and Gluten Free Supermarkets. You
can also find it at Asian markets with different textures, I find the
best is the Fine textured flour.
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Brown Rice Flour
This flour contains bran , so can be
used in bread, muffins and
cookies. It is made from unpolished rice, and has better nutritional
value. You can purchase it in most Gluten Free Stores and Gluten Free
Supermarkets.
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Kamut And Spelt
Flours
These are not suitable for gluten free
diets.
Substituting
Gluten
Xanthum Gum
What is it your ask, well its a little
technical, whipped up in a lab
it is the dried
cell coat of a microorganism called Zanthomonas campestris. It works
well to substitute gluten, in yeasty breads and baking, and can be
purchased at from Gluten Free Stores and Gluten Free
Supermarkets.
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Guar Gum
Made from the Powdered seed of Cyamopsis
tetragonolobus. This makes an excellent gluten substitute, and is
available at Gluten Free Stores and Gluten Free Supermarkets.
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Pre-Gel Starch
This is another gluten substitute, helps
stop baking becoming to
crumbly, and can be purchased at Gluten Free Stores and Gluten Free
Supermarkets.
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Solution to
Substitution
You can either buy your own flours, and mix them, or simply purchase
gluten free baking mixture from the supermarket, this takes the guess
work out of cooking, and you can subsitute alternative flour cup for
cup with wheat flour.
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This information is of the general nature and not meant to replace that
of a professional. Always check labels and ask if food, products and
medication are gluten free.
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