By Wendy Stoltz / Last Modified On January 30, 2023
This is my Guide to the Best Gluten-Free Flour Blend Recipes. It includes a gluten-free flour mix that works for everyone! Eight gluten-free flour blend recipes that are simple to make and store.
Are you interested in finding a super easy all-purpose gluten free flour blend recipe? Many years ago, I searched and searched – but had a hard time finding what worked for me. I’ve since developed my own gluten free flour mix and also found several other useful resources to turn to – that provide a whole array of flour blends to work with (Check out the fabulous list below).
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What is Gluten-Free Flour?
Gluten-Free Flour is a grain or starch that has been dried and ground into a flour like substance. Most gluten-free flours are mixed into a gluten-free flour mix or a gluten-free flour blend. I find that most recipes work better with a gluten free all purpose flour.
Gluten-Free Palate All Purpose Gluten Free Flour Blend
You might be wondering why it’s important to have a compilation of gluten-free flour recipes. Really, why should you save this post? I have a couple of thoughts on that:
Important thought #1 – What if you are in the middle of baking and you run out of your turn-to-blend AND you search through your cupboard only to find that you don’t have the amount you need to mix up a quick batch? That totally stinks, I’ve been here.
Important thought #2 – What if you are baking for a friend who is intolerant or allergic to one of the flours or binding agents you use? You may want to consider un-friending them (just kidding) or making up a separate batch to use.
Important thought #3 – What if you are just starting your glorious-gluten-free-baking-adventure and you don’t know where to start? Let’s mix up a batch of gluten-free flour and have some fun making and developing recipes. You’ve got this!
Important thought #4 – What if you are looking for something particular, like high fiber, or bean-flour-free? I like bean flours, but you may not. And I only use bean flours in certain recipes that have the right combination of other ingredients that you can’t (or shouldn’t) taste the bean. I wouldn’t want to use it on a crisp or my turtle bars – you can still taste the bean! Ack!
This is about you! And what your preferences are, and this collection of gluten-free-flour blends is meant to give you everything you need in order to successfully bake what your heart (and palate) desires.
The quick and useful on gluten containing flours
Grains used in traditional baking such as wheat, rye, and barley are made up of two basic components: protein and starch. Gluten is the protein in wheat which strengthens and binds dough in recipes. Starch is a thickening agent. In order to replace wheat flour with gluten-free flour, you need to combine gluten-free flour with gluten-free starch, and sometimes add a binding agent. It’s not a one-to-one ratio. The amount used depends on the gluten-free flour and gluten-free starch you use.
Hmm - maybe I don’t know everything
I am not a mad scientist or a food engineer by certification, but I have been avid baker and recipe develop for years. I don’t know everything (although I tell my daughters I do) and can’t answer every single question you have on gluten free flours. What I can do is share the knowledge I do have and point you to other resources for the answers I don’t have. Sharing is caring – if you didn’t know, and that is why I compiled this list of Your Guide to the Best Gluten-Free Flour Blend Recipes!
Gluten-free flour recipes
Why did I pick these gluten-free flour recipes to share with you? Well I’m definitely not trying to leave anyone out. I wanted to share the recipes for these gluten-free flour blends with you because:
- These gluten-free flour recipes are well-written and easy to understand
- The flours used in the blends are available in several stores in most cities (and online) – so there’s nothing extravagant that you need to go on a hunt for
- They all are five ingredients or less (you guys/gals know I love simplicity, right?)
- They were developed by reputable gluten-free recipe developers and bloggers (I was not paid to include these recipes – they are great on their own - and I wanted to share them)
Best Gluten-Free Flour Blend recipes:
Best Two-Ingredient Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour Mix from Gluten Free Easily
Gluten-Free Flour - Shirley developed this gluten-free flour blend using only corn starch and white rice flour. Simply genius! I love that both gluten-free flours are inexpensive and easy to find. Her two-ingredient gluten-free flour blend works with most recipes and makes a great addition to any gluten-free recipe.
{White Rice} All Purpose Gluten Free Flour Blend from Sharon at What the Fork Food Blog
Best gluten free all purpose flour - Sharon from What the Fork Food Blog shares that her gluten-free flour blend is "An easy, lighter all purpose gluten free flour blend that can be subbed cup-for-cup with regular all-purpose flour. Use this best gluten-free all purpose flour in baked goods, as a breading/coating for meat and as a thickener for soups and gravies."
Cup for Cup Flour Mix from There Is Life After Wheat
Gluten-Free Flour Blend Recipe - Celeste from There Is Life After Wheat created this cup for cup best gluten free all purpose flour mix that makes amazing cakes, breads, muffins, brownies, bars, and just about anything you want to whip up. Use can use this gluten-free flour recipe, cup for cup in all your favorite gluten-free recipes.
Gluten Free Flour Recipe from Noshtastic
Gluten-Free Flour Mix - This all-purpose gluten-free flour blend from Sheena at Noshtastic includes a balance of gluten-free whole grain flours and versatile starches. She offers the gluten-free flour recipe in weight and cup measurements making it easy to whip up.
Remember, Sharing is Caring! Please don't forget to share this awesome resource with your friends and family!
Shirley @ gfe & All Gluten-Free Desserts
Thanks so much for this roundup, Chrystal, and for including my flour mix! I know this post will be really helpful to so many. I like your "important thoughts," too. 🙂
Shirley
chrystal
Thank you Shirley! I was trying to add a bit of humor 😉
Best,
Chrystal
Sheena @ Tea and Biscuits
Thank you Chrystal for including me! I always like to see how others bake gluten free so I'm going to check some of them out 🙂
Jane H (Limeade Gal)
Thank you so much for this wonderful resource. Sharing & pinning for my own reference. I'm newly diagnosed and working on finding gluten free foods to add to my pantry. This is so helpful and appreciated.
Have a beautiful week, filled with Aloha!
chrystal
Hello Jane,
Thank you for the comment. Eating gluten-free can be easy and healthy... and you have a whole array of wonderful references for the sweet treats too 😉
Best,
Chrystal
GiGi Eats
I just made pizza crust today and I mixed tapioca flour with coconut flour and a little nutritional yeast! It pretty much ROCKED!
chrystal
Yay! I love hearing that. Thank you for sharing 🙂
Best,
Chrystal
Raia
What a great post! Thanks so much for sharing it with us at Savoring Saturdays, Chrystal. I hope you'll stop by and share with us this weekend, too! 🙂
chrystal
Hello Raia,
Thank you for including me. I just got back from vacation, so I hope to start sharing more.
Best,
Chrystal
Mariana
Can you tell me if any of these gluten free flours is good to make pie crust?
Tim Pasden
I have sweet white rice flour, tapioca flour, & xanthn gum left over from the last time that I made a batch of GF flour mix. What I don't have is the recipe that I used!
Can you help me? I've tried to find it on the Net but have had no success.
Laura
I am in search for a diabetic friendly, gum free, gluten free, no starch baking mix to use. No one with diabetes can eat these things. Why? Because they are like poison to our bodies.
I have learn that some cultures use dry ginger powder to make baked goods rise, I find this fascinating.
For structure in gluten free baked goods, using 3 cups GF flour I use: 1 pkg plain gelatin (as a thickener), 1 tsp cream of tartar, 1 Tbsp of baking powder, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp dry ginger pwdr, 2 Tbsp flaxseed meal, and 1 Tbsp warm water plus 1 tsp flaxseed meal, then mix this, let it sit for 5 mins and then add to the wet ingreds. These structural ingreds are also part of the baking mix. I sometime add 1 tsp active dry yeast also.
This is still a work in progress. do you have any suggestions, I appreciate all the good work you do.
chrystal
Hi Laura,
Thank you for stopping by. Have you tried baking with almond and coconut flour? I have a few recipes that use almond flour and I know of several gf recipe developers who use a mix of both.
Best,
Chrystal
joan
I need a simple flour mix recipe with no glluten, no starches and no rice of any kind. HELP
chrystal
Hi Joan,
I don't currently know of a blend that doesn't have rice or starch but I'll keep an eye out!
Best,
Chrystal
Randa zeitawi
Hi,
I need to ask you about quinoa bread, I made bread from quinoa mixed with rice flour and chia seeds, but it is very mushy and soft , and I used rice flour in making bread but I gained weight and it makes high blood sugar, can you advice me and give me tips in how to bake quinoa bread???
Thanks,
regards,
Randa
chrystal
Hi Randa,
I haven't personally worked with quinoa flour. Both "Simply Quinoa" and "Feasting on Fruit" have a quinoa bread recipe you might like.
Best,
Chrystal
Lisa P
All of these recipes are mostly rice flour. I was hoping for a better variety to choose from, since we don’t eat rice. Any chance you have a non-rice gluten free flour recipe hanging around that you haven’t published yet? 😉
chrystal
Hi Lisa,
I have been working with other flours more. Once I have a blend that's perfect, and rice free I will post it 🙂
Best,
Chrystal
Pam
What about tiger nut flour?
chrystal
I haven't personally used it but I will look into it 🙂
KELSEY HILLIER
Hi. I am looking for a mix to make cookies for my friend. He cant have potato stratch or tapioca. Any ideas? Thanks!
chrystal
Hi Kelsey,
You might have to make your own blend or use a recipe that uses almond flour and coconut flour. What kind of cookies do you want to make? I have a Paleo Chocolate Chip cookie recipe that uses almond flour and flaxseed.
Best,
Chrystal
Micah
For the Jules Flour mix, it lists 1 cup of various starches twice. Is that correct? If so, is it best to use two different types of starch or can 2 cups of the same starch be used?
chrystal
Hi Micah,
She uses corn starch and corn flour, which are different grinds of corn. The other flours or starches listed next to them are substitutions. She gives those as alternatives.
Chrystal
Paul
I’m confused too. It says 1 cup potato starch, 1 cup tapioca starch and then later 1/2cup of tapioca starch again. This doesn’t seem right:
1 cup cornstarch
1 cup tapioca starch
1 cup very fine white rice flour
½ cup corn flour
½ cup tapioca starch
4 teaspoons xanthan gum
Is this the recipe if I took the first from each line? That’s a lot of starch?
chrystal
Hi Paul,
This is a friends flour blend recipe. I see your point. She gives the ingredient, and then the others are possible substitutions. Have you looked at my flour blend recipes yet? It's more clear.
Gluten-Free Flour Blend Recipe 1 – Yields 4 cups
2 cups white rice flour
1 cups tapioca flour
1 cups potato starch
optional: 4 teaspoons xanthan gum
Gluten-Free Flour Blend Recipe 2 – Yields 5 cups
2 cups white rice flour
1 cup millet flour
1 cups tapioca flour
1 cups potato starch
optional: 4 teaspoons xanthan gum
Directions: Mix all the gluten-free flours and starches in a large zipper storage bag or a bowl. Store flour blend in an airtight container or a glass jar. Shake the container before using in case any gluten-free flours have settled.
Best,
Chrystal
Paul
Thank you so much for the clarification! I was re-reading it over and over. I think part of the problem is that I’m seeing this on my mobile, so perhaps it’s skewed the view in some way because of the ads. Thanks for your quick response!’
chrystal
Happy to help.
Best,
Chrystal
Naghamfhk
Hi chrystal
The first blend is one for one all purpose flour???
Thank you for you patience..with me
chrystal
Yes, it's an all-purpose.
Best,
Chrystal
Naghamfhk
Hi chrystal
I just mad finally my dough ..I used the first blend ...the texture was excellent...very very good &it just looks like the ordenary dough.. I made flat bread ..put it in the oven but ...it was hard after I finished ...is it because of the heat...it must be so low ...??? In my country
This flat bread we can top it with minced meat or cheese.....
The second question this gluten free dough must let it rest till it rise like the normal dough??
Thank you for your patience
chrystal
I am so glad it worked out for you. Although my blend is an all purpose, please know that not every gf flour blend works in every recipe. You'll have to experiment a little if you are using recipes that aren't mine. I'm not sure why it was hard. Yes, gluten free dough usually needs to rest like normal dough.
Best,
Chrystal
Jehrica
Appreciate it! Blessings! Praying for you and yours! 🙂
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Sara
Hi,
I want to clarify, if for each recipe that I use the flour blend (of brown rice flour, white rice flour, potato starch and tapioca flour) do I need to use xantham gum as well or I can omit it? If I do need to use it, how do I know how much xantham gum to add for each recipe?
Thank you
chrystal
You only add xanthan if the recipes calls for it or if the recipes calls for a flour blend that has xanthan gum. I hope that helps.
Best,
Chrystal
CLG
You indicated to use metal loaf pan. I cannot use glass loaf pan and have to buy metal loaf pan instead? Thanks so much.
chrystal
You can use your glass pan. Just note that the heat transfer to glass versus metal is slightly different, so watch your bake times.
Best,
Chrystal