Let’s talk gluten free flour! There are many different types of gluten free flour, from blends to individual grains and starches. It can be bewildering when you’re just beginning your gluten free baking journey. I have a firm stance on flour blends that you will find reflected in the recipes on this website, and that is that I do not use pre-made blends. Gluten free baked goods will change drastically when different flour blends are used which makes it difficult to obtain the same result as the recipe writer unless you use the exact same blend. I would much rather have a wide variety of single-grain flours that I can make a variety of blends from! I have formulas to approximate some of the most popular flour blends here.
The difficulties do not end once you’ve decided to purchase individual flours and blend your own. The sad thing about gluten free flours is that they are not all created equal. I love Bob’s Red Mill, but most of their gluten free flours (not their starches, those are fine) are too coarsely ground for good gluten free baking. The finer the flour is ground, the better they will absorb liquids, creating more tender, less gritty baked goods. I’ll share here the sources that I use for my various gluten free flours.
Depending on where you’re located, some of these flours may be accessible in stores (sometimes even at reasonable prices). Others may not. There are also various other gluten free goods that I’ve found I just need to buy online if I want them in reasonable quantities – nuts not processed in a facility that processes gluten are one. I will also mention those goods as I talk about each source.
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Anthony’s Goods
I love Anthony’s. They have a pretty crazy selection and (generally) reasonable prices. Their rice flours aren’t quite as finely ground as I’d like, so I don’t source those from them.
I buy:
- Potato starch (theirs doesn’t have clumps, it’s great)
- Tapioca starch
- Corn starch
- Oat flour
- Psyllium husk, ground and whole
- Gluten free nuts of various kinds
- Nutritional yeast
Authentic Foods
Authentic foods makes excellent finely ground rice flours as well as other whole grain flours.
I buy:
- Rice flours – white, brown, and sweet (aka glutinous – I’ve had a reaction with mochiko, so I think it isn’t Celiac-safe)
- Millet flour
- Sorghum flour
- Potato flour (not to be confused with potato starch!)
Erawan
Erawan is a Thai flour brand that is difficult to find in person if you don’t have an Asian market nearby, however they can be found on Amazon. They are not marked as gluten free (with the caveat that I don’t read Thai), but I have never had an issue and I have found that it meets gluten free standards in a variety of countries. They only produce three flours and they are incredibly finely ground and high quality. This is my current go-to because I can find them in person locally for a very reasonable price.
- White rice flour
- Sweet white rice flour (aka glutinous rice flour)
- Tapioca starch
Bouchard Family Farms
I only purchase light buckwheat flour from Bouchard Farms. I used to purchase through Amazon, however they do not currently stock their flour. They still sell through their website where you can also learn about buckwheat flatbreads, called ployes. The more you know.
Pure Original Ingredients
I get these through Amazon as well, and it seems to be the only location they are sold. These days, the only product I purchase from them is tapioca starch (you get slightly more than from Anthony’s for cheaper, that’s about the only advantage).
Yupik
Yupik is a new brand that’s selling through Amazon. They have a wide variety of gluten-free nuts as well as some gluten free flours. I’ve tried their tapioca starch and millet and found them to be moderately finely ground.
- Tapioca starch
- Brown rice flour
- Millet flour
- Sorghum flour
- Oat flour
- Buckwheat flour (I believe this is also light buckwheat, but I’m unsure)
- Quinoa flour
- Amaranth flour
- Chickpea flour
- Coconut flour
Bob’s Red Mill
Like I said, I don’t really like their flours, although they can be good in a pinch. I do appreciate some of their products, though.
I buy:
- Gluten free rolled oats
- Millet flour in a pinch
- Nonfat dry milk powder
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