It’s easy to make your own all-purpose gluten free flour mix with this recipe. This recipe uses simple ingredients and doesn’t require any xanthan gum. You’ll be on your way to baking delicious gluten free treats in no time!
For years I refused to make my own gluten free flour mix.
Number one, there are just a lot of great store bought mixes out there, and it was more convenient to buy and use those in my gluten free baking.
Then there was the whole thing about needing to use a scale to get the measurements exactly right. Using a scale sounded like an extra step that I didn’t want to take. I know, I probably sound super lazy! It wasn’t really laziness though, more like it just made making your own gluten free flour mix sound very scientific and complicated.
But, as time went on, a few things happened. I heard from readers who couldn’t tolerate xanthan gum in the store-bought blends. I also found that some of the brands that I loved had changed their allergen protocols so that I no longer felt comfortable using them for my family.
So I decided to take the plunge and try to make my own blend. And I decided that I wanted to try to make it without a scale. Just old fashioned measuring cups.
Now you do need to measure your ingredients properly, meaning you have to spoon the flour into the measuring cup, and level it off with the edge of a knife. You can’t dip your measuring cup into the bag and scoop the flour out.
This gluten free flour mix does not contain xanthan gum, or any gums for that matter, and it still works wonderfully well. It’s light enough to create cakes and muffins that have a nice crumb, and aren’t gummy at all. This recipe also works well for cookies and donuts, too.
I’m so pleased with how this flour mix performs in my recipes. I hope you love it, too.
Can I substitute gluten free flour for regular flour?
Yes, you can use this gluten free flour blend as a cup for cup replacement for recipes that call for all-purpose flour. If you make your recipe, and the dough seems too wet or dry, you may need to adjust the amount of liquid. Sometimes gluten free flour really soaks up the liquid.
I can’t have rice. Is there a gluten free flour blend that’s rice free?
Many gluten free blends contain rice, including this recipe. Rice flour is a good choice for baking. If you can’t have rice, try this recipe from Savor the Best which is made of ancient grains and is rice free.
Do you need xanthan gum in a gluten free flour blend?
No, you really don’t. This recipe doesn’t contain any xanthan gum, and it holds together just fine. I find that blends that have gums can result in an odd texture for cake or muffins.
Don’t you need to weigh ingredients to make gluten free baked goods successfully?
I have made this flour blend many times, and I do not weigh the ingredients. It works very, very well for me, even without weighing it! I wanted to keep things super simple, so I chose not to use a scale.
I can’t have potato starch, what can I use instead?
You should be able to use arrowroot powder instead of potato starch. You can also try this recipe for a nightshade free flour mix.
Use this gluten free flour mix for:
- making delicious cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and donuts
- an equal replacement for regular all-purpose flour
- baking allergy friendly treats
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Recipe
Homemade Gluten Free Flour Mix.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sweet brown rice flour
- 1 cup brown rice flour
- ½ cup potato starch
- ½ cup tapioca starch
Instructions
- Measure each ingredient carefully by spooning into measuring cups and leveling off with the edge of a knife. Pour measured ingredients into an airtight container.
- Close the container and shake well to combine. Use as a cup for cup replacement in your favorite recipes.
Notes
Nutrition
If you’re looking for some easy recipes to try this gluten free flour mix out, try these vegan and gluten free chocolate chip cookies, or these gluten free double chocolate zucchini muffins.
This post was originally published in February 2018. It has been updated.
Katherine Crowe
I’m allergic to tapioca. Would your flour recipe still be successful without it? Or do you have any idea for a substitution?
Namrata shastri
Hi
Well as of now can only think of potato stacrh as a replacement to tapioca , don t knw how it will change the property of the flour though. Don’t have any other replacement besides that at the moment .
Hul
What can I use instead of sweet brown rice flour and does normal rice flour work instead of brown rice flour?
Kelly Roenicke
I think brown rice flour would be okay in place of sweet brown rice flour.
Kelly Roenicke
You could try arrowroot instead!
Susan
I was interested in a gluten free flour blend for a savory pastry crust without xantham gum and if possible no brown rice flour. Any possibility how I can convert 2/12 cups all purpose flour and 1/2 cup semolina into a gluten free flour blend ?
Kelly Roenicke
Semolina contains gluten, so that won’t work if you want it to be gluten free.
Susan
Hi,
Maybe you can be of help, I am looking to convert a typical pastry recipe that I make into gluten free without xanthan gum. Typically My son is allergic to many foods. He is able to have Flours such as these ( Rice flour, Quinoa flour, coconut flour, Potato starch, tapioca starch.) my recipe is a savory pastry dough that has 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour and 1/2 cup semolina . What would be the correct flours to combine to yield a dough that is not too flaky and holds together well without being too hard after baked?
Elaine
Can l use sweet white rice flour instead of brown sweet rice
Luisa
Do you have a bread recipe for this i can use that has no eggs dairy or yeast?
Rebecca Deboer
Kelly, I’m intolerant of wheat and rice. I found your gluten free flour recipe and see you comment that it is rice free, made from ancient grains instead. But, it calls for sweet brown rice flour and brown rice flour. Can you explain the difference and how those two are not rice? If I could start eating brown or red rice again, that would be great and I’d certainly try your recipe!!! Thanks!
Ellie
Click on the words “this recipe” in the sentence of this article where it says the recipe is rice free. That is a link to another recipe, not this one which contains rice.
Kelly Roenicke
I have corrected the phrasing so that it’s clear that it is a different recipe that is rice free, not the one on my site.
Emily Leonard
Thank you for this recipe! I make GF pizza about once a week. Do you think I could use this as a flour in my pizza dough? Thank you!
Savannah Taplin
Is there anything I can sub for potato starch we can’t have nightshades.
Kelly Roenicke
There is a nightshade free flour recipe linked in the post!
CharlieAnn
Does anyone know what I can use in place of the gums or psyllium husks in making bread? I for got to ask in my other message.
Thank you,
CharlieAnn
CBaker
I have found grinding chia seeds and adding them to the mix works. Grind 1 tablespoon of chia and include this in your dry ingredients total. It gives things a nuttier taste which I dont mind. But it’s not ideal for all recipes.
Elona Bauer
Psyllium husk can be replaced with a cornstarch!!
CharlieAnn
Thank you for a gluten free flour mix that is gum free. I can not have any of the gums or psyllium husks, because of allergies.
cassie Baker
I have a nightshade intolerance. What would you suggest to replace the potato starch?
Kelly Roenicke
Try this recipe: https://www.whattheforkfoodblog.com/2016/01/14/nightshade-free-gluten-free-flour-mix/
CBaker
I have found grinding chia seeds and adding them to the mix works. Grind 1 tablespoon of chia and include this in your dry ingredients total. It gives things a nuttier taste which I dont mind. But it’s not ideal for all recipes.
Namrata Shastri
U could try tapioca Instead .
I hv launched my brand called Kwik mix is a combination of gf flours and excellent to mk cakes , cookies , pancakes , waffles and wraps too . Available on Amazon .in
Nancy
Have any of you tried using sweet white rice flour, which is readily available in stores, instead of sweet brown rice flour in this basic flour recipe? I like any idea that omits the need for gums, so I want to know if the white sweet rice flour would work as well for this purpose.
Renee
I want to try your flour recipe but I am allergic to potatoes. Do you know what I can substitute for potato flour?
Kelly Roenicke
You may want to try this blend: https://www.whattheforkfoodblog.com/2016/01/14/nightshade-free-gluten-free-flour-mix/
Nancy
Would white sweet rice flour work ok? I’ve never seen brown sweet rice flour. I already have sweet white rice flour.
Kelly Roenicke
I haven’t tried that, so I’m not sure! Let me know if you try it.
Nadiia
if i do not have sweet brown rice flour can i remplace with white rice flour ?
Thanks
Kelly Roenicke
I don’t know for sure how that would change the texture and performance. Let me know if you try it!
Namrata Shastri
Hi! Thanks for the lovely healthy gf flour mix ..
in place of sweet brown rice flour what could I use please advise ? Thanks in advance
Eileen Rhoadarmer
This sounds so easy! Thanks for doing the legwork for others!
Sharon
I like that your mix uses simple ingredients! I sometimes don’t feel great after eating GF products, I wonder if xanthum gum is the reason? Hmmm, thanks for the heads up!
Eryn Morgan
Hi Kelly, I am really struggling as I am allergic to latex and all of its crossover allergies including potato, buckwheat and tapioca and quinoa which is in every gluten free flour! I have been using a lot of rice flour but I am struggling to make a decent bread – which I really miss!! I can also tolerate cornflour, Maize flour, oat flour and xanthan gum. Any ideas would be amazing!
Cheryl Copeland
Can you say more about the allergen protocol concerns with some off-the-shelf brands? Our household only has to be concerned with celiac, but occasionally we bake for friends with tree nut, peanut, shellfish, dairy and/or soy allergies. My go-to brands have been King Arthur Flour GF, Bob’s Red Mill GF and Cup-for-Cup. Thanks for the heads up and the home-made option!
Chessie
I second Cheryl’s request about the brands you don’t feel safe using any longer. Please spill the dirt!
Kelly Roenicke
I would recommend calling any companies that you use and checking for yourself, because everyone has different comfort levels, and different allergies. I still use Enjoy Life flour, Now foods gf flour, and Namaste.
Kelly Roenicke
I would recommend calling any companies that you use and checking for yourself, because everyone has different comfort levels, and different allergies. I still use Enjoy Life flour, Now foods gf flour, and Namaste. But my family’s allergies are different from yours.