I have loved ones who need gluten free and dairy free food options. I have now adapted my gluten free all purpose blend slightly so that it is dairy free as well. It works quite well in all my recipes that call for my all purpose blend. I hope that this gluten free/dairy free all purpose blend will help you on your journey to feed your family.
We can have nuts in our family, so this blend also contains almond flour. A lot of gluten free blends contain brown rice flour. My biggest gripe with brown rice flour is that baked goods go stale so quickly. That is the main reason I use almond flour. It still gives the protein content, but the shelf life of my baked goods is a lot better…for a gluten free baked good that is.
Cassava flour is what I substituted the non-fat milk powder in my “regular” gluten free all purpose blend. Cassava is actually quite remarkable in gluten free baking. I have found that just a little really helps the overall flavor of baked goods. It also helps to give your baked goods a similar coloring to “regular gluten flour”. One thing to note about this gluten free/dairy free flour blend is that it does seem to take a little bit longer to absorb liquid. So make sure to give just a few extra minutes for your batter to absorb before baking.
Gluten Free/Dairy Free All Purpose Flour Blend
Equipment
- 1 large bowl or glass container
- measuring cups
- wire whisk
- digital kitchen scale
Ingredients
- 24 oz gluten free rice flour
- 7 oz almond flour
- 1 oz tiger nut flour
- 7 oz potato starch
- 3 oz arrowroot starch
- 1 oz cassava flour
Instructions
- Place a large bowl, or the container(I prefer glass) you store your flour on a digital kitchen scale. Tare the weight of the container.
- Measuring in ingredients making sure to tare the scale after each ingredient.
- Whisk the flours/starches together well.
- Now you are ready to bake.
The base of this flour blend is rice flour. It is MUCH cheaper to source your gluten free rice flour at a restaurant supply store. You really can save a lot when you buy in bulk and mix your own flour blend. My favorite brand for most of my flours except the rice flour and almond flour is Anthony’s. It’s organic and you can easily get it on Amazon. The Almond flour, I buy at Costco, buy you could also get it with this Anthony’s brand as well.
Happy baking my friends.
Emma
