gluten-free bakingBaking without wheat and gluten can be a challenge. Wheat flour's chemical components combine with liquid to form the perfect structure that we identify with great bread, cakes, and other baked goods. Flours made from rice, potatoes, beans and nuts don't behave in the same way, so you will need to add unusual ingredients and handle those ingredients in new ways. If you don't, you can end up with gritty, weak and tasteless results.
SideSwipe can helpIt takes more mixing and time to combine gluten-free ingredients if you want a structure and loft similar to wheat-based recipes. SideSwipe can help you get delicious results. SideSwipe's fins and folding action do a great job of combining the ingredients that form the base of cookies, cakes and even muffins. SideSwipe also can be used to add air to dense recipes, giving them tenderness and height. And, unlike in wheat-based recipes where overmixing can make baked goods tough, a little extra mixing with SideSwipe will improve your final GF results! GF BAKING TIPS FOR CONVERTING RECIPES
Want to experiment with your own GF baking mix? Use this formula: 3 c heavy GF flour + 2 c light GF flour + 3 c starch + stabilizer LIGHT-STARCH FLOURS Arrowroot starch Potato starch Tapioca flour White rice flour MEDIUM FLOURS Oat flour Rice flour Sorghum flour Brown rice flour HEAVY FLOURS Almond flour/meal Buckwheat flour Coconut flour Millet flour Quinoa flour Bean flours STABILIZERS Xanthan gum Guar gum Psyillium husks, ground |
AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN GLUTEN-FREE FLOUR BLEND
makes 42 ounces (about 9-1/2 cups)
Whisk ingredients together in a large bowl until well combined. Transfer to an airtight container and store in refrigerator up to 3 months. NOTE: You will need to add a stabilizer like xanthan gum in amounts appropriate for different types of recipes, usually a teaspoon or so. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS GLUTEN-FREE FLOUR MIX
makes about 8 cups
Whisk together in large bowl. Store at room temperature in airtight container up to 3 months. |