NutsOnline’s Guide to Gluten-Free Flour Blends
Since we’re nuts about gluten-free products, we know that gluten-free cooks may need to blend several kinds of gluten-free flour to achieve the desired taste and consistency of baked goods.
While almond flour and gluten-free all-purpose baking flour are the most versatile of gluten-free flours, our guide to flour blends and flour nutrition offers a few suggestions if you want to mix things up. You can read more about our  Certified Gluten-Free flours on our gluten-free flour page.  If you have your own favorite gluten-free flour blend, please share it in the comments!
37 Responses to “NutsOnline’s Guide to Gluten-Free Flour Blends”
My favorite flour blend for regular gluten free baking is: 1 part brown rice flour, 1 part sorghum flour, and 1 part arrowroot starch! And for low glycemic baking I love using almond flour and coconut flour! Here’s my guide on my blog about gluten free flours..http://gingerlemongirl.blogspot.com/2010/07/gf-baking-101-gluten-free-flours.html I LOVE this pictorial guide you have created though! I am definitely sharing this on my facebook page! Thanks so much!!
Thank you for the great tip, Carrie! That blend sounds amazing! We also love almond flour and coconut flour. Simply delicious!
This is just wonderful information! Thank you for sharing it.
My favorite gluten-free cake flour blend calls for superfine rice flour. Wish you guys carried it. The recipe blend can be found at http://glutenfreerecipebox.com/gluten-free-cake-flour-blend.
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Just a note about my all-purpose mix… I now add 1 additional part of garbanzo flour. And I use only half of the xanthan gum (which is not listed in this graphic) as in the original post.
Thanks for using my blog & recipe!!!
I love this web site. I am trying to be gluten free and this is the best place I’ve found…But I found it accidentally! I came to Nutsonline for the pumpkin fudge sample and nuts, and found so much more!
Thanks so much, Nancy! Have a sweet day! 🙂
I want to make gluten-free buckwheat spaghetti pasta. Any thoughts as to flour blends and recipes?
Hi there, Carey! We’ve never tried to make gluten-free buckwheat noodles, but we found a recipe that looks promising: http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2009/05/homemade-buckwheat-soba-noodles-gluten-free.html. If you try it, let us know how it works out!
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looking to make gluten free empanadas thought with corn flour, but not sure does anyone have any suggestions without having to get so many different blends of flour, freezer not that big
Hi there, Linda! We found a recipe for gluten-free empanada dough that only uses gluten-free all-purpose flour and xanthan gum right here: http://glutenfreeonashoestring.com/empanada-dough-2-0/. We’ve never tried it, but it has great reviews. If you decide to try the recipe, make sure to let us know how the empanadas turn out!
I need a dough for pirogies thank you.
Hi there, Esther! We haven’t test-driven pierogie recipes yet, but we’d give this one a try: http://glutenfreerecipebox.com/gluten-free-pierogies-recipe. It seems to have good reviews, and the dough looks like it has a nice consistency and texture. Good luck!
Are there any gf all-purpose flour blends that don’t use sorghum flour? I have plenty of other flours to use up and don’t want to have to buy just one kind of flour if I don’t have to. Thanks!
Hi Rebekah, we don’t know of any blends that don’t use sorghum flour!
Can any of you recommend which flour is best for making homemade pizza dough?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Hi Connie, we actually have a great pizza dough mix! https://nuts.com/cookingbaking/mixes/pizza-dough.html
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My wife is celiac and is also allergic to rice, potatoes, wheat & most nuts. We are seniors and need some easy bread recipes possibly using Quinoa or Tapioca flours that don’t add in with other flours. We have a bread machine too. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Mike, here are a couple of recipes to try for Quinoa Bread (http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/breads/r/quinoaoatmealbread.htm) and Tapioca Bread (http://mindfullymeandering.blogspot.com/2010/12/100-from-scratch-chebe-brand-style.html). Tapioca Flour (https://nuts.com/cookingbaking/tapioca/flour.html) is also called Tapioca Starch. Quinoa Flour is available here: https://nuts.com/cookingbaking/grains/quinoa/flour.html. Hope that helps!
New to gluten free baking and I would like to know how to substitute flour blends for regular all-purpose in recipes. Which flour does not leave the gritty consistency?
Hi Susan, our Gluten-Free All Purpose Baking Flour is designed to be as versatile and smooth as possible. See the right sidebar for a variety of recipes! https://nuts.com/cookingbaking/flours/baking-gluten-free.html
Do you put out a catalog? If you do, how can I get one?
No, we don’t, Kathie! Searching nuts.com is the way to find our products.
Do you make blended G-F flours like what is illustrated above?
Hi Kathie, yes, we do! Check out our Gluten-Free All Purpose Baking Flour: https://nuts.com/cookingbaking/flours/baking-gluten-free.html
i am wheat free not gluten intolrent.. and it suck sthat there is no wheat free products out there… all of these gluten free products with tapoicoa starch and corn starch and potato starch is not good for us either, but the real bad guy over all is wheat!!! revolt against the wheat!!! read wheat belly…..:) get the good book. there are many other ways. coconut and almont flour!!! yay,… someone step it up into the markets with good wheat free products please!!! thank you. blessings and wheat free health to all!
Hi, guys!
I was very impressed with the speed with which I received my order–the 2nd day after I put it online! I’ve just ordered a couple of corn products, and am looking forward to their arrival. You guys are the greatest! I really loved the box with all the printing all over.
Amy C.
Thanks so much, Amy! We are happy to hear you got your order quickly and are enjoying your goodies.
We are allergic to nuts, buckwheat and sulfites. I must be missing something because I haven’t located the ingredients for your GF all purpose flour. Could you direct me, please? Thanks in advance.
Hi Kathleen – thanks for your question! You can find the ingredients listed on the lower left side of the product page: https://nuts.com/cookingbaking/flours/baking-gluten-free.html
Ingredients: garbanzo bean flour, potato starch, tapioca flour, whole grain sweet white sorghum flour, fava bean flour. It is packaged in the same facility as peanuts, tree nuts, soy and milk products.
I am diabetic and need low glycemic flours for bread without grit. Are almond and coconut flours the best / the only ones good for us diabetics?
Hi Holly! Thanks for your question. Yes, we recommend almond flour and coconut flour because they are smooth flours that have naturally low carbohydrate levels.
Hi! I’m struggling to create a flour that will work for our many allergies and intolerances! Wheat, gluten, corn, beans, rice, nightshades, almonds, egg sensitivity (unless baked), and starting to show signs of potato intolerance! I’m at a loss! Any advice? Thanks so much for any insight. 🙂
Hi Dani – Have you ever considered using coconut flour (https://nuts.com/cookingbaking/flours/coconut-gluten-free.html)?
Thanks for the great gluten free flours. I have an allergy to corn also so it’s harder to find good flour combinations that don’t include corn flour or corn starch. I’m still experimenting with different combinations to come up with a good tasting bread that isn’t dry and will keep well. Does anyone else have a corn allergy out there also?