Simply Gluten-Free

Gluten-Free Flours and Starches

Mar 24, 2008 · Gluten-Free Flours · No Comment · 2187 visits, 3 today

Gluten-free baking poses the biggest challenge for me because most recipes use all-purpose (wheat) flour. The gluten-free flour substitute mix I posted earlier works okay in GF baking but the results do vary. Many GF recipes use combination of various flours and starches to mimic the taste and texture of wheat-based baked goods. Here’s a list of various flours and starches that complete the gluten-free kitchen!

Flours	Starches
bean flour garfava bean flour millet flour pea flour rice flour brown rice flour white rice flour rice bran sweet rice flour glutinous rice flour sorghum flour soy flour	arrowroot starch cornstarch potato starch tapioca starch

These flours and starches can be found in specialty stores like Whole Foods Market. Unfortunately, I live in Shanghai and have limited access to specialty stores. There are a few import stores like CityShop and Pines that carry some of these flours and starches, but since GF baking requires a combination of several flours/starches, there’s always one or two things missing. Thus I can’t try most of the recipes found in gluten-free recipe books. I did manage to find my local supply of the basic GF flour mix (rice flour, potato starch, and tapioca starch).

Just Another Gluten-Free Blog

Mar 23, 2008 · Shanghai & China · 2 Comments · 2632 visits, 3 today

It was only earlier this week that I had the idea to start this Simply Gluten-Free blog. My husband is allergic to wheat among many other allergies. Since we live in China, we have limited access to organic and specialty stores that carry gluten-free products. People in China are just not very sensitive to people [...]

Gluten-Free Flour Substitute

Mar 23, 2008 · Gluten-Free Flours, Recipes & Books · No Comment · 3555 visits, 4 today

Gluten-free flour mix is probably one of the most important mix for gluten-free baking. Since most pastries and baked goods require the use of wheat flour, people who are allergic to gluten cannot enjoy 99% of all the baked goods out there. Below is the formula for gluten-free flour mix. Ingredients: 2 cups brown rice [...]

Sweet Potato Soup

Mar 23, 2008 · Recipes & Books, Soup · No Comment · 2288 visits, 4 today

I bought this book last summer from Amazon.com because I was running out of ideas for gluten-free cooking. A lot of gluten-free recipes use ingredients that can only be found in specialty stores like Trader Joe’s and Whole Food. Since I live in China and do not have access to specialty stores, I needed a [...]

Potato Muffins

Mar 23, 2008 · Bread & Muffins, Breakfast Foods, Recipes & Books · No Comment · 2674 visits, 6 today

This is the first and only gluten-free recipe I posted on my personal blog. Upon analyzing the stats, I learned that people were searching “gluten-free” in search engines. This gave me the idea to start this Simply Gluten-Free blog! This potato muffin recipe is very simple and easy to make. Enjoy! Ingredients: 4 eggs, separated [...]