Gone are the days of grabbing a single bag of wheat
flour and putting together a recipe. Now I have a huge arsenal of gluten
free products to replace that one measly bag of wheat flour! All of you
seasoned gluten free bakers out there know how expensive these products
can be. I requested a flour mill for my birthday last year so I could
mill my own flours and save a lot of money. I highly recommend the
Nutrimill. It mills rice flour much finer than the prepackaged flours. I don't recommend milling your own
tapioca pearls however, those little buggers are really hard. And of
course nuts have a high fat content so they are a no-no too. Nut flours can be made easily in a blender or coffee grinder, MUCH cheaper than retail! I also buy rice
and grains in bulk online and save tons. My rice flour costs me less
than one dollar per pound!
Out of necessity, I put together a few different flour
mixes to have on hand when I feel like baking. I have a high-protein
mix and a multi-grain mix for bread making and an all-purpose mix for cakes, biscuits,
pancakes, scones and quick breads. I have a scale to weigh the different
flours but rarely use it. I like the old fashioned way, spoon the flour
into the measuring cup and level it off, easy! Here's the run down on
what I use in my mixes.
