Low-Allergy Gluten-Free Flour Substitute Recipe

This blend manages to mimic wheat flour without the help of xanthan gum, guar gum, dairy products, or soy products.

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Updated March 24, 2025
A blue prep bowl of low-allergen gluten-free flour.

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Why It Works

  • The characteristics of standard wheat flour are recreated by blending a combination of starches, gums, and proteins.

Alex named this Aki's Blend because she challenged him to come up with a flour blend without xanthan gum, guar gum, dairy, or soy. It's our low-allergen blend for people with multiple food sensitivities. It doesn't exclude all allergens, but it is as close as we could get to a gluten-free flour blend that just about anyone can use. The texture of baked goods made with it tends to be firmer and slightly chewier than what you get from What IiF Flour and Batch 3.

Reprinted from Gluten-Free Flour Power: Bringing Your Favorite Foods Back to the Table with permission from W.W. Norton.

August 2015

Recipe Details

Low-Allergy Gluten-Free Flour Substitute Recipe

Prep 5 mins
Active 5 mins
Total 5 mins
Makes 15 1/2 cups
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Ingredients

  • 500 grams tapioca starch

  • 500 grams glutinous rice flour (sweet rice flour)

  • 400 grams arrowroot

  • 300 grams sorghum flour

  • 100 grams potato flour

Directions

  1. Whisk together all the ingredients in a bowl. Store in airtight container at room temperature for up to 6 months.

Special Equipment

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
5314Calories
18gFat
1,211gCarbs
80gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Amount per serving
Calories5314
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18g24%
Saturated Fat 4g19%
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 173mg8%
Total Carbohydrate 1211g440%
Dietary Fiber 47g169%
Total Sugars 27g
Protein 80g
Vitamin C 14mg69%
Calcium 275mg21%
Iron 29mg163%
Potassium 4224mg90%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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