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[FunkyHulaGirl]

I posted this last year; I'm reposting for all the new kids on the block:

Gluten-Free Baking: The Conversion Chart





Gluten-Free Conversion Chart

Today, a lot of people have an intolerance for gluten. If you are one of those people, then you know how hard it can be to find something to eat! Yes, we can always eat fruits and veggies… but let’s be honest, we want cake!

Nowadays, there’s a lot of gluten-free mixes out there, but they aren’t cheap. Sometimes they are double or even triple the price of normal baking mixes! But it’s not the end… we are here to help! And with a cheaper solution than boxed mixes.

Introducing: The Gluten-Free Conversion Chart

You can make all of the things that you love: bread, cookies, cakes, etc. All that you have to do is replace the wheat flour in your recipe with the following ingredients: rice flour, potato starch, tapioca starch and xantham gum.

Follow the chart above to figure out how much of each of the above ingredients are needed for your recipe. Remember the best gluten-free cookie recipe? We made those using this chart!

Things You Should Know:

-If the recipe calls for 1 teaspoon of baking soda, use 1 teaspoon of baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
-If the recipe calls for 1 teaspoon of baking powder, use 1-1/2 teaspoons of baking powder.
-If the recipe calls for 1 egg, use 2 eggs and decrease liquid in the recipe by 2 tablespoons.
-If the recipe calls for 2 eggs, use 3 eggs and decrease the liquid in the recipe by 2 tablespoons.
(Decrease the liquid called for in the recipe by 2 tablespoons per egg added)

Helpful Hints:

-Gluten-free baking is not as complicated as it seems. You can make your own flour mix by combining the rice flour, potato starch and tapioca starch and sifting it together well. Don’t add the xantham gum to this mix. Once you have done that, add this combination as if it is wheat flour. If your recipe calls for 3 cups of wheat flour, add 3 cups of your gluten-free combination. Then add the appropriate amount of xantham gum. (see the chart above). Store the gluten-free mix just like you do flour.

-Gluten-free baked goods do not last as long as goods baked with wheat flour. If you are not going to use up everything you just baked within the next day or two, the best way to keep it fresh is to freeze it. Most baked goods freeze well.

http://www.gygi.com/blog/2012/07/20/gluten-free-baking-the-conversion-chart/

[wagirl]

Funky---great info--I pinned it and will study it later--thanks

[Nightowlz]

Thanks for sharing. I must have missed this last year. I don't eat gluten free but wonder if I should. I have been having stomach problems lately & thought it was from eating ice cream. I ate some more ice cream & no stomach problems. I know I do get upset stomach sometimes when I eat ice cream but it's different when I eat bread. I have started keeping track of what I'm eating to see if I can figure it out.

[sfnative]

FHG,

Don't know how in the heck I missed this last year, but really appreciate you returning to "Recipes" and sharing once again.

~Rebecca

[chanel 5]

You are a doll.!  Missed this last year.  Many thanks for reposting