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The Essential Gluten-free Pantry

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When I first started out with gluten-free baking, I did a lot of experimenting with different gluten-free flours to see what worked and what didn't.  Here is a quick guide to what you should buy to try out at the start, and what you should avoid.  To read more about what these flours contribute to your mix read this post. Brown Rice Flour White Rice Flour Sorghum Flour Teff flour Potato Flour or Potato Starch Tapioca Flour Xanthan Gum Here are a few things you can pass up on, and the reasons why: Bean flours - Don't do it!  They taste and smell like beans.  If you need more disincentive, they are often difficult to digest and they spoil quickly. Amaranth flour - Overrated!  It's very delicate, it goes bad quickly, and sorghum tastes better anyway.  Plus, it's expensive. Quinoa flour - It has a distinctive flavor and a dry texture like corn flour.  I only use it in a few select recipes, including this pancake recipe .  While I like it, I don't conside