How to Substitute Rice Flour for Wheat Flour

Instead of shying away from breads and other carbohydrates when hosting friends and family with wheat-free and gluten-free diets, substitute rice flour in your favorite recipes to make breads, pastas and other tasty baked goods. Rice flour has a different texture than wheat flour, so it doesn't stand alone well in recipes, but you can mix it with other gluten-free products for good substitution.

Things You'll Need

• Small mixing bowl
• 1/4 cup soy flour
• 1/4 cup tapioca flour
• 1/2 cup brown rice flour
• Large mixing bowl
• 6 cups white rice flour
• 2 cups potato starch
• 1 cup tapioca flour
• 1 tsp. xanthan (optional)

Instructions

Substitute 1

1. Pour 1/4 cup soy flour into a small mixing bowl.

2. Add 1/4 cup tapioca flour to the bowl.

3. Add 1/2 cup brown rice flour to the mixing bowl.

4. Stir the flours together gently and use this mixture in a 1:1 ratio instead of wheat flour in your favorite recipes. For example, if a recipe calls for 2 cups of wheat flour, use 2 cups of this mixture instead.

Substitute 2

1. Pour 6 cups of white rice flour into a large mixing bowl.

2. Add 2 cups of potato starch.

3. Add 1 cup of tapioca flour to the mixture.

4. Stir the flours together until mixed evenly.

5. Add 1 tsp. of xanthan to the mixture if you desire stickier dough. Substitute this mixture in a 1:1 ratio with wheat flour in your favorite recipes.

References

• All Recipes: Using Alternative Flours
• RFCJ Recipe Archive: Wheat Flour Substitute