Gluten Free Flours. It's really not that hard. Really.

I know that it can be confusing when you read recipes with a thousand different ingredients, some of which you've never heard or think of as cattle feed.
I don't use premixed GF flour anymore as it contains things I don't want to eat, like soyflour (which can inhibit nutrient absorption amongst other things) and Xanthan and Guar gum, which upset my stomach. They're also lower in nutrients. And when you're watching your weight, empty calories are not your friend.



Sorghum flour is (easily) found in Indian food shops and some healthfood shops. I use red as that's what I found first. I'll try white next. It's a wholegrain flour that is grown in huge amounts for cattle here in Australia.

Brown Rice flour is easily found in healthfood shops and some supermarkets

White rice flour is easy to find in supermarkets, try the baking aisle for small packets or the health food aisle in larger amounts.

Teff is not available easily in Australia or New Zealand. It is however easily found on the roadside as a weed in QLD if you're into grinding your own flour.

Amaranth flour is easily found in healthfood shops and some supermarkets.

Quinoa flour is easily found in healthfood shops and some supermarkets too.
 
Maize flour is usually yellow and again, is whole grain. It's different to what we know as cornflour, used in sponges. It can remind you of taco shells if you use it solely, so I always mix with other flours. Find it at the healthfood shop.

Cornflour is white and is what americans call cornstarch. It's also sometimes made from wheat, which is useless if you're baking for people with allergies, so please check your packet. It must say Maize in the ingredients list. It's starch.


Glutenous Rice flour doesn't contain Gluten. But it makes great muffins! It's cheap as chips from your asian grocery, about $2kg. Americans call it Sweet Rice Flour.

Tapioca flour or Arrowroot is a starch and is easily found in supermarkets in the baking aisle. Try a healthfood shop for larger amounts, or if your supermarket has an asian food aisle, try there too. It's super cheap.

Potato Flour is easily found in healthfood shops.

Also note that Almond Flour is not Ground Almonds/Almond Meal. It's a different product with a different texture.

Chickpea flour and lentil flour taste funny, so I don't use them. I haven't tried coconut flour so can't comment but I know a lot of people who don't like to cook with it.

Guess what. You don't need all these flours! I don't have all these flours! Buy a few at a time and experiment with them, make notes and then you'll learn what you like. You'll learn what's more economical too.
If you need to be told where to start *coughcoughstephaniecough* then start with Brown rice, Sorghum if you can find it, quinoa, potato and tapioca.