just found out a friend is allergic to wheat... want to make her some awesome cookies--what's your suggestion for wheat substitute?
How To Substitute For Wheat Flour
To make a standard recipe free of white flour, substitute one of the following:
1- 3/8 cups barley flour for 1 cup white flour
1 cup corn flour for 1 cup white flour
7/8 cup corn meal for each cup white flour
3/8 cup potato flour for 1 cup of white flour
7/8 cup rice flour for each cup of white flour
1 cup rye meal for 1 cup white flour
1-1/2 cups ground rolled oats or 1 cup oat flour for 1 cup white flour
1 cup whole wheat flour for 1 cup white flour.
1 cup of wheat flour equals...
7/8 cup amaranth
7/8 cup garbanzo bean
7/8 cup chickpea (garbanzo)
3/4 cup corn flour
1 cup cornmeal
3/4 cup millet flour
3/4 cup oat flour
5/8 cup potato flour
3/4 cup potato starch
7/8 cup rice flour
3/4 cup soy flour
Important - Always use a double portion of baking powder with dark flour when converting a white flour recipe to a dark flour. Average use is 2.5 tsp. baking powder to each cup of flour.
Substitution of various flour for white flour recipes can enhance the flavor. Corn flour thickens sauces better than cornstarch and may be used in the same proportions as white flour. It also combines well with other flours in making muffins.
Good luck!
Lisa, I just wanted to let you know that your advice has already been put to good use, and very well, too! I made PeanutButter cookies with brown rice flour, doubled the baking powder, and they turned out almost like my old wheat ones! I'm going to follow your advice about the 2.5x w/ the BP, cuz some of them were a little flatter than usual. But otherwise, they were awesome! Thanks again!
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